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Davis V. Fec: The First Amendment Rights Of A Wealthy Candidate, Jeremy Earl Dec 2008

Davis V. Fec: The First Amendment Rights Of A Wealthy Candidate, Jeremy Earl

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

No abstract provided.


Library And Information Support For New Partnership For Africa 'S Development (Nepad), Christopher Nkiko, Felicia O. Yusuf Dec 2008

Library And Information Support For New Partnership For Africa 'S Development (Nepad), Christopher Nkiko, Felicia O. Yusuf

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) was created in October 2001 as an way of helping Africa extricate itself from the malaise of underdevelopment and exclusion in a globalizing world. Its major objectives include: eradication of poverty, promotion of accelerated growth and sustainable development, halting the marginalization of Africa in the globalizing process, and the empowerment of women. The paper examines preconditions for its success and the specific roles expected of libraries and information centres. Such roles include; popularizing the initiative, providing continental information database, human development, eradication of diseases and poverty through information, information brokerage and environmental scanning, partnering …


The Daily Egyptian, December 05, 2008, Daily Egyptian Staff Dec 2008

The Daily Egyptian, December 05, 2008, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2008

No abstract provided.


Task Force On Interdisciplinary Programs Report Dec 2008

Task Force On Interdisciplinary Programs Report

University Provost Reports

No abstract provided.


Determining The Shape Of A Resistor Grid, Esther Chiew, Vincent Selhorst-Jones Dec 2008

Determining The Shape Of A Resistor Grid, Esther Chiew, Vincent Selhorst-Jones

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

Impedance imaging has received a lot of attention in the past two decades, as a means for non-destructively imaging the interior of a conductive object. One injects a known electrical current pattern into an object at the exterior boundary, then measures the induced potential (voltage) on some portion of the boundary. The goal is to recover information about the interior conductivity of the object, which (we hope) influences the voltages we measure. Of course one can also use multiple input currents and measured voltages. A variation on this problem is that of "boundary identification," in which some portion of the …


Khouzam V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2008

Khouzam V. Atty Gen Usa

2008 Decisions

Agency


Wael Albudairy V. Deiter Dec 2008

Wael Albudairy V. Deiter

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania


Simon V. Wiessmann Dec 2008

Simon V. Wiessmann

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Sconfienza V. Verizon Pa Inc Dec 2008

Sconfienza V. Verizon Pa Inc

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania


Rozzelle V. Rossi Dec 2008

Rozzelle V. Rossi

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Opposition Makes Gains In Venezuelan State And City Elections, Guest Author Dec 2008

Opposition Makes Gains In Venezuelan State And City Elections, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Designing An International Friendship Model For Children, Charlotte Martins Dec 2008

Designing An International Friendship Model For Children, Charlotte Martins

Theses and Graduate Projects

In 2006 this writer traveled to Windhoek, Namibia to take the course Walking the Truth; Culture, Gender and HIV/AID,S in Sub-Saharan Africa. As part of that class each student was assigned to work with an organization or individual whose mission was working with HIV/AIDS patients or there families. It was from this experience that the project was born. The purpose of this project is to design a friendship model that links children of middle school age from different cultures and different nations together through letter writing.


Firearms And Children: A Public Health Issue, Janet M. Benz Dec 2008

Firearms And Children: A Public Health Issue, Janet M. Benz

Theses and Graduate Projects

This is the time for nurses as individuals and collectively as a profession to realize their obligation to society in regards to the injury and death caused by firearms. Not one population or single community is immune from gun violence in America; it is an epidemic that does not discriminate. There are monumental implications for both nurses in practice and leadership to make a difference when it comes to changing policy from a public health perspective to reduce gun violence and save lives. In this project, Margaret Newman's (1994) theory of Health as Expanding consciousness is applied to the role …


Supporting Charge Nurses In Their Leadership Development: A Framework For Education, Sonja Rivers Dec 2008

Supporting Charge Nurses In Their Leadership Development: A Framework For Education, Sonja Rivers

Theses and Graduate Projects

This project examines the complex and multifaceted role of the charge nurse in the acute care setting and compares the charge nurse's role to that of a front line leader. Charge nurse competencies are identified and leadership skills and behaviors necessary for the charge nurse to function effectively in the role are explored including those related to emotional intelligence. A conceptual framework for education is developed using Botatzis' Theory of Self-Directed Learning, and Swanson's middle range theory of caring, Nursing as Informed Caring for the Well-Being of others.


Weitz V. Green Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 33696 Dec 2008

Weitz V. Green Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 33696

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


Houston V. Whittier Respondent's Brief Dckt. 35287 Dec 2008

Houston V. Whittier Respondent's Brief Dckt. 35287

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


Synthesis And Evaluation Of Structural Analogs Of Escherichia Coli Lipid A For Application Towards Cd14-Targeting Glycotherapeutics, Aileen Fay Galos Bongat Dec 2008

Synthesis And Evaluation Of Structural Analogs Of Escherichia Coli Lipid A For Application Towards Cd14-Targeting Glycotherapeutics, Aileen Fay Galos Bongat

Dissertations

Lipid A is a glucosamine-based phospholipid that anchors carbohydrate molecules to the outer membrane of most Gram-negative bacteria. During severe infection, this amphiphilic macromolecule invoke a strong and acute pro-inflammatory response that leads to sepsis and ultimately to septic shock, organ failure and death. Thus, following the convention that the best antidote is often a derivative of the parent agonistic molecule, researchers have actively pursued the idea of creating an analog of Lipid A that can block the cellular receptor for this molecule and thereby arrest the cascade of events that lead to sepsis. Consequently, we became interested in creating …


The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 5, 2008, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Dec 2008

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 5, 2008, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

No abstract provided.


Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 111, December 5, 2008 Dec 2008

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 111, December 5, 2008

Central Florida Future

Football player sent to hospital; Book prices still on the rise; Virtual rehabilitation; VOX tries to prevent HPV; Four-wheeled steeds prowl UCF campus.


Order Certifying A Class (Smitha Anderson), Alice D. Bonner Dec 2008

Order Certifying A Class (Smitha Anderson), Alice D. Bonner

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.


State V. Turney Respondent's Brief Dckt. 33154 Dec 2008

State V. Turney Respondent's Brief Dckt. 33154

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


A Correlational Study: The Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels, Physical Self-Worth, And Global Self-Worth In High School Physical Education Students, Ashley Danelle Eyre Dec 2008

A Correlational Study: The Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels, Physical Self-Worth, And Global Self-Worth In High School Physical Education Students, Ashley Danelle Eyre

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between physical activity levels, physical self-worth, and its sub-domains; (a) skill, (b) body attractiveness, (c) fitness and conditioning, and (d) strength, and overall global self-worth in high school students. One-Hundred and sixty-seven students (male = 66;female = 101) from the western United States, ages 13-18, participated in this study. Each participant completed a minimum of four days of physical activity (PA) data collection and completed the self-worth questionnaire. Pedometers were used to collect PA levels, calculating mean step counts, and the Children and Youth Physical Self-Perception Profile (CY-PSPP) was used …


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 Dec 2008

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 Dec 2008

December 5, 2008, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Panetti V. Quarterman: Raising The Bar Against Executing The Incompetent, D. G. Maxted Dec 2008

Panetti V. Quarterman: Raising The Bar Against Executing The Incompetent, D. G. Maxted

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

No abstract provided.


Recapitalisation Communication, European Union: European Commission Dec 2008

Recapitalisation Communication, European Union: European Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.


The Recapitalisation Of Financial Institutions In The Current Financial Crisis: Limitation Of Aid To The Minimum Necessary And Safeguards Against Undue Distortions Of Competition, European Union: European Commission Dec 2008

The Recapitalisation Of Financial Institutions In The Current Financial Crisis: Limitation Of Aid To The Minimum Necessary And Safeguards Against Undue Distortions Of Competition, European Union: European Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.


Season Of Birth And Risk For Schizophrenia, Seth Roberts Dec 2008

Season Of Birth And Risk For Schizophrenia, Seth Roberts

Theses and Dissertations

Background: Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating mental disorder characterized by positive (e.g., hallucinations, delusions) and negative (e.g., catatonia, flat affect) signs and symptoms. Many studies suggest that individuals born in winter or spring months are at increased risk for schizophrenia. Study Objectives: 1) To determine whether season of birth affects risk for schizophrenia in the Irish Study of High Density Schizophrenia Families (ISHDSF). 2) To examine, by computer simulation, power to detect genetic associations with schizophrenia under a variety of conditions and using different analytic strategies. 3) To test whether specific genes are associated with schizophrenia in the Irish Case …


An Exploration Of The Effects Of Long-Term Intimate Partner Violence: Listening To Older Women, Suzanne Lowe Dec 2008

An Exploration Of The Effects Of Long-Term Intimate Partner Violence: Listening To Older Women, Suzanne Lowe

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract AN EXPLORATION OF THE EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: LISTENING TO OLDER WOMEN By Suzanne Faries Lowe, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008 Chairman of Committee Laura J. Moriarty, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs There has been a great deal of research during the past four decades on the topic of domestic violence. Very little research has been conducted, however, on the effects of long-term intimate partner violence on older women. The …


Molecular Mechanisms Involved In Oligodendrocyte Development, Rochelle Coelho Dec 2008

Molecular Mechanisms Involved In Oligodendrocyte Development, Rochelle Coelho

Theses and Dissertations

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by demyelination and loss of oligodendrocytes (OLGs), the CNS myelin-producing cells. Thus, understanding the mechanisms that control OLG development can provide valuable knowledge regarding remyelination therapies for MS. This disease is thought to result from an autoimmune attack towards myelin. FTY720, an immunomodulator under evaluation for MS treatment is a sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) analog. We found before that S1P plays a crucial role in the NT-3-mediated survival of OLGs, an observation that led us to investigate whether FTY720 could have any effect on these cells. Our studies …