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Ohio Trust Code Update: Recent Developments, Alan Newman

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This article is based on the author’s presentations at the 20th Annual Estate Planning Conference on Wealth Transfer in Columbus on June 26, 2009.

Since its enactment in 2006, effective January 1, 2007, the Ohio Trust Code (“OTC”) has been amended, a number of cases have been decided under it, and a variety of issues related to or raised by it have been identified. This article will review those developments.

Copyright Acknowledgment: This material is reprinted from the Probate Law Journal of Ohio with permission of Thomson Reuters. Copyright permission is on file.

Empathy And Pragmatism In The Choice Of Constitutional Norms For Religious Land Use Disputes, Elizabeth Reilly

Akron Law Faculty Publications

From the perspective of both religious entities and local governments, religious land use requests are best resolved quickly, locally and cooperatively. The traditional framework for addressing religious land use disputes, which the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)1 adopted, is ill-suited to those goals. Legally, disputes have long been framed as denials of the free exercise of religion – the broadest of all claims and the one requiring the most intrusive and subjective determinations about a particular religious group and its proposed use (what religion is, what a particular sect requires and how religion qua religion is affected …

Comparison Of Porcelain Surface And Flexural Strength Obtained By Microwave And Conventional Oven Glazing, Soni Prasad, Edward A. Monaco, Jr., Hyeongil Kim, Elaine L. Davis, Jane D. Brewer

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Statement of problem. Although the superior qualities of microwave technology are common knowledge in the industry, effects of microwave glazing of dental ceramics have not been investigated.

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the surface roughness and flexural strength achieved by glazing porcelain specimens in a conventional and microwave oven.

Material and methods. Thirty specimens of each type of porcelain (Omega 900 and IPS d.Sign) were fabricated and sintered in a conventional oven. The specimens were further divided into 3 groups (n=10): hand polished (using diamond rotary ceramic polishers), microwave glazed, and conventional oven …

Taking Be Proud! Be Responsible! To The Suburbs: A Replication Study, Elaine A. Borawski, Erika S. Trapl, Kimberly Adams-Tufts, Laura L. Hayman, Merdith A. Goodwin, Loren D. Lovegreen

Ellmer School of Nursing Faculty Publications

CONTEXT: An important phase of HIV prevention research is replicating successful interventions with different groups and in different settings.

METHODS: Be Proud! Be Responsible!, a successful intervention originally targeting black urban males and carried out in nonschool settings, was presented in health classes at urban and suburban schools with diverse student bodies. A group-randomized intervention study, which included 1,357 ninth and 10th graders from 10 paired schools in a Midwestern metropolitan area, was conducted in 2000-2002. Half the schools received the intervention, and half received a general health promotion program. Students' reports of their sexual behavior and selected cognitive mediators …

Direct-To-Consumer Advertising For Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Karen A. Karlowicz

Ellmer School of Nursing Faculty Publications

The author reflects on direct to consumer advertising which is concerned with erectile dysfunction drugs. She suggests that many people have problems with open discussions of sexual health problems. She argues that urologic nurses should have discussions with pharmaceutical representatives about ways to responsibly educate the public about erectile dysfunction drugs in a manner that is not offensive.

Evaluation Of The Urinary Incontinence Scales© To Measure Change After Experiential Learning: A Pilot Study, Karen A. Karlowicz

Ellmer School of Nursing Faculty Publications

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Urinary Incontinence Scales© to measure change after student participation in a disability-incontinence experiential learning activity was the focus of this pilot study. A comparison between pretest and posttest scores showed a significant increase in Belief and Practice subscale scores after participation in the experience. However, positive correlations between the variables measured could not be established.

Are The Outcomes Of Immediate And Early Single Tooth Implants Comparable To Conventionally Placed Implants?, Gary L. Stafford

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Data Sources

Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Central) and references of relevant studies were searched.

Study selection

Longitudinal studies [randomised controlled trials (RCT), clinical trials, cohort-studies and case series] were considered for evaluation. Retrospective studies were excluded. Only case series that investigated at least five patients were considered for inclusion. Outcome measures considered were implant survival, radiographical assessment of marginal peri-implant bone levels, dental-professional-assessed aesthetics, peri-implant biological structures (level of marginal gingiva, papilla index, probing depth, presence of plaque, bleeding on probing), patient satisfaction, and biological and technical complications.

Data extraction and synthesis

Articles were screened …

(Mis)Attribution Symposium: Government Speech, Abner S. Greene

Faculty Scholarship

In this Essay, I evaluate three issues of attribution and misattribution that arise in the so-called area of "government speech."' First, I explore when an individual might have a constitutional claim for misattribution by the state. Second, I discuss the citizen's interest in proper attribution by the government when it is speaking. Third, I consider the government's interest in avoiding expression being improperly attributed to it. This concern arises less often than is commonly assumed; what many scholars (and governments) claim to be a state interest in avoiding attribution or endorsement is in fact a state interest in not providing …

Riots And Cover-Ups: Counterproductive Control Of Local Agents In China, Carl F. Minzner

Faculty Scholarship

Chinese cadre responsibility systems are a core element of Chinese law and governance. These top-down personnel systems set concrete target goals linked to official salaries and career advancement. Judges and courts face annual targets for permissible numbers of mediated, reversed, and closed cases; Communist Party secretaries and government bureaus face similar targets for allowable numbers of protests, traffic accidents, and mine disasters. For many local Chinese officials, these targets have a much more direct impact on their behavior than do formal legal and regulatory norms.

This Article argues that Chinese authorities are dependent on responsibility systems, particularly their use of …

Dissident Citizen, The Symposium: Sexuality & Gender Law: Assessing The Field, Envisioning The Future, Sonia K. Katyal

Faculty Scholarship

We have arrived at a crossroads in terms of the intersection between law, sexuality, and globalization. Historically, and even today, the majority of accounts of GLBT migration tend to remain focused on “a narrative of movement from repression to freedom, or a heroic journey undertaken in search of liberation.” Within this narrative, the United States is usually cast as a land of opportunity and liberation, a place that represents freedom from discrimination and economic opportunity. But this narrative also elides the complexity that erupts from grappling with the reality that many other jurisdictions outside of the United States can be …

Ten Questions On Gay Rights And Freedom Of Religion, Wilson Huhn

Akron Law Faculty Publications

In my opinion most of the legal and social problems that arise under the Constitution stem from the belief, held by some people, that they are better than other people. They do not hate anyone. They simply believe that they are superior and that the law ought to treat them better than the other group. This is true of whites who think they are superior to blacks, men who think they are superior to women, and heterosexuals who think they are superior to homosexuals.

People have often justified these types of beliefs by appeal to religion and have attempted to …

Offering Proper Feedback To Control For Out-Of-Plane Lumbar Moments Influences The Activity Of Trunk Muscles During Unidirectional Isometric Trunk Exertions, Christian Larivière, Denis Gagnon, Karine Genest

Études primaires

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Trunk Muscle Forces And Spinal Loads Estimated By Two Biomechanical Models, N. Arjmand, D. Gagnon, André Plamondon, A. Shirazi-Adl, Christian Larivière

Études primaires

No abstract provided.

Reducing Energy Demand In Commercial Buildings: Balancing Convection And Radiant Cooling, Andrew Harris

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

No abstract provided.

Christ, Salvation, And The Eschaton: Essays In Honor Of Hans K. Larondelle, Daniel Heinz, Jiří Moskala, Peter M. Van Bemmelen

All Books

No abstract provided.

Ministering With Millennials: A Complete Report On The 180 Symposium, Roger Dudley, Allen Walshe

All Books

Millennials in your community range in age from 15 to 32. The youngest are in the early years of high school and the oldest may or may not be married with families. One important Millennial generation attribute is delayed commitment. Ministering with Millennials starts with a complete overview of this interesting and important generation.

Papers presented at the 180 Symposium covered five major ministry themes:

• The Search for Identity
• Relationships are the Key
• Spirituality is Essential
• There is a Call for Leadership
• A Theme of Service

Among the 25 papers included in Ministering with Millennials, you will find powerful …

Where Are The Victims? The Credibility Gap In Human Trafficking Research, Johnny E. Mcgaha, Amanda Evans

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

Nothing drives the passion and stirs the emotion, especially in the U.S., more than the horrendous stories of modem-day human slavery. Whether sexual, domestic, or labor, the terror and horror that human trafficking victims have endured defies the scope of our sensitivities. Most who work in human service fields have heard many stories of these survivors. The dedication of the practitioners and law enforcement officers who are involved in the apprehending and prosecution of offenders, and advocate for victims in these very complex cases, is evident in this symposium alone. As a nation, the stain of slavery has tarnished the …

Law Lags Behind: Foia And Affirmative Disclosure Of Information, Michael Herz

Articles

No abstract provided.

Constitution On Ice: A Report On Immigration Home Raid Operations, Bess Chiu, Lynly Egyes, Peter L. Markowitz, Jaya Vasandani

Articles

No abstract provided.

White Paper: Walking Speed: The Sixth Vital Sign, Stacy Fritz, Michelle M. Lusardi

All PTHMS Faculty Publications

Walking speed is "almost the perfect measure." This review summarizes the strong psychometric properties of walking speed and robust evidence for using this clinical measurement. Walking speed is easily measurable, clinically interpretable, and a potentially modifiable risk factor. For these reasons, using WS as the sixth vital sign is both pragmatic and essential.

Applying Classification And Decision Rule To Predict Outcome Of Whiplash In An Ambulatory Patient Recovering From Incomplete Spinal Cord Trauma, Emmanuel Yung

All PTHMS Faculty Publications

It is not known whether a clinical prediction rule or a whiplash associated disorder (WAD) classification may be applied effectively in a second traumatic event to predict the outcome in a patient recovering from cord trauma. Therefore, the purpose of this case was to apply a decision rule and a whiplash classification to predict the outcome of a second traumatic event in a recovering incomplete spinal cord injured (SCI) patient who was ambulatory.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder And Victims Of Human Sex Trafficking: A Perpetuation Of Chronic Indignity, Angela A. Jones

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

As a child, my parents taught me that Communism was the great threat to the world. They told me that people who lived under a Communist government could not travel outside their country, and they had to obey the government's decisions about their life- where they lived, what jobs they could work, and even what they could and could not believe in spiritually. My mother showed me where the U.S.S.R. was located on the globe, and all of the countries around it that were also Communist. Visually, I saw that Communism encompassed what looked like half of the globe, and …

Embargo Or Blockade - The Legal And Moral Dimensions Of The U.S. Economic Sanctions On Cuba, Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

This essay will evaluate the embargo and its consequences in three parts. First, it briefly sets out the Human Rights framework within which this work scrutinizes the embargo. Following it presents a brief history of Cuba-U.S. relations including the creation and progression of the economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed on the neighboring island. Next, the essay evaluates the legality of the sanctions and concludes with a critical analysis of the impact of the sanctions.

The Legal Nature Of Trafficking In Human Beings, Ryszard Piotrowicz

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

It is incorrect to say that people trafficking is a breach of human rights for the same reason that it is incorrect to say that 2+2=5: because it is wrong and there is an inherent good in getting things right. This article assesses what, legally, is actually happening when trafficking in human beings (THB) takes place, and considers the practical ramifications arising from that assessment. What actually is THB? The most widely accepted definition is contained in the Palermo Protocol (the Protocol) to the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crime (UNCTOC), which entered into force in December 2003. Article …

Human Trafficking In The Balkans: An Inside Report, Jasna Vujin

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

Human trafficking is not a myth or something that is part of our volatile past. It is not a problem that is targeting isolated parts of the world making only a small number of people its victims. It is our menace today and part of the cruel reality that we are raising our children in. It is a plague that endangers the world community, for no part of the globe is immune. How is it possible then that in this day and age, when the safeguarding of human rights is considered such a priority by many nations, human slavery continues …

School, Home, And Community: A Symbiosis For A Literacy Partnership, Karen C. Waters

Education Faculty Publications

With the belief that fertile ground for a literate environment is created through lots of oral language, ancestral anecdotes, and reading a variety of genre in fiction and nonfiction, it is possible to link home and school literacy communities. This chapter describes the connection between district literacy events and functional home activities as the basis for a partnership in developing higher level thinking that transcends the classroom. At monthly get-togethers, families were encouraged to participate in the very activities that were used in the classroom as part of the district's literacy block. In helping families acquire a few basic strategies …

Student Performance In Virtual Schooling: Looking Beyond The Numbers, Michael Barbour, Dennis Mulcahy

Education Faculty Publications

Seven years ago the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation began a virtual high school within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Designed primarily to provide courses in specialized areas to students in rural areas, where schools have difficulty in attracting these teachers, there is concern that the opportunities provided by this virtual school are “second rate.” The purpose of the study is to examine the student achievement in standardized public exams and final course scores in the province between different delivery models, geographic location and subject area to determine whether or not students are succeeding in the virtual …

Aspects Of The Microbiological Quality And Safety Of Ready-To-Eat Foods In Sharjah Supermarket Stores, Najla Ali Al-Mualla

Theses

Ready to eat foods covers a wide range of pre-processed food products that are readily eaten by consumers without further processing. Recently, there has been considerable increase in the demand of processed and convenience foods that are mildly pre-cooked, rapidly chilled, portioned and distributed for refrigeration prior to reheating and consumption by consumers. However, some of these foods such as, luncheon meals, ready to eat vegetables, fruit salad, spinach salad, and other deli-style meat and poultry products can be a harbor for pathogenic bacteria that are harmful to health when consumed by people especially with weak immune system.

Unfortunately, these …

Investigation On The Minimization Of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions At Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Limited (Adgas) And Its Impact On Ambient Air Quality, Haitham Salmeen Abdulla Babahar

Theses

The processing of sour gases within Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (ADGAS) LNG Trains located in Das Island involves sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions that mainly result from fuel gas usage to produce steam and electricity, and incomplete recovery of sulfur from acid gases. ADGAS SO₂ emissions affect the ambient air quality in Das Island, and this has the potential to affect the health of the residents of the island. The aim of this work is to explore the feasible technologies to minimize SO₂ emissions from ADGAS, and study the impact of such on the ambient air …

The Role Of Alpha-1a Adrenergic Receptors In Neurogenesis, Danielle D. Schlosser

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.