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The U.S. Government Role As Shareholder In Aig, Citigroup, Chrysler, And General Motors And Preliminary Views On Its Investment Management Activities, United States Government Accountability Office, United States: Government Accountability Office (Gao)

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Division Of Household Labor: Changes Over The Course Of The Marital Relationship, Christopher W. Matteson

Theses and Dissertations

Previous research has established the influence of the division of household labor between spouses on marital satisfaction, as well as the mental health of each spouse. Less is known about how the division of labor changes during the course of marriage. The family development perspective suggests that division of labor will change in response to different stages and circumstances, while the homeostasis perspective suggests that the division of labor will remain stable throughout the life course. This study used data from a 35 year longitudinal study of married women to examine changes of household division of labor over the life …

Ariel Savannah Angel Partners Aid Entrepreneurs, Ronald Shiffler

College of Business: News & Publications

Author's biography: Ronald Shiffler is the dean of the College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern University. He can be reached at shiffler@georgiasout hern.edu.

The Bg News December 16, 2009, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 16, 2009. Volume 100-Issue 76.

Active Surveillance And Incidence Rate Of Dengue Infection In A Cohort Of High Risk Population In Maracay, Venezuela., Carlos Espino

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the absence of an effective vaccine, vector control and surveillance of dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are the most important strategies currently used to reduce the impact of these diseases in affected population. The objectives of this study were to estimate the incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic dengue cases, the prevalence of antidengue antibodies, and to evaluate the laboratory and clinical aspects related to an active surveillance of dengue cases. In this study, active surveillance was incorporated as a part of the study design. At total of 3,255 people from four high risk neighborhoods were followed …

A Personal Philosophy Of Professionalism, Cecil O. Samuelson

Vol. 2: Service & Integrity

This address was President Samuelson’s first public speech since the announcement on March 18, 2003, that he would become the 12th president of Brigham Young University on May 1, 2003. It was given to the Salt Lake Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City on April 7, 2003.

The Beginning And The End Of A Lawyer, Dallin H. Oaks

Vol. 2: Service & Integrity

This satellite fireside address was given to the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on February 11, 2005.

Winter 2009, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Pharmacy Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, December 15, 2009, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

No abstract provided.

Nor'easter News Volume 3 Issue 6, Nor'easter News Staff

Nor'easter News

The nineteenth issue of the University of New England's student-run newspaper, Nor'easter News.

With Charity For All, Matthew S. Holland

Vol. 2: Service & Integrity

This Law and Literature class lecture was given at BYU Law School on April 3, 2008.

The House That Rex Built, Dee V. Benson

Vol. 2: Service & Integrity

This Founders Day address was given to the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on September 14, 2006.

Naacp Informal Meeting, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

12/15/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/15/2009. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

On The Shoulders Of Giants, Boyd K. Packer

Vol. 2: Service & Integrity

This satellite fireside address was given to the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on February 28, 2004.

Religiously Affiliated Law Schools: An Added Dimension, Kevin J. Worthen

Vol. 2: Service & Integrity

This address was given at the J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, on February 16, 2007.

Simulation Model To Investigate Flexible Workload Management For Healthcare And Servicescape Environment, Michael Thorwarth, Paul Harper, Amr Arisha

Conference papers

High demand and poor staffing conditions cause avoidable pressure and stress among healthcare personnel which results in burnout symptoms and unplanned absenteeism which are hidden cost drivers. The work environment within an emergency department is commonly arranged in a flexible workload which is highly dynamic and complex for the outside observer. Using detailed simulation modeling within structured modeling methods, a comprehensive model to characterize the nurses' time utilization in such flexible dynamic workload environment was investigated. The results have been used to derive a generalized analytic expression that describes certain settings that lead to an instable queuing system with serious …

Applied Climate-Change Analysis: The Climate Wizard Tool, Evan H. Girvetz, Chris Zganjar, George T. Raber, Edwin P. Maurer, Peter Kareiva, Joshua J. Lawler

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering

Background: Although the message of ‘‘global climate change’’ is catalyzing international action, it is local and regional changes that directly affect people and ecosystems and are of immediate concern to scientists, managers, and policy makers. A major barrier preventing informed climate-change adaptation planning is the difficulty accessing, analyzing, and interpreting climate-change information. To address this problem, we developed a powerful, yet easy to use, web-based tool called Climate Wizard (http://ClimateWizard.org) that provides non-climate specialists with simple analyses and innovative graphical depictions for conveying how climate has and is projected to change within specific geographic areas throughout the world. Methodology/Principal Findings: …

Report: Revisions To Nh Health Care Essential For Individuals With Mental Illness, Beth Potier

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

The Construction Common Product Coding System And Auto Id Technology In Construction, Nai-Hsin Pan

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Automatic data identification (Auto ID) technology such as bar code has grown rapidly in various industries. During the last couple of years, a small number of construction companies have also started to implement Auto ID technologies for a limited number of applications. The focus of these applications has primarily been limited to the internal operations of a few larger companies. One of the major barriers to adopt modern Auto ID technologies in the construction industry is the lack of Construction Common Product Code System (CCPCS). The main objective of this research is to investigate the problems created by inadequate CCPCS …

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 15, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Blended Families Should Stay Open, Flexible To Reduce Holiday Anxiety, Says Uab Wellness Expert, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Cityland – Vol. 6, No. 11, Center For New York City Law

CityLand - 2009

The December 2009 issue of CityLand covers major land use, preservation, and legal developments in New York City. The City Council approved a modified plan for the Western Rail Yard in Hudson Yards, securing permanently affordable housing. It rejected the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment due to the lack of a living wage provision. The Council also approved a rezoning in West Harlem and a controversial plan for the Broadway Triangle in Williamsburg. Landmark actions included the designation of the Paramount Hotel and one of the B.F. Goodrich Company Buildings, while denying designation of its sister building. Landmarks also reviewed a rooftop …

Phylogeny Of The Macaques (Cercopithecidae: Macaca) Based On Alu Elements, Jing Li, Kyudong Han, Jinchuan Xing, Heui Soo Kim, Jeffrey Rogers, Oliver A. Ryder, Todd Disotell, Bisong Yue, Mark A. Batzer

Faculty Publications

Genus Macaca (Cercopithecidae: Papionini) is one of the most successful primate radiations. Despite previous studies on morphology and mitochondrial DNA analysis, a number of issues regarding the details of macaque evolution remain unsolved. Alu elements are a class of non-autonomous retroposons belonging to short interspersed elements that are specific to the primate lineage. Because retroposon insertions show very little homoplasy, and because the ancestral state (absence of the SINE) is known, Alu elements are useful genetic markers and have been utilized for analyzing primate phylogenentic relationships and human population genetic relationships. Using PCR display methodology, 298 new Alu insertions have …

The Portland Spectator, December 2009, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Portland Spectator

Editor: Joe Wirtheim

Articles in this issue include: One pill makes you smarter; Proudfoot takes a side step; Sustainability keeps on going; More than a student club; Witnessing the purge; and Fueling free speech with FIRE

Internal Priming: An Opportunistic Pathway For L1 And Alu Retrotransposition In Hominins, Deepa Srikanta, Shurjo K. Sen, Erin M. Conlin, Mark A. Batzer

Faculty Publications

Retrotransposons, specifically Alu and L1 elements, have been especially successful in their expansion throughout primate genomes. While most of these elements integrate through an endonuclease-mediated process termed target primed reverse transcription, a minority integrate using alternative methods. Here we present evidence for one such mechanism, which we term internal priming and demonstrate that loci integrating through this mechanism are qualitatively different from "classical" insertions. Previous examples of this mechanism are limited to cell culture assays, which show that reverse transcription can initiate upstream of the 3′ poly-A tail during retrotransposon integration. To detect whether this mechanism occurs in vivo as …

Does Household Food Insecurity Affect Parental Characteristics And Child Behavior?: Evidence From The Panel Study Of Income Dynamics (Psid), Jin Huang, Karen M. Matta Oshima, Youngmi Kim

Center for Social Development Research

This study examines the link between household food insecurity and child behavior problems mediated through parental characteristics (parenting stress, parental warmth, psychological distress, and parent’s self-esteem) using two waves of data from the Child Development Supplement in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Analyses of fixedeffects models are conducted on a low-income sample of 416 children from 249 households. This study finds that the effects of food insecurity on child behavior problems are mediated by parenting stress. However, two robustness tests show different results from those of the fixed-effects models. This inconsistency suggests that the complicated relationship between household food …

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 15, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 15, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Hyd1 Peptides As Anti-Cancer Agents, Lori Anne Hazlehurst, William S. Dalton, Anne E. Cress, Kit Lam

USF Patents

The present invention concerns fragments and variants of the HYD1 peptide; polynucleotides encoding the peptides; host cells genetically modified with the polynucleotides; vectors comprising the polynucleotides; compositions containing these peptides, polynucleotides, vectors, or host cells; and methods of using the peptides, polynucleotides, vectors, and host cells as inhibitors of aberrant cell growth in vitro or in vivo, e.g., as anti-cancer agents for treatment of cancer, such as myeloma. The present invention further includes a method of increasing the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, comprising administering an agent that binds β1 integrin to a patient in need thereof. In one …

Growth Factor Binding Molecules, Said Sebti, Andrew D. Hamilton

USF Patents

Growth factor binding molecules having a plurality of peptide loops attached to a non-peptide organic scaffold, preferably having pseudo-six amino acid peptide loops with four amino acid sidechains. The growth factor binding molecules specifically bind various growth factors and are suitable for treating a subject having tumors or restinosis. In one embodiment a platelet-derived growth factor binding molecule is disclosed that is used to inhibit tumor growth and angiogenesis in solid tumors.