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Allows Voters To Place Question Of Calling A Constitutional Convention On The Ballot. Initiative Constitutional Amendment

Initiatives

Amends the Constitution to permit voters to place on the ballot the question of whether to call a convention to revise the state Constitution. Permits any ballot measure calling a convention to specify the parts of the Constitution that the convention can or cannot revise. Requires any ballot measure calling a convention to specify the process for selection of convention delegates. Repeals requirement that convention delegates be elected by voters. Permits voters to call a convention no more than once every ten years. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local …

Calls A Limited Convention To Propose Changes To State Constitution. Initiative Statute

Initiatives

Calls convention to propose changes to state Constitution related to government, state spending and budgeting, elections and lobbying. Provides that proposed changes to constitution or laws become effective only after approved by voters in statewide election. Forbids changes to taxes or fees, marriage, abortion, gambling, affirmative action, freedom of the press or religion, immigration rights, and the death penalty. Establishes rules for selecting convention delegates to reflect a diverse range of citizens. Requires selection of delegates and conduct of convention to be open and public. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state …

Prohibits Legislators From Voting On Legislation That Financially Affects Contributors. Initiative Statute

Initiatives

Prohibits any legislator from voting on, or introducing as a lead author, "nongeneral" legislation that financially impacts those who have given the legislator a contribution or gift within the past 12 months. Applies to legislation that is reasonably forseeable to have a direct and significant impact on one or more identifiable person or piece of property, but not on a significant segment of the general public. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Minor increased state government costs associated with monitoring and enforcement of gifts, contributions, and actions by …

The Complexity Of The Collective Health Field: Multidisciplinarity, Interdisciplinarityy And Transdiciplinarity Of Knowledge And Practice --A Socio-Historical Analysis Of A Paradigmatic Trajectory, L Madel

English

Objectives: To examine the interaction between the paradigms of multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in the field of Collective Health, as well as describe their knowledge bases and practices and examine trends in the production of disciplinary knowledge and intervention.

Inequality And Social Policies Produce Erroneous Inequality In Mexico, C Eibenschutz, S Támez, I Camacho

English

Objectives: To discuss the concepts of equity and inequality in health care, and to identify its undifferentiated use, as well as to review the degree of social inequality and health inequity that exist in Mexico.

Brazilian Health Reform After 20 Years Of The Unified Health System: Reflections, A Cohn

English

Objectives: To present some thoughts on the challenges of implementing the Unified Health System 20 years after its creation, and to describe its constitutional guidelines in the area of health in Brazil

Innovations In Local Health Care Management: An Approximation From The Case Of The Municipality Of Rosario From 1995-2000, C Jiménez

English

Objectives: To analyze health policies implemented by the municipality of Rosario in the 1990s and to describe their actions from the incorporation of policy innovations at the levels of care, management and financing in health.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 22, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 22, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

John Geanakoplos Written Testimony On Solving The Present Crisis And Managing The Leverage Cycle, John Geanakoplos

Documents

No abstract provided.

Brazilian Health Reform And The Single Health System: Dialogues With Concurrent Hypothesis, J Paim

English

Objectives: To analyze the emergence of the development of health reform in a capitalist context, to describe the rationale and characteristics as well as discuss the challenges of their practice.

The Effects Of The Transformations Of The Public Health System On Equality In Mexico, 1995-2002, N Linares, O López

English

Objectives: To identify the possible effects of reform interventions' on health equity in the states of Mexico between 1995 and 2002 and to analyze the characteristics of the inequalities and inequities in health.'

Bringing Freud To Fraud: Understanding The State-Of-Mind Of The C-Level Suite/White Collar Offender Through “A-B-C” Analysis, Sridhar Ramamoorti, Daven Morrison, Joseph W. Koletar

Accounting Faculty Publications

In this paper we use a primarily “behavioral lens” (cf. Ramamoorti, 2008; Ramamoorti & Olsen, 2007) to try to understand the state-of-mind and motivations of the C-level suite/white collar offender before, during, and after the perpetration of management fraud. We offer a useful conceptual approach called “A-B-C Analysis” to understand the incidence of fraud from individual and group perspectives, as well as more macro-oriented, cultural/contextual levels. It is our hypothesis that fraud occurs either because of an individual criminal’s calculated/intentional betrayal of trust, a duo or team of “bad boys” who push ethical envelopes, and/or an organizational/social/national culture of passivity, …

State V. Gamino Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 35796

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Mammalian Multipotent Stem Cells And Compositions, Methods Of Preparation And Methods Of Administration Thereof, Kiminobu Sugaya, Christopher Brannen, Xiajing Dong, Hojoong Kim, Jose Pulido, Tingyu Qu, Ankur Vaghani

UCF Patents

This invention provides methods for preparing novel mammalian multipotent stem cells (MSCs), compositions thereof, and methods of preparing and administering the cells.

Monte Carlo Simulation Of The Neutron Spectral Fluence And Dose Equivalent For Use In Shielding A Proton Therapy Vault, Yuanshui Zheng, Wayne Newhauser, Eric Klein, Daniel Low

Faculty Publications

Neutron production is of principal concern when designing proton therapy vault shielding. Conventionally, neutron calculations are based on analytical methods, which do not accurately consider beam shaping components and nozzle shielding. The goal of this study was to calculate, using Monte Carlo modeling, the neutron spectral fluence and neutron dose equivalent generated by a realistic proton therapy nozzle and evaluate how these data could be used in shielding calculations. We modeled a contemporary passive scattering proton therapy nozzle in detail with the MCNPX simulation code. The neutron spectral fluence and dose equivalent at various locations in the treatment room were …

Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanogumbos For Biomedical Imaging, David K. Bwambok, Bilal El-Zahab, Santhosh K. Challa, Min Li, Lin Chandler, Gary A. Baker, Isiah M. Warner

Faculty Publications

Herein, we report on near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanoparticles generated from an emergent class of materials we refer to as a Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts (GUMBOS). GUMBOS are largely frozen ionic liquids, although the concept is more general and is also easily applied to solid ionic materials with melting points in excess of 100 °C. Nanoparticles based on GUMBOS (nanoGUMBOS) derived from a NIR fluorophore are prepared using a reprecipitation method and evaluated for in vivo fluorescence imaging. Due to their uniformity, single-step preparation, and composite nature, nanoGUMBOS help to resolve issues with dye leakage problems innate …

Lgbtiq Teens - Plugged In And Unfiltered: How Internet Filtering Impairs Construction Of Online Communities, Identity Formation, And Access To Health Information, David Brian Holt

Law Librarian Scholarship

The anonymity the Internet provides represents an invaluable resource where LGBTIQ youth can freely discuss their issues, concerns and problems without fear of reprisal from a frequently homophobic community. LGBTIQ youth may find the Internet, and its online communities and social networks, to be the only conduit through which they can express themselves, reach out to others, and access health information that addresses their particular issues and needs. LGBTIQ adolescents often deal with environments that lack sufficient social networks, such as empathetic adults or friends, and they may face daily discrimination due to their sexual orientation or gender expression.

The …

The Objectives And Principles Of The Trips Agreement, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which established the minimum standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights for WTO members, remains one of the more controversial international intellectual property agreements that have entered into force. Although that Agreement embraces a highly problematic super-size-fits-all approach, it includes a number of safeguards and flexibilities to facilitate economic development and to protect the public interest. Articles 7 and 8, in particular, lay out explicit and important objectives and principles that can play important roles in the interpretation and implementation of the Agreement.

Presented at the 2009 Santa …

The Creation And Use Of Open Educational Resources In Christian Higher Education, John L. Hilton Iii, David Wiley

Faculty Publications

A significant movement in education concerns the use of open educational resources (OERs). By “open” it is generally meant that the resource is freely available to others to reuse in different contexts. These resources could include books, lesson plans, syllabi, slide shows, etc. There are several examples of individuals and institutions providing open educational resources; this openness is also specifically manifest in the field of religious education. I discuss different levels in which OERs can be “open” and the implications of these levels when creating OERs. Common motivations and obstacles to creating OERs are discussed. A particularly significant issue regarding …

Hoskins V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 36337

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

St. Luke's Med. Ctr. V. Com'rs Of Gooding Appellant's Brief Dckt. 36839

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Methods For Preventing And Treating Cancer Using N-Thiolated Β-Lactam Compounds And Analogs Thereof, Q. Ping Dou, Edward Turos, David M. Smith

USF Patents

The subject invention concerns N-thiolated β-lactam compounds of formula A,

wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1-8 carbon atoms; R3 is an organothio group; and R4 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or heterocycloalkenyl, and analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and amides thereof. The subject invention also concerns methods for inducing tumor cell death or inhibiting tumor cell proliferation, and methods for inducing DNA damage, inhibiting DNA replication, activating p38 MAP kinase, or activating caspase cascade activation, or releasing cytochrome C from mitochondria into the cytoplasm in a tumor cell. Methods for treating cancer using …

The Big Garden Project: Omaha Community Foundation, R. K. Piper, Gerard Wellman

Past Publications

This executive summary of the final report documents the major findings of interviews and site visits conducted during the summer and fall of 2009 with representatives of BIG Garden and other community gardens in Omaha. The purpose of the study is to gather qualitative information for staff and sponsors on current gardening activities and other factors, relating to effective management and the implementation of best practices.

"She Is A Riddle To Them": Angela Tilton Heywood's Sex Radicalism In A Framework Of Traditional Womanhood, Hollie Marquess

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Angela Heywood, a nineteenth century Free Lover, radical, labor reformer, anarchist, and ardent supporter of sexual freedom, has been relegated to the shadow of her husband by most historians. Heywood publicly discussed issues such as birth control, abortion, sexuality, freedom of speech, and Free Love in an open and frank manner, yet she remains virtually absent from texts and other scholarly works. Though she was quite well known in the nineteenth century for her boldness of speech and for her active stance against the Victorian prudery, historians have largely treated her dismissively, giving her only passing mention in favor of …

Geanakoplos On Solving The Present Crisis And Managing The Leverage Cycle, John Geanakoplos

Documents

Working paper is associated with John Geanakoplos Written Testimony On Solving the Present Crisis and Managing the Leverage Cycle

Newsroom: Rwu Law Emerges As Public Service Powerhouse, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.

Hungary: Fourth Review Under The Stand-By Arrangement, And Request For Modification Of Performance Criteria, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Hotline Press Newspaper- December 22,2009 Vol 27 No 28, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2009

No abstract provided.

Mrs. Frankie M. Smith

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Jazz Harmony And Jazz Style On Selected Bass Trombone Solo Literature, Joel Andrew Keene

Open Access Dissertations

The development of solo literature for the bass trombone came relatively late in the history of instruments. Though the development of solo literature for this instrument and the birth and development of jazz occurring at the same time in history may be coincidental, the influence of one on the other is undeniable. Because of the large percentage of solo bass trombone literature that is influenced by jazz due to this coincidence, it is necessary that even a classically trained bass trombonist include jazz as a part of the study curriculum. In order to exemplify the influences of jazz harmony and …