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Surgical Tourniquets In Orthopedics, Shahryar Noordin, James A. Mcewen, John F. Kragh, Andrew Eisen, Bassam A. Masri

Section of Orthopaedic Surgery

No abstract provided.

How Important Is Patient Privacy? A Reflection, Salima Farooq, Yasmin Parpio, Tazeen Saeed Ali

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Privacy is a basic human right; however, a patient's right to privacy is often violated because health care providers do not fulfill their ethical and professional responsibilities. There is an immediate need to preserve patients' privacy by health care professionals; a standardized policy on patients' privacy is important. This paper aims to analyze the significance of patents' privacy in health care. A case scenario of a pregnant woman from an antenatal setting has been integrated to support the concept of privacy in promoting and advocating patients' right.

Teacher Challenges To Implement Engineering Design In Secondary Technology Education (Third In A Three Part Series), Todd R. Kelley, Robert C. Wicklein

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

This descriptive study examined the current status of technology education teacher practices with respect to engineering design. This article is the third article in a three-part series presenting the results of this study. The first article in the series titled Examination of Engineering Design Curriculum Content highlighted the research findings regarding engineering design curriculum content delivered by technology education teachers. The second article in the series titled Examination of Assessment Practices for Engineering Design Projects in Secondary Technology Education reported technology education teachers’ assessment practices when implementing engineering design projects in the classroom. The sample for this study was drawn …

Seeds Of Truth: The Importance Of C. S. Lewis's Interactions With Child Readers In The Chronicles Of Narnia, Joseph Thouvenel

Seminary Masters Theses

This paper explores the ways in which C.S. Lewis's interactions with child readers in The Chronicles of Narnia provide important insight for communicating theological and spiritual truths to children. Through a brief examination of Lewis's own childhood as well as a concise analysis of his writings to and about children, important insights regarding the place of imagination and wonder within The Chronicles of Narnia will be revealed. This paper also inspects the seven books that comprise The Chronicles of Narnia, paying specific attention to Lewis's use of first- and second-person narrative within this series as a means of demonstrating his …

The Arbitrator As Agent: Why Deferential Review Is Not Always Pro-Arbitration, Tom Ginsburg

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Appellate Practice And Procedure, Roland F.L. Hall

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys decisions addressing appellate law and procedure handed down by the Georgia appellate courts between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009. The cases discussed fall into the following categories: (1) appellate jurisdiction, (2) preserving the record, and (3) miscellaneous cases of interest.

Business Associations, Paul A. Quirós, Lynn S. Scott, William S. Smoak Jr.

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys noteworthy cases in the areas of corporate, limited liability company, partnership, agency, and joint venture law decided between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009 by the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States district courts located in Georgia. In addition, this Article provides an overview of important enactments during the 2009 Session of the Georgia General Assembly to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) with respect to banking, finance, commerce, corporation, partnership, and business associations statutes.

Masthead, Volume 8, Number 1, 2009, Editorial Board

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

Masthead for Volume Eight, Issue Number One.

5 U.S.C. § 553: Patent Elephants In Process Mouseholes, Thomas G. Field

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] “As the district court in Tafas v. Duda (Tafas I) recounted, in 2006, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposed to limit numbers of continuing patent applications, requests for continued examination, and claims that could be made as a matter of right. In 2007, following notice and comment procedures that generated hundreds of comments, many critical, the USPTO published final rules consonant with those objectives.

The district court in Tafas I issued a preliminary injunction and ultimately rejected those rules, saying “[b]ecause the USPTO’s rulemaking authority under 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(2) does not extend to substantive rules, and …

Creche Herald Vol. 13, No. 4, Rita B. Bocher

Creche Herald

The Winter 2009-10 publication features nativity sets and personal reflections from members in the organization; information about nativities and nativity exhibits; and information about the Friends of the Creche annual meeting.

Openline Newsletter, December 2009, Civil Service Council

OpenLine Newsletter

A monthly newsletter for Civil Service employees, Volume XXXIV, Number 6, December 2009.

Synthesis And Evaluation Of Bioceramics For Orthopedics And Tissue Culture Applications, Hande Demirkiran

Material Science and Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Hydroxyapatite is the most well known phosphate in the biologically active phosphate ceramic family by virtue of its similarity to natural bone mineral. Among all bioglass compositions Bioglass®45S5 is one of the most bioactive glasses. This study initially started by adding different amounts (1, 2.5, 5, 10, and 25 wt. %) of Bioglass®45S5 to synthetic hydroxyapatite in order to improve the bioactivity of these bioceramics.The chemistries formed by sintering and their effect on different material properties including bioactivity were identified by using various techniques, such as powder and thin film x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray …

Tribological Performance Of Ashless Antiwear Additives Under Extreme Pressure Conditions, Bohoon Kim

Material Science and Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Zinc diakyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP) has been used in engine oil for several decades as an antiwear additive. However, ZDDP is the primary source of P, S and Zn in the exhaust, which results in frequent maintenance or replacement of exhaust gas treatment systems. The use of ashless additives is more desirable because of recent environmental regulations. The main goal of this research was to develop a fundamental understanding of how ashless compounds protect the tribological surface in comparison to ZDDP. X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy (XANES) has been performed on tribo and thermal films in order to investigate the …

Temperature Compensation Of Auxin Dependent Developmental Patterning, Nicholas J. Kaplinsky

Biology Faculty Works

The establishment of localized auxin gradients plays a central role in developmental patterning in plants. Auxin levels and responses have been shown to increase with temperature although developmental patterning is not affected. This suggests the existence of a homeostatic mechanism that ensures that patterning occurs normally over a range of temperatures. We recently described the cloning and characterization of BOBBER1 (BOB1), an Arabidopsis gene which encodes a small heat shock protein. BOB1 is required for the establishment of auxin gradients and for normal developmental patterning. BOB1 is also required for organismal thermotolerance and localizes to heat shock granules at elevated …

Etiology, Functional Status And Short Term Outcome Of Patients With Pituitary Lesions. An Experience From A Developing Country, Osama Ishtiaq, Mansoor Ul Haq, Azra Rizwan, Mohammad Qamar Masood, Saeed Mehar, Abdul Jabbar

Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

OBJECTIVE: To describe the etiology, functional status and short term outcome of patients with pituitary lesions (PL).

METHODS: Brain or pituitary MRI reports of 3753 patients were analyzed for PL over the period of 2000 to 2007, done at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. MRIs with reported PL and all those ordered by Endocrinologists with or without pituitary abnormalities, were included in the analysis. This made a total of 338 (9%) MRI reports. PL were defined as pituitary tumors, cysts, haemorrhage, hypoplasia; and empty sella. Patients with these PL, were analyzed for symptoms, hormonal profile and short …

How Placebo Deception Can Infringe Autonomy, Adam J. Kolber

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Longitudinal Study Of Factors Impacting The Implementation Of Notebook Computer Based Cad Instruction, Richard F. Goosen

Dissertations

This study provides information for higher education leaders that have or are considering conducting Computer Aided Design (CAD) instruction using student owned notebook computers. Survey data were collected during the first 8 years of a pilot program requiring engineering technology students at a four year public university to acquire a notebook computer for a class formerly conducted in a conventional computer laboratory. Data from 148 students was used to develop five metrics which are described and quantitatively evaluated: (a) student preference for notebook computer instruction, (b) student perception of learning, (c) out of class hands-on operating time, (d) economic impact …

Jordan Park Collection [Finding Aid], Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Special Collections And University Archives., Marta L. Jones, Heather Husted

Special Collections and University Archives Legacy Finding Aids: All Items

The materials in the Jordan Park Collection nearly were discarded; the good fortune of the preservation of these items is considerable. Poynter Library received the various photographs, property records, maps, documents, and scrapbooks from Dayton Stone on 18 June 2009. Stone had discovered these items while cleaning out an abandoned property in St. Petersburg. Subsequent review of the materials revealed the necessity of some conservation work and arrangement due to the condition in which these items had existed prior to his fortunate discovery. These records fill an important gap in our history. The initial Jordan Park residential units were constructed …

Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 71, No. 3, December 2009, Table Of Contents, National Speleological Society

KIP Articles

No abstract provided.

Sbe Turismo E Paisagens Cársticas, Volume 2, No. 2, December 2009, Heros Augusto Santos Lobo

KIP Articles

Contents: Editorial -- Sugestão de Inventário e SIG Turísticos Para o Município de Mambaí-GO -- Zoneamento Ambiental Espeleológico (ZAE): Aproximação Teórica e Delimitação Metodológica -- Investigação do Potencial Para o Espeleoturismo na Região da Serra do Iuiu – BA -- Dados do Volume 2

Analysis Of Factors Contributing To Roadside Tree Crashes In South Carolina, Vijay Bendigeri

All Theses

The state of South Carolina has experienced a large number of fatalities and injuries resulting from run off the road tree related crashes. According to 2008 FARS data tree related fixed object fatal crashes in South Carolina (65%) are more than double that of the national (25.8%). Thus, trees are much bigger proportion of all roadside hazards in South Carolina than nationally. In order to achieve a safer roadside which is favorable to the road user, factors contributing to the tree related crashes should be critically analyzed to determine suitable safety improvements.
This research aims at qualitatively and quantitatively assessing …

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 56, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

New Education Dean Named

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Dec. 2009, Cao, Draft Summary Of Process For Appointing Cao Vp, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.

Indexing Health Insurance To Marginal Health Status: A Spoonful Of Economics Helps The Premiums Go Down, Justin Hurwitz

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

The Future Is Now: A Voluntary Gamete Donor Registry Is Feasible, Nanette R. Elster, Andrea Braverman

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

Decc2009, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From December 2009 Robert Kelly Archive.

Dece2009, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From December 2009 Robert Kelly Archive.

Decg2009, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From December 2009 Robert Kelly Archive.

Dech2009, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From December 2009 Robert Kelly Archive.