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Real-Life Protection For Fictional Trademarks, Benjamin M. Arrow

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Leukocytosis As Prognostic Indicator Of Major Injury, Lorenzo Paladino, Ramanand A. Subramanian, Elisabeth Bonilla, Richard H. Sinert

Publications and Research

Objective To test the diagnostic use of the triage white blood cell (WBC) count in differentiating major from minor injuries. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of a prospectively collected database of trauma patients 13 years of age or older at a Level I trauma center from January 2005 through December 2008. We excluded all patients with obvious life-threatening injuries requiring immediate surgery, isolated head trauma, transferred from another institution or dead on arrival. We recorded age, sex, injury mechanism, vital signs, WBC, base deficit (BD), lactate (LAC) and calculated injury severity scores (ISS). Major injury was defined as either …

Separation Of Law And State, Talia Fisher

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

In the framework of the jurisprudential literature, the law-state bond is assumed as a given. Points of dispute emerge only at more advanced stages of the discussion, with respect to such questions as the duty to obey state law or the appropriate extent of state intervention in social relations. This Article will be devoted to a reconsideration of the presupposition of the law-state link and to challenging the state's status vis-à-vis the law-both in its role as the producer of legal norms and its capacity as the arbiter of disputes.

The Article opens with a comparative elucidation of the Hobbesian …

The Gospel According To Star Wars: Faith, Hope, And The Force, Michael Zelenka

Journal of Catholic Education

Review of John C. McDowell's book The Gospel According to Star Wars: Faith, Hope, and the Force.

High Fat Diet-Induced Animal Model Of Age-Associated Obesity And Osteoporosis, Ganesh V. Halade, Md M. Rahman, Paul J. Williams, Gabriel Fernandes

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Osteoporosis and obesity remain a major public health concern through its associated fragility and fractures. Several animal models for the study of osteoporotic bone loss, such as ovariectomy (OVX) and denervation, require unique surgical skills and expensive set up. The challenging aspect of these age-associated diseases is that no single animal model exactly mimics the progression of these human-specific chronic conditions. Accordingly, to develop a simple and novel model of post menopausal bone loss with obesity, we fed either a high fat diet containing 10% corn oil (CO) or standard rodent lab chow (LC) to 12-month-old female C57Bl/6J mice for …

Research Project For Rokenbok Educational Foundation, Brian Becker-Tirrill, Paul Eichen, Stefanie Kurtz-Harris, Jennifer Tracy

Program Design and Evaluation

Research project on Equipo de Ingenieros en Accion (Team of Engineers in Action), a collaborative program of Rokenbok Educational Foundation and Center for Academic and Social Advancement.

Barriers And Best Practices For Material Management In The Healthcare Sector, Carlos Callender, Scott Erwin Grasman

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The primary focus of the healthcare sector has been to provide patients with the best quality of care. Recently, the escalating cost of supplies and the severe competition among healthcare providers has significantly increased the pressure on material managers to operate more cost-efficiently without compromising high patient care standards. While other sectors have experienced success through the deployment of supply chain management practices, the healthcare sector has not seen major improvements in this area; however, in spite of the uniqueness and complexity of the healthcare supply chain, opportunities for improvements are plentiful. This article provides an assessment of material management …

A Reinforcement Learning Approach For Inventory Replenishment In Vendor-Managed Inventory Systems With Consignment Inventory, Zheng Sui, Abhijit Gosavi, Li Lin

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In a Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) system, the supplier makes decisions of inventory management for the retailer; the retailer is not responsible for placing orders. There is a dearth of optimization models for replenishment strategies for VMI systems, and the industry relies on well-understood, but simple models, e.g., the newsvendor rule. in this article, we propose a methodology based on reinforcement learning, which is rooted in the Bellman equation, to determine a replenishment policy in a VMI system with consignment inventory. We also propose rules based on the newsvendor rule. Our numerical results show that our approach can outperform the newsvendor. …

Standardization Studies On Cuscuta Reflexa Roxb. - A New Homoeopathic Drug, H Gupta, P Subramanian, P Rao, D Kushwaha, C Nayak

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.

Direct Observation Of Spin-Polarized Surface States In The Parent Compound Of A Topological Insulator Using Spin- And Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy In A Mott-Polarimetry Mode, David Hsieh, Lewis Andrew Wray, Dong Qian, Yuqi Xia, Jan Hugo Dil, Fabian Meier, Luc Patthey, Jurg Osterwalder, Gustav Bihlmayer, Yew San Hor, Robert Joseph Cava, Md Zahid Hasan

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We report high-resolution spin-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (spin-ARPES) measurements on the parent compound Sb of the recently discovered three-dimensional topological insulator Bi_1-xSb_x (Hsieh et al 2008 Nature 452 970, Hsieh et al 2009 Science 323 919). By modulating the incident photon energy, we are able to map both the bulk and the (111) surface band structure, from which we directly demonstrate that the surface bands are spin polarized by the spin-orbit interaction and connect the bulk valence and conduction bands in a topologically non-trivial way. A unique asymmetric Dirac surface state gives rise to a k-splitting of its …

Constructing A Regulatory Regime For The Exploitation Of Resources On The Moon And Other Celestial Bodies: A Balancing Act, Jason Bonin, Fabio Tronchetti

Indian Journal of International Economic Law

Law can be both a catalyst and consequence of technological change. Nowhere is this fact more clear than in the realm of space law. Man’s initial ascent to space was manifested not only through scientific discovery, but also through legal innovation, as both a means of keeping up with and shaping the use of outer space. During the initial period of space exploration, legal norms were developed in a world of state actors, designed to promote the continued peaceful use of space and to prevent claims of dominion or sovereignty. Since that time, further technological development and shifts in economic …

The Legal Loopholes In Space Law: The Case Of Shin Corporation Of Thailand - Temasek Holding Of Singapore Business Deal, Watcharachai Jirajindakul, Lalin Kovudhikulrungsri

Indian Journal of International Economic Law

The commercial use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, particularly in the field of telecommunication has been accelerating in developing countries due to the potential of telecommunication in advancing development. This article aims to present the legal loopholes in space law by examining the commercial space activity, telecommunication service, through the view of Thailand under the framework of GATS. Using the acquisition of Shin Corporation of Thailand, by Temasek Holdings – the Singaporean Government’s investment arm – as a case study, the article gives the overview about the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) of Thailand …

Governmental Regulations On Commercial Aspects Of China’S Space Activities, Bin Li, Haifeng Zhao

Indian Journal of International Economic Law

Launching service trade and trade in missiles and missile technology are two typical commercial aspects of space activities. Trade liberalization and security concerns are the key issues dealt with by governmental regulatory works. This article will analyze the legal framework and basic rules of China’s governmental regulation as well as their implementation, shedding lights on the interaction between China’s domestic regulation practices, foreign legislation and international standards. This article considers that governmental regulations on commercial aspects of space activities among space faring states have a common policy-driven character. China contends the unjust governmental regulations impeding liberal trade – particularly U.S. …

Back Matter, Ohio Cardinal

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Ohio Cardinal

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Nesting Of The White Sub-Species Of Great Blue Heron Ardea Herodias Occidentalis In The Texas Coastal Bend 2006–2010, John W. Huckabee, Capt. Tommy Moore, Claudia Dorn

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

No abstract provided.

Adjacent Contemporaneous Nests In Common Ravens (Corvus Corax Sinuatus), Tony Gallucci

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

No abstract provided.

A Successful Artificial Nest Platform Design For Great Blue Herons On Small Coastal Rookery Islands In Texas, David J. Newstead, Gene W. Blacklock, David P. Durham

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

Providing additional or improved nesting structure for wading birds requires active management. Artificial nest platforms may be an effective tool in waterbird rookery management. A successful nest platform design for Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) used in the Coastal Bend region of the Texas coast is described, and platform usage and nest success are discussed.

Nineteenth Century Reports Of Parrots In Texas, Stanley D. Casto

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

No abstract provided.

Colonial Nesting Yellow-Crowned Night Herons On The San Antonio River Walk, Clint W. Boal

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

Yellow-crowned Night Herons (Nyctinassa violacea) typically nest as single pairs or in small colonies of about four pairs with high inter nest distances. They are also reported as susceptible to disturbance and to avoid habitat with high human use. However, some Yellow crowned Night Herons habituate to human-dominated landscapes and nest in residential areas. I located a colony of nesting Yellow-crowned Night Herons in San Antonio, Texas on the River Walk, a popular tourist destination with an estimated 2.5 million visitors annually. I located 68 and71 active nests in 2008 and 2009, respectively. This suggests the breeding population of the …

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis) Mortality Due To Shotgun Wound, Timothy Mcsweeny, Daniel M. Brooks

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

No abstract provided.

Productivity In An Urban White-Winged Dove Population On The Edwards Plateau, Texas, Michael F. Small, John T. Baccus, T. Wayne Schwertner

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

Eastern White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica asiatica) in Texas have expanded northward since about 1920 and established urban populations throughout the state. Although nest success has been measured indirectly using indices, actual productivity has yet to be thoroughly investigated. We were interested in determining recruitment into a White-winged Dove population with a known area of occupancy by measuring productivity (nest success and estimated fledgling survivorship). We used nest monitoring and mark-recapture techniques to assess these parameters in Mason, Texas (Mason County) from 25 May–11 August 2006.

Season Overview, David E. Russell

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Seasonal Report, Matthew Shumar, Paul Rodewald

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

New Research, H. Thomas Bartlett, Thomas Kashmer

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

2010 Shorebord Summary, H. Thomas Bartlett, Thomas Kashmer

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Bird Quiz, David E. Russell

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Oos Membership, Ohio Cardinal

Ohio Cardinal

No abstract provided.

Species Index To Volume 81, 2010, Tennessee Ornithological Society

The Migrant - Tennessee Ornithological Society

No abstract provided.

Agenda, Leadership Team Meeting, December 1, 2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of The Regional Chancellor

Regional Chancellor's Cabinet

Agenda for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Leadership Team meeting held December 1, 2010.