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Race, Sex And Genes At Work: Uncovering The Lessons Of Norman-Bloodsaw, Elizabeth Pendo Jan 2010

Race, Sex And Genes At Work: Uncovering The Lessons Of Norman-Bloodsaw, Elizabeth Pendo

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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) is the first federal, uniform protection against the use of genetic information in both the workplace and health insurance. Signed into law on May 21, 2008, GINA prohibits an employer or health insurer from acquiring or using an individual’s genetic information, with some exceptions. One of the goals of GINA is to eradicate actual, or perceived, discrimination based on genetic information in the workplace and in health insurance. Although the threat of genetic discrimination is often discussed in universal terms - as something that could happen to any of us - the …

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A Service Learning Project: Disability, Access And Health Care, Elizabeth Pendo Jan 2010

A Service Learning Project: Disability, Access And Health Care, Elizabeth Pendo

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Last summer, I was thinking about a public service project for my disability discrimination law course. I teach the course in fall, and try to incorporate a project each year. At the same time, I was working on a project looking at barriers to health care for people with disabilities. Some of the barriers are well known, such as lower average incomes, disproportionate poverty, and issues with insurance coverage, to name just a few. I was looking at barriers of a different type, however: those posed by physically inaccessible facilities and equipment. This was a new area for me. Like …

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Accrediting The Accreditors: A New Paradigm For Correctional Oversight, Lynn S. Branham Jan 2010

Accrediting The Accreditors: A New Paradigm For Correctional Oversight, Lynn S. Branham

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Correctional accreditation processes can be revamped to bring more transparency and accountability into the operation of correctional facilities and to help ensure that they comport with sound correctional practices, legal requirements, and basic human-rights precepts. Becoming accredited is now largely optional, and correctional accreditation processes are fee-based. Consequently, correctional accrediting entities are vulnerable to pressures to water down accreditation standards and make accreditation procedures more lax. The federal government should therefore adopt two requirements. First, prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities should have to be accredited by a certified accrediting entity in order to be eligible to receive federal funds. …

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Can Retributivism Be Progressive? A Reply To Professor Gray And Jonathan Huber, Chad Flanders Jan 2010

Can Retributivism Be Progressive? A Reply To Professor Gray And Jonathan Huber, Chad Flanders

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Professor David Gray and Jonathan Huber have done a great service in their Response to my Article, “Retribution and Reform.” They have helped me to see the wrong turns in my argument and the areas in which my argument needs to be clarified and amplified. In this brief Reply, I attempt to respond to some of their concerns.

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Canaries In The Coal Mine: The Tactical Use Of The National Labor Relations Act To Aid In The Protection Of Non-Union Workers Exposed To Pollutants, Michael C. Duff Jan 2010

Canaries In The Coal Mine: The Tactical Use Of The National Labor Relations Act To Aid In The Protection Of Non-Union Workers Exposed To Pollutants, Michael C. Duff

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Canaries were used in times past to alert miners to the presence of dangerous gases in a mine. A canary would die, and the miners would thereby become aware of deadly, but sometimes odorless, gases. Just as canaries have alerted miners to the presence of dangerous gases in mines, workers exposed to dangerous pollutants and conditions in workplaces may function as societal canaries warning the broader public of environmental dangers; but hopefully without having to die in the process. To perform this role, the workers must live to work (and protest) another day. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations …

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The Effects Of A Randomized Four-Week Dynamic Balance Training Program On Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability, Benjamin M. Anguish Jan 2010

The Effects Of A Randomized Four-Week Dynamic Balance Training Program On Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability, Benjamin M. Anguish

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Context. Rehabilitation for chronic ankle instability is constantly evolving in an attempt to determine the correct course to reduce the deficits associated with chronic ankle instability. Research has shown that balance training over a 4 week period was beneficial in improving self-reported function, dynamic postural control and static postural control. With results still unclear on whether balance and coordination training will increase dynamic postural control or joint position sense, dynamic balance training program may be beneficial in decreasing the deficits associated with chronic ankle instability. Objective. The present study aims to investigate the affects of a dynamic balance training program …

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The Effects Of Fungal Pigments On Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectral Peak Formation, Amanda Dawn Buskirk Jan 2010

The Effects Of Fungal Pigments On Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectral Peak Formation, Amanda Dawn Buskirk

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Fungi are ubiquitous microorganisms that commonly cause diseases with high mortality rates in immunocompromised hosts. In order to successfully treat the infection and subsequently decrease mortality rates, it is necessary to rapidly identify the causal organism(s) and promptly begin the proper treatment. Common identification methods, such as viable culture characterization, are often time consuming or not species-specific, as is the case with many molecular or immunodiagnostic assays. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been used to discriminate between many clinically relevant microorganisms. Recently, MALDI-TOF MS has been used to discriminate between monilaceous fungal species, however, darkly pigmented …

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Nonmedical Psychostimulant Use And Sleep Among Adolescents And Emerging Adults, Megan M. Clegg-Kraynok Jan 2010

Nonmedical Psychostimulant Use And Sleep Among Adolescents And Emerging Adults, Megan M. Clegg-Kraynok

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Rates of nonmedical psychostimulant use among emerging adults have been previously examined using self-report, but rates among adolescents have not been well documented. Additionally, few studies have examined the relation of nonmedical psychostimulant use and sleep. One purpose of this study was to examine rates of nonmedical psychostimulant use and sleep among adolescents and emerging adults utilizing the same self-report measures. The second goal was to compare objective measures of sleep among emerging adult nonmedical psychostimulant users and non-users.;Using an online survey adolescents (n=62) and emerging adults (n=583) were asked about past and current nonmedical use of psychostimulants and sleep …

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Selenium Removal By Nano-Magnetite Impregnated Diatomaceous Earth, Isabel Cardona Jan 2010

Selenium Removal By Nano-Magnetite Impregnated Diatomaceous Earth, Isabel Cardona

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The purpose of this study was to remove selenium from aqueous solution using nano-magnetite impregnated diatomaceous earth (DE) as an adsorbent. The adsorbent was prepared at the laboratory with a ratio of magnetite/DE of 10%. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of pH, temperature, adsorbent concentration, selenium speciation, contact time and presence of competing anions on selenium removal efficiency in conjunction with studies on adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and adsorptive thermodynamics. Rapid adsorption occurred within 30 min and selenium uptake decreased with increase in temperature. Low pH values (i.e. 2--4) favored selenium adsorption as expected for anion adsorption …

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Optimization Of A Heavy-Duty Hybrid Transit Bus Operated Over Transient Cycles, Pingen Chen Jan 2010

Optimization Of A Heavy-Duty Hybrid Transit Bus Operated Over Transient Cycles, Pingen Chen

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This thesis centers on the simulation and optimization of a hybrid transit bus when operated over transient emissions cycles. The simulation was conducted using Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit (PSAT) as a platform by integrating components' data and operation maps of a "pre-transmission" parallel hybrid transit bus. The model was validated against the limited experimental data when operated over the China's Urban Bus (CUB) driving cycle and the Beijing cycle. The validated model was then used to predict the performance and exhaust emissions of this hybrid bus operated over typical U.S. cycles. The potential of a real-time control strategy in improving …

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Extraction Of Metal Sensitizers Under Physiologically Relevant Conditions, Matthew G. Duling Jan 2010

Extraction Of Metal Sensitizers Under Physiologically Relevant Conditions, Matthew G. Duling

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Metal and metal alloys are critical components of high-tech applications. Beryllium (Be), chromium (Cr), and nickel (Ni) are among the most economically important metals for high-tech applications because of their extraordinary physical properties. These metals pose two different problems for workers who work with them: (1) allergic contact dermatitis from exposure to Cr and Ni, which is widely accepted to account for a significant percentage of occupational skin irritations and (2) possible systemic sensitization from skin contact with airborne Be. Proper assessment of skin contact with allergenic metals during work is difficult. Current practices for the assessment of skin exposure …

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Site Characterization Of Hemlock Stands At Allegheny National Forest, Daniel Farcas Jan 2010

Site Characterization Of Hemlock Stands At Allegheny National Forest, Daniel Farcas

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Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis is a coniferous tree native to eastern North America. It ranges from northeastern Minnesota eastward through southern Quebec, and from the southern Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia and Alabama.;This majestic tree is threatened with elimination by an invasive species Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Adelges tsugae introduced in the USA in 1924, which is believed to be a native of Asia. HWA reduces shoot growth, provokes branch dieback, and eventually tree death.;One strategy to help mitigate the fast spread of HWA is to determine what may cause host potential resistance to HWA and how to use this …

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Preliminary Study On The Reliability Of Afix Tracker For Lip Print Examination, Kelli E. Edmiston Jan 2010

Preliminary Study On The Reliability Of Afix Tracker For Lip Print Examination, Kelli E. Edmiston

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Lip prints have been proposed as a type of impression evidence with similar issues as fingerprints, but with greater scrutiny by the forensic community due to a lack of history in using this type of impression as evidence. A survey of 11 questions about lip print examination was sent to 63 members of the Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification (CBD-IAI) to gather opinions from active forensic scientists in determining an appropriate direction for this study. The responses were presented at the spring CBD-IAI 2009 conference to generate more discussion and to achieve greater awareness. A method …

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The Robust Optimization Of Non-Linear Requirements Models, Gregory Gay Jan 2010

The Robust Optimization Of Non-Linear Requirements Models, Gregory Gay

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Solutions to non-linear requirements engineering problems may be "brittle"; i.e. small changes may dramatically alter solution effectiveness. Hence, it is not enough to just generate solutions to requirements problems---we must also assess solution robustness. This thesis aims to address two concerns: (a) Is demonstrating robustness a time consuming task? and (b) Is it necessary that solution quality be traded off against solution robustness?;Using a Bayesian ranking heuristic, the KEYS2 algorithm fixes a small number of important variables, rapidly pushing the search into a stable, optimal plateau. By design, KEYS2 generates decision ordering diagrams (in time experimentally shown to be O(N2)). …

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Religiousness, Future Time Perspective, And Death Anxiety Among Adults, James A. Henrie Jan 2010

Religiousness, Future Time Perspective, And Death Anxiety Among Adults, James A. Henrie

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The present study examined relations of death anxiety to age, gender, trait anxiety, future time perspective, religiousness, spirituality, and religious doubt. The primary goals of the investigation were to test for a curvilinear relation between religious meaning and death anxiety and to test whether the relations of age and gender with death anxiety were mediated by trait anxiety, future time perspective, religiousness, spirituality, and religious doubt. Participants were adults (18 to 89 years of age, M = 38.28 years, SD = 19.30, 79.1% female, 93.8% Caucasian) who completed the pertinent questionnaires online. Results indicated that there was indeed a curvilinear …

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Sleep And Sleepiness Among First-Time Postpartum Parents, Salvatore Insana Jan 2010

Sleep And Sleepiness Among First-Time Postpartum Parents, Salvatore Insana

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Objectives. Postpartum maternal sleep disturbance is common. However, little research has examined postpartum fathers' sleep. Additionally, the magnitude of postpartum mothers' and fathers' daytime sleepiness has not been objectively indexed. The aims of this dissertation study were to: (1) objectively examine the difference in sleep and sleepiness levels among first-time mothers and fathers during their early postpartum period; (2) examine parents' perceptions of their own and their partner's mood, sleep, and sleepiness.;Method. Twenty one first-time postpartum mother-father dyads (N = 42; 27.38 +/- 4.92 years; 91.67% white; 15.40 +/- 3.53 years of education; annual household income {dollar}56,091 +/- {dollar}34,320), completed …

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Boys' And Girls' Strategies For Managing Peer Conflict In Adolescence, Emily Keener Jan 2010

Boys' And Girls' Strategies For Managing Peer Conflict In Adolescence, Emily Keener

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The purpose of the present study was to examine boys' and girls' endorsement of communal and agentic conflict-management strategies in three types of relationships: same-sex friends, other-sex friends, and romantic relationships. Relationship type was examined as a moderator of gender differences and similarities in strategies. Also, the role of gender-typed personality traits (expressive, instrumental) was examined as a covariate to investigate whether gender differences in conflict-management strategies reflect personality traits.;Participants (N = 108; 49 boys; 59 girls) were adolescents aged 14-17 years (M age = 15.79 years, SD = 1.07). Participants were asked to complete the Peer Conflict Questionnaire to …

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The Influence Of Anxiety, Depression, And Negative Affect On Recall Of Dental Pain, Brandon N. Kyle Jan 2010

The Influence Of Anxiety, Depression, And Negative Affect On Recall Of Dental Pain, Brandon N. Kyle

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Research suggests mood can influence recall of emotionally-relevant information. Yet, despite multiple studies examining the association of anxiety and exaggerated prediction and recall of dental pain, the influence of other moods on prediction and recall of dental pain remains poorly investigated. Further, the potential moderation and mediation effects for dental fear, fear of pain, and mood state have not been properly researched. The present study investigated variables associated with predicted pain (pain expected during the dental procedure) and recalled pain in oral surgery patients. Data were provided by a sample of 157 patients undergoing tooth extraction under local anesthetic. Patients …

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Essays On Risk Management Applications To Appalachian Grass -Fed Beef, Maitreyi Mandal Jan 2010

Essays On Risk Management Applications To Appalachian Grass -Fed Beef, Maitreyi Mandal

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The study area of this dissertation is the Appalachian state of West Virginia, where pasture-based livestock has traditionally dominated the state's agricultural production sector. Enhanced production risk has been identified as one of the key risk factors in grass fed beef production. This study aims to look into various risk management options that are available to grass-fed beef producers. One such management option is the various livestock insurance and rangeland, forage and grass land protection policies recently introduced and marketed by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) of USDA. The Livestock Risk Protection Plan (LRP) has been available to West Virginia …

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Mathematical Modeling In Understanding Nfkb Signaling Pathway, Huanling Liu Jan 2010

Mathematical Modeling In Understanding Nfkb Signaling Pathway, Huanling Liu

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Chronic diseases, cancers and diabetes are associated with dysregulation of many biochemical cues. These biochemical cues are proteins that regulate cellular activity migration and death. The synthesis of these proteins is regulated by nuclear transcription factors. One of the most studied transcription factor is nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB). Many different proteins have been identified that regulate the activity of NFkappaB. Yet, how these proteins regulate NFkappaB is still unclear.;Understanding the regulation of NFkappaB is important for developing drugs to treat these diseases. Our long term goal is to understand the mechanisms that regulate NFkappaB activity. The goal of this …

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A Ten-Year Evaluation Of Structural And Compositional Development In Unmanaged Central Appalachian Clearcuts, Jonathan R. Marden Jan 2010

A Ten-Year Evaluation Of Structural And Compositional Development In Unmanaged Central Appalachian Clearcuts, Jonathan R. Marden

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The varied growing conditions, fractured topography, and diversity of woody species in the Central Appalachians ensure that the harvest response of forest stands in the region will never be easily predictable. Clearcutting exposes the seedbed and freshly cut stumps of a harvested forest to full sunlight, encouraging the regeneration of the greatest number of species possible for that region. Gathering information on stand response to a complete removal in the mixed mesophytic forests of West Virginia will add valuable information to the silvicultural database for the most complex hardwood ecosystem in North America.;Beginning in 1998, U.S. Forest Service personnel installed …

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Framing And Fundraising: Emotional Language And Money Raised In A Vietnamese Newspaper Column, Hong Van Pham Thi Jan 2010

Framing And Fundraising: Emotional Language And Money Raised In A Vietnamese Newspaper Column, Hong Van Pham Thi

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This exploratory study examined Vuot Len So Phan , a Vietnamese philanthropy newspaper column in Sai Gon Tiep Thi, a Vietnamese newspaper from April to December 2009. Guided by framing literatures, 39 episodic frames stories portraying financially disadvantaged people were content analyzed in terms of demographics of the featured subjects and emotional phrases used in the stories. The hypothesis predicting a positive correlation between emotional phrases and money raised was supported. This means the more emotional phrases used in an episodically framed story, the more money it was likely to raise. This study found an unexpected result that donations were …

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A Criterion-Related Validity Study Of The Grade Eight Assessment And The High School Profiency Assessment In Mathematics For A B District Factor Group School In New Jersey, George J. Solter Jr Jan 2010

A Criterion-Related Validity Study Of The Grade Eight Assessment And The High School Profiency Assessment In Mathematics For A B District Factor Group School In New Jersey, George J. Solter Jr

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Predictors Of Success Of The National Council Licensure Examination For Registered Nurses Among Transfer Bsn Students, Mary E. Fortier Jan 2010

Predictors Of Success Of The National Council Licensure Examination For Registered Nurses Among Transfer Bsn Students, Mary E. Fortier

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Psychosocial Correlates Of Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy (Art) In People Living With Hiv In Kenya, Thomas M. Kamau Jan 2010

Psychosocial Correlates Of Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy (Art) In People Living With Hiv In Kenya, Thomas M. Kamau

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Principal Instructional Leadership Behavior As Perceived By Teachers And Principals At New York State Recognized And Non-Recognized Middle Schools, Brendan J. Lyons Jan 2010

Principal Instructional Leadership Behavior As Perceived By Teachers And Principals At New York State Recognized And Non-Recognized Middle Schools, Brendan J. Lyons

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Synthesis Of Novel Glycosylidene-Based Quinolines, Peter H. Dobbelaar Jan 2010

Synthesis Of Novel Glycosylidene-Based Quinolines, Peter H. Dobbelaar

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The Able Scale: The Development And Psychometric Properties Of A New Outcome Measure For The Spinal Cord Injury Population, Elizabeth Ardolino Jan 2010

The Able Scale: The Development And Psychometric Properties Of A New Outcome Measure For The Spinal Cord Injury Population, Elizabeth Ardolino

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The Effect Of An Incline Walking Surface And The Contribution Of Balance On Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters Of Older Adults, Richard A. Ferraro Jan 2010

The Effect Of An Incline Walking Surface And The Contribution Of Balance On Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters Of Older Adults, Richard A. Ferraro

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The Discernment Process Of The Sisters Of Saint Dominic Regarding The Continued Sponsorship Of Its Secondary Schools, Sr. Patricia Tavis Jan 2010

The Discernment Process Of The Sisters Of Saint Dominic Regarding The Continued Sponsorship Of Its Secondary Schools, Sr. Patricia Tavis

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