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Francis V. Pueblo Xtra Intl Inc

2010 Decisions

USDC for the District Court of the Virgin Islands

Ketterling V. Burger King Corp. Clerk's Record Dckt. 38050

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Oregon Aspen Project, Forest Restoration Partnership

Aspen Bibliography

The Oregon Aspen Project was initiated in response to the decline of aspen groves in Oregon and throughout the Western United States, and the lack of information to guide managers interested in stewardship to enhance this resource. There were three central goals and accompanying objectives for this project which are listed below. The project accomplishments are provided below each bulleted objective

The Mozambique Eyecare Programme – A Partnership Which Addresses Avoidable Blindness In Lusophone Africa, Aoife Phelan, James Loughman, Eva Doyle

Conference Papers

According to the WHO about 831 million people are visually impaired worldwide, 45 million of them are blind. Most people with visual impairment are older, and females are more at risk at every age, in every part of the world. Uncorrected Refractive Error accounts for over half of all visual impairment. About 87% of the worlds visually impaired live in developing countries. The Mozambique Eyecare Programme (MEP) is a cross institutional collaboration between governments, higher education institutions, non-governmental organisations and corporations. The aims of this Programme are to collaborate to provide a sustainable solution to the problem of avoidable blindness …

Law Containing Miscellaneous Provisions (I) (1), Belgian Federal Public Services

Documents

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Lessons From The Nordic Financial Crisis, Lars Jonung

Documents

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A Multicriteria Based Quantitative Framework For Assessing Sustainability Of Pile Foundations, Aditi Misra

Master's Theses

ABSTRACT

Civil Engineering is the major instrument of anthropocentric development over centuries through ever expanding infrastructure, cities and facilities.  Civil engineering processes are both resource and fuel intensive.  The building industry alone, during the construction stage, uses about 30-40% of the total resources used in the industrialized countries.  There is a growing consensus that delivering a sustainable built environment starts with incorporating sustainability thoughts at the planning and design stages of a project.  Geotechnical engineering is most resource intensive although this intensive consumption of energy goes unnoticed mainly because of the indirect nature of the energy used in the …

Department Of Audit, 2010 Annual Report, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Annual Reports

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Dmitri Shalin Interview With Sherri Cavan About Erving Goffman Entitled "Remembering Goffman", Dmitri N. Shalin, Sherri Cavan

Bios Sociologicus: The Erving Goffman Archives

Letter from Dmitri Shalin

Referrals To A Regional Allergy Clinic - An Eleven Year Audit., Ray B. Jones, Paul Hewson, Edward R. Kaminski

School of Nursing and Midwifery

BACKGROUND: Allergy is a serious and apparently increasing public health problem yet relatively little is known about the types of allergy seen in routine tertiary practice, including their spatial distribution, co-occurrence or referral patterns. This study reviewed referrals over an eleven year period to a regional allergy clinic that had a well defined geographical boundary. For those patients confirmed as having an allergy we explored: (i) differences over time and by demographics, (ii) types of allergy, (iii) co-occurrence, and (iv) spatial distributions. METHODS: Data were extracted from consultant letters to GPs, from September 1998 to September 2009, for patients confirmed …

Learning First, Technology Second: Enhancing Missionary Training Through Technology, Ernest Manges, Mark Morgenstern

Christian Perspectives in Education

This article describes how the missions agency EFCA ReachGlobal uses the open source online learning platform Moodle to train missionaries and to fulfill its goal to become a learning organization. Moodle is employed in three ways: online facilitated courses, collaboration zones and knowledge banks. Blended learning is also used, notably in ReachGlobal’s pre-field training for missionary candidates.

Vygotsky And The Virtual Classroom: Sociocultural Theory Comes To The Communications Classroom, Michael Freeman

Christian Perspectives in Education

No abstract provided.

A Summary Of The Findings Of The Study: Assessing The Impact Of Online Courses On The Spiritual Formation Of Adult Students, Mary Lowe

Christian Perspectives in Education

No abstract provided.

December 28, 2010: Natural Goodness, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Natural Goodness“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Cosmic Voices: Searching For Signs Of Life Elsewhere In The Universe, Shane L. Larson

Public Talks

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The Potential Relationship Between The Traits Associated With Left Brain Or Right Brain Dominant Tendencies And The Characteristics Of Leaders Or Managers, Alex Keto

Theses and Graduate Projects

The debate over whether the characteristics of leadership and management are unique characteristics or whether they are one-in-the-same characteristics continues today. In the past, traditionally, the best managers within a company were promoted to roles of leadership and many times these new leaders failed. There is growing support for the concept that the characteristics of highly effective leaders and managers are unique. A review of these characteristics reveals a potential relationship between the characteristics of exceptional managers and the traits that have been associated with left brain dominant tendencies. The characteristics of exceptional leaders relate to the traits that have …

State V. Ephraim Clerk's Record Dckt. 38284

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Butler

2010 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Rationale And Methods Of The Cardiometabolic Valencian Study (Escarval-Risk) For Validation Of Risk Scales In Mediterranean Patients With Hypertension, Diabetes Or Dyslipidemia, Vicente Gil-Guillen, Domingo Orozco-Beltran, Josep Redon, Salvador Pita-Fernandez, Jorge Navarro-Pérez, Vicente Pallares, Francisco Valls, Carlos Fluixa, Antonio Fernandez, Jose M. Martin-Moreno, Manuel Pascual-De-La-Torre, Jose L. Trillo, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, Richard Cooper, Marta Hermenegildo, Luis Rosado

Faculty Publications

Background: The Escarval-Risk study aims to validate cardiovascular risk scales in patients with hypertension, diabetes or dyslipidemia living in the Valencia Community, a European Mediterranean region, based on data from an electronic health recording system comparing predicted events with observed during 5 years follow-up study. Methods/Design. A cohort prospective 5 years follow-up study has been designed including 25000 patients with hypertension, diabetes and/or dyslipidemia attended in usual clinical practice. All information is registered in a unique electronic health recording system (ABUCASIS) that is the usual way to register clinical practice in the Valencian Health System (primary and secondary care). The …

Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease In A Sample Of Healthy Iraqi Population Amira H. Shubbar* ,Layth Rafea Taqa** Introduction: Definition Gerd Is Described As Any Symptomatic Or Histopathological Alteration Resulting From Episodes Of Gastroesophageal Reflux, Reflux Esophagitis Describes The Subset Of Gerd Patient With Histopathological Changes Of The Esophageal Mucosa(1). The Clinical Diagnosis Of Gerd Is Fairly Straight Forward, If The Patient Reports A Substernal Burning Sensation Radiating Upwards The Neck, Which Is Promptly Relived (Albeit Transiently) By The Ingestion Of Antacids (2,5). Epidemiology Symptoms Consistent With Gerd Occur In More Than One Third Of The American Adults On A Monthly Basis And Weekly In As Many As 10%, While 4-10% *Department Of Medicine Al-Mustansiriya University. **Ibn Al Bitar For Cardiac Surgery On Daily Basis (2,3,5,6). Spechler Reviewed The Epidimiology And Natural History Of Gerd In Orlando And He Reported That 20-40% Of The Adults Population Experienced Heartburn Which Is The Cardinal Symptom Of Gerd, But Only Some 2% Of Adults Have Objective Evidence Of Reflux Esophagitis, The Incidence Of Gerd Increases With The Age, Rising Dramatically After 40 Years Of Age(7). Also There Is A Wide Geographical Variation In Prevalence(5,7). While The Complications Of The Gerd (Ulcer, Stricture And Barretts Esophagus) Are Found In Up To 20% Of Patient With Esophagitis. The Annual Mortality Of Gerd Is 1 Death Per 100 000 Patients(8). 33% Healthy Britons Had Experienced Heartburn; 10% Had Monthly Basis Symptoms And 3% Had Daily Symptoms (8).In Finland Isolari Et. Al. Estimated The Prevalence Of Symptoms Suggestive Of Gerd In An Adult Population By Questionnaires Concerned With The Heartburn, Regurgitation, Abstract, Amira H. Shubbar, Definition Gerd Is Described As Any Symptomatic Or Histopathological Alteration Resulting From Episodes Of Gastroesophageal Reflux, Layth Rafea Taqa, Introduction, Reflux Esophagitis Describes The Subset Of Gerd Patient With Histopathological Changes Of

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Symptoms consistent with GERD occur in more than one third of the American adults on a monthly basis and weekly in as many as 10%, while 4-10% on daily basis OBJECTIVE: To survey the prevalence of symptoms of GERD in a sample of healthy Iraqi population sample. METHOD: Prospective study from Jan 2000- Jun 2000 at the deferent wards of Al-Yarmook teaching hospital, Baghdad. Questionnaires were distributed to 950 healthy persons of different age group attending Al- Yarmouk teaching or visiting their patient at the hospital. The questionnaire included: Taking full history of symptoms suggestive of GERD, including habits …

Autism Among Children Attending Pediatric Psychiatric Department In Child's Central Teaching Hospital In Baghdad: A Descreptive Study, Entissar Hadi Al- Shimery, Jaafar Muhamed Hassan, Al- Ghabban, Haider Abdul Muhsin

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Autism is a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders that affects children from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The diagnosis is based on their developmental and medical history as well as observations of their social, communicative, and play behaviors that usually begin before age of three years. OBJECTIVE: A descriptive study of autism to describe the prevalence of autism among childhood psychiatric disorders, the age for diagnosis of autism, sex distribution, family history and the clinical features of autism. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study included a sample of 208 children with psychiatric disorder, who were attending pediatric psychiatric department …

Bladder Mucosal Pathological Changes Accompany High Grade And Squamous Cell Bladder Tumors, Jassim Mohammad Alkhazraji

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Carcinoma of the bladder is the second most common cancer in Iraq. The status of the bladder urothelium other than the principal lesions can provide distinct diagnostic information with regard to treatment response and outcome. Positive mucosal biopsy results are a significant indicator of intravesical recurrence. Currently, in our urological practice, the importance of performing this step in cystoscopy is relatively underestimated. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to carry out a histological assessment of 'extra-tumor' bladder mucosa for dysplasia, and correlate the resulting findings of dysplasia with the grade, the type, and the macroscopic appearance of …

Serum Enzyme Activities In Human Thyroid Diseases, Maysoon Mohammad Najeeb Mohammad Saleem, Arieg Abdul Wahab Mohammad, Majid Syki Jabir

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The study enrolled a total of 76 patients with thyroid gland diseases, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. The activities of the enzyme amylase, gamma glutamyltransferase and alkaline phosphatase were evaluated in these diseases state and were compared with normal healthy thyroid gland. The specimens were obtained from different hospitals in Baghdad and from routine clinical works. OBJECTIVE: Diagnosis of patients with thyroid gland diseases hyper and hypothyroidism by evaluation of enzymes activity of amylase, GGT and ALP. METHOD: Two groups of patients were used: The first consists of 38 patients with hyperthyroidism, the second consists of also 38 are patients …

Reinforced Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor, Shekhar Bhansali, Lawrence C. Langebrake, Shreyas Bhat

USF Patents

A MEMS-based silicon pressure sensor for the ocean environment is presented. The invention is a multiple diaphragm piezoresistive pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of a liquid, comprising an inner deformable diaphragm formed on a silicon substrate, the inner deformable diaphragm having a first thickness an outer deformable diaphragm formed on the silicon substrate, the outer deformable diaphragm having a second thickness which is greater than the first thickness, positioned below the inner deformable diaphragm to support the inner deformable diaphragm, a first piezoresistive bridge embedded in the inner deformable diaphragm, a second piezoresistive bridge embedded in the outer deformable …

Emergency Ordinance No. 131 Of December 28, 2010, Government Of Romania

Documents

No abstract provided.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Dips In December, The Conference Board Inc.

Documents

No abstract provided.

Developing Leaders

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Ddasaccident710, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

According to investigation report and the observation of accident point, the accident occurred in un-cleared area within the minefield. The deminer was returning back from the rest area to resume the work in his clearance lane, he entered into the minefield, stepped on PMN2 anti-personnel mine and accident happened. The worksite was well prepared and the area was clearly marked in accordance to the [Demining group] SOPs. The deminer did not consider and use the clear access lane to proceed to his working area while he was well aware about the cleared/un-cleared parts of the minefield. He was not stopped …

Strategies To Resolve The Three-Dimensional Structure Of The Genome Of Small Single-Stranded Icosahedral Viruses, Eduardo Sanz Garcia

Theses and Dissertations

The aim of this study is the three-dimensional structural characterization of the genome packaging inside viral capsids via cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional reconstruction. The genome of some single-stranded viruses can be densely packaged within their capsid shells. Several stretches of the genome are known to adopt stable secondary structures, however, to date, little is known about the three-dimensional organization of the genome inside their capsid shells. Two techniques have been developed to facilitate the structural elucidation of genome packaging: the asymmetric random-model method, and the symmetry-mismatch, random model method. Both techniques were successfully tested with model and experimental data. The …

One Love: Explicit Monogamy Agreements Among Heterosexual Young Adult Couples At Increased Risk Of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Jocelyn T. Warren, S M. Harvey, Christopher R. Agnew

Department of Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications

HIV prevention strategies among couples include condom use, mutual monogamy, and HIV testing. Research suggests that condom use is more likely with new or casual partners, and tends to decline as relationships become steady over time. Little is known, however, about explicit mutual monogamy agreements and HIV testing within heterosexual couples. This study used data from 434 young heterosexual couples at increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to assess (a) couple concordance on perceptions of a monogamy agreement, sustained monogamy, and HIV testing; and (b) the associations of relationship and demographic factors with monogamy agreement, sustained monogamy, …