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Hostos Community College Academic Bulletin 2009-2010, Hostos Community College

College Bulletins

This is the official college catalog for 2009-2010. It contains course descriptions as well as information on degree programs, college resources and services, financial aid, admissions, and the academic calendar.

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The International Criminal Court: From Rome To Kampala, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. 515 (2010), Philippe Kirsch

UIC Law Review

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International Commercial Surrogacy And Its Parties, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1009 (2010), Margaret Ryznar

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Shari'ah And Choice: What The United States Should Learn From Islamic Law About The Role Of Victims' Families In Death Penalty Cases, 44 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2010), Susan C. Hascall

UIC Law Review

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Are You Covered? The Need For Improvement In Insurance Coverage For Autism Spectrum Disorder, 44 J. Marshall L. Rev. 291 (2010), Marissa Mazza

UIC Law Review

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Effect Of Fertilizer On Leaf Tensile Strength In Salvia Leucophylla, Tawny Lindahl, John Buie, Eiichiro Uemura

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This experiment sought to establish a connection between short term growth in Salvia leucophylla found in Southern California and nutrient availability in the soil. It was hypothesized that adding artificially produced nutrient mix Miracle Grow would increase the strength of the leaves in the herb after one week of addition. Newer leaves were tested in the Instron device for tensile strength after one week, and after data analysis, it was concluded that there was no difference in tensile strength of leaves treated with fertilizer compared with leaves without fertilizer.

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Differences In Hydraulic Conductance (Kh) As A Function Of Leaf Area (Ks Leaf) And Xylem Size (Ks Xylem) In Encelia Californica And Venegasia Carpesioides, Tony Audin, Andrew Dudley, Janel Gonzalez

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Southern California and the Santa Monica Mountains experience a climate similar to that of the Mediterranean basin. This means hot, dry summers, mild, wet winters, and large amounts of plant diversity. A major issue that can affect these regions is water availability and processing. To demonstrate this, hydraulic conductance (Kh) was measured as a function of leaf area (KS Leaf) and xylem size (KS Xylem). Two vascular plants were used for this study, Encelia californica and Venegasia carpesioides. This is because they are similar morphologically but are different genus and species. It was hypothesized that the larger plant (V. carpesioides) …

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The Affect Of Temperature On The Fluorescence Of Heteromeles Arbutifolia (Hollywood) In The Santa Monica Mountains, Patrick Y. Chisum, Adam S. Graham, Arthur C. Sanders

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Presented here is a comparison of the predawn fluorescence of adult Heteromeles arbutifolia growing on the Pepperdine Seaver campus next to the lacrosse field, and adult Heteromeles growing in Tapia canyon. The analysis of the leaf temperature measured by an IR thermometer showed an average of 9.32°C drop when measuring plants in Tapia canyon compared to those growing on the warmer Pepperdine campus. The air temperature measured by the Kestrel and IR thermometer showed Tapia canyon being an average of 7.27°C colder than predawn measurements on Pepperdine campus. Finally, the fluorescence of the plants in both locations was measured using …

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Effect Of Petiole-To-Branchlet Angle On Tensile Stress And Tensile Strength In Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Matt W. Andrus, Anthony P. Lisankis, Valen C. Anderson

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Heteromeles arbutifolia an important chaparral species of southern California, Is a food source for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). This predation has become more pronounced as the climate shifts to hotter, drier, and longer summers. Other species that the deer normally feed on cannot survive these harsh conditions, while Heteromeles arbutifolia is able to persevere (Letourneau, 2004). We decided that there must be mechanisms involved in the petiole of leafs to keep them from being pulled off by deer and strong winds. Our group hypothesized that as the angle between the petiole and branchlet increased, the tensile strength of the petiole …

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Comparing Leaf Properties Of Inland And Coastal Malosma Laurina In The Santa Monica Mountains, Rosemary Busch Conn, Lauren Parker, Brittany Sawrey

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Our group chose Malosma laurina, commonly known as Laurel Sumac, to observe and test. We hypothesized that there would be difference in photosynthetic trade-offs and capabilities between coastal and inland populations, specifically with respect to leaves. This was based on the low freezing tolerance in Malosma laurina (Pratt et al. 2005), and hypothesized that based on this stress, resources would be allocated differently in inland leaves than in coastal leaves. This hypothesis was tested using the indices of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), the Photochemical Reflectance Index (PRI), the ratio of green to red reflectance, and Leaf Specific Area …

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Tensile Strength Of Malosma Laurina Leaves In Wet And Dry Conditions, T. Candelore, N. Despenza, L. Garrison, L. Hinther

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Pepperdine University is one located in one of the most diverse places of the world. It is located in the Mediterranean which occupies less than 5% of the earth's landmass and is only found in five areas which includes California. On the campus there are several canyons. One of the canyons is called Winter Canyon. The canyon contained a plant called Malosma laurina which is located in a riparian environment and a chaparral environment. The plant grows in both areas however, our hypothesis was that the dry plants' leaves would demonstrate more plasticity. The soil humidity was also measured to …

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Root Tensile Strength In A Native And Non-Native Species Of The Coastal Chaparral Community, Jamie Elmquist, Andrea Lim, Amanda Scholl, Amanda Vest

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Non-native species are regularly introduced into environments in which they replace existing native species and drastically influence the ecological characteristics of the area and the habitat of the living organisms surrounding them. In the botanical field of study, invasive plant species can choke out native species thus making them endangered or extinct. Specifically in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California, there are over 300 non-native species of plants, each the source of its own repercussions and having both positive and negative effects on the environment. One specific non-native species, Carpobrotus edulis (ice plant) replaces the native Coreopsis gigante (giant …

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Effects Of Uv Light On Local Stream Frog Behavior, John Buie, Eiichiro Uemura, Candy Hwang, D. Lee, Craig Sutter, Evan Mattiasen, Thomas Vandergon, Rodney Honeycutt, Lee Kats

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Amphibian declines have been well documented throughout the world. Several studies have examined whether UV radiation from the sun is a possible contributing cause to declining populations. In Southern California, two closely related species of treefrogs, Pseudacris hypochondriaca and Pseudacris cadaverina, coexist in many perennial streams. P. hypochondriaca is primarily nocturnal while P. cadaverina is known to bask in direct sunlight. The purpose of the study is to determine how the two different species of frogs will react under different types of light emitted by a portable flashlight. The light was emitting either UV radiation or visible light, or …

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Dangers In Prescription Drugs: Filling A Private Law Gap In The Healthcare Debate, David G. Owen

Connecticut Law Review

The healthcare debate raging in this nation largely ignores the role of private law in healthcare reform. One aspect of private law occasionally included in the discussion is how medical malpractice litigation may raise healthcare costs, by increasing the cost of liability insurance for medical providers and encouraging them to practice “defensive medicine.” Yet, another aspect of private law affecting health care in America remains outside the current debate—the responsibility of makers and sellers of prescription drugs for harm caused by the dangers such drugs contain. Closing this gap in the healthcare debate, this Article proposes that the law ban …

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Female Infertility In The Workplace: Understanding The Scope Of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Note, Jeanne Hayes

Connecticut Law Review

Pregnancy discrimination was once used to marginalize female workers. Today, infertility discrimination is used in much the same way. Employers often refuse to accommodate infertile women who request time off to undergo fertility treatments, forcing them to choose between family and work. Employers have even terminated infertile women because of their potential to strain company resources over a prolonged period of time. In addition, employer-funded health plans rarely provide coverage for fertility treatments, leaving infertile working women at a disadvantage compared to their pregnant counterparts. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act expanded Title VII’s definition of sex discrimination to include discrimination on …

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Reconciling Equal Protection And Federal Indian Law, Bethany Berger

Faculty Articles and Papers

In this essay for a festschrift in celebration of Philip Frickey and his work, I show how equal protection and federal Indian law can be reconciled without succumbing to what Professor Frickey has called the seduction of artificial coherence. Federal Indian policies increasingly face arguments that, in providing special treatment for individuals and groups defined in part by descent from indigenous tribes, they violate the requirement of equal protection before the law. I argue that such arguments ignore the congruence of federal Indian policy and equal protection as a matter of constitutional norms, constitutional history, and constitutional text. Federal Indian …

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Acceptable Deviance And Property Rights, Mark A. Edwards

Connecticut Law Review

Compliance with—or deviance from—law is often dependent upon the law’s convergence with—or divergence from—normative sensibilities. Where the legality and social acceptability of behavior diverge, some deviance is socially acceptable. Property rights evolve in response to changes in normative sensibilities. Constructing a model of acceptable deviance and applying it to property rights, we can predict and actually observe the evolution of property rights in response to changes in normative sensibilities in areas as diverse as file-sharing, foreclosures, the use of public space, and fishing rights. We can also predict and observe stresses in legal institutions created by divergences in the legality …

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Curbing Energy Sprawl With Microgrids, Sara C. Bronin

Connecticut Law Review

Energy sprawl—the phenomenon of ever-increasing consumption of land, particularly in rural areas, required to site energy generation facilities—is a real and growing problem. Over the next twenty years, at least sixty-seven million acres of land will have been developed for energy projects, destroying wildlife habitats and fragmenting landscapes. According to one influential report, even renewable energy projects—especially large-scale projects that require large-scale transmission and distribution infrastructure—contribute to energy sprawl. This Article does not aim to stop large-scale renewable energy projects or even argue that policymakers should focus solely on land use in determining whether energy projects are allowed to proceed. …

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Situations, Frames, And Stereotypes: Cognitive Barriers On The Road To Nondiscrimination, Marybeth Herald

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

A study of the psychological literature can enhance legal theory by focusing attention on how the human brain perceives, distinguishes, categorizes, and ultimately makes decisions. The more that we learn about the brain's intricate operations, the more effective we can be at combating the types of gender biased decisions that influence our lives. In developing strategies to achieve equality, feminist, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex activists would be wise to learn from the psychological literature. This Article highlights a few examples illustrating how this knowledge might re-direct strategic choices for combating gender inequality.

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Defining Sex: On Marriage, Family, And Good Public Policy, Mark Strasser

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

Transgendered individuals and their families face legal risks that most families do not, at least in part, because state laws are often unclear about whether or under what conditions transgendered individuals are permitted to marry the individuals whom they love. Challenges to the validity of marriages involving the transgendered may arise under a variety of circumstances, ranging from cases in which individuals may have hidden or may not even have known that they were transgendered until after their marriages, to cases in which the individuals had already transitioned and had explained their personal histories to their partners before they were …

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Annual Report 2010, Tennessee. Division Of Forestry, Tennessee. Department Of Agriculture

Forestry Annual Reports

This annual report presents an overview of Tennessee Forestry Commission programs and management.

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Annual Report Of The Town Of Sanbornton, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Sanbornton Town Representatives

Sanbornton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

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Conceptual Model For Thermal Limits On The Distribution Of Reptiles, J. Sean Doody, Jennifer A. Moore

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

Recent climate change has re-invigorated scientific interest in the dynamics of geographic distributions of organisms. Climate responses and their biogeographical ramifications can be predicted indirectly by studying variation in fitness-related traits across environmental gradients in wide-ranging species. We review evidence for such variation in reptiles. Clinal variation in seasonal timing (onset) of nesting is common but may offer only minor compensation. In contrast, clinal variation in nesting behavior in two wide-ranging species suggests that reptiles can use nest site choice to counter climate differences. We suggest that when range boundaries located at climate extremes are determined by thermal conditions of …

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Export Controls And Economic Sanctions, John W. Boscariol, J. Patrick Briscoe, Laura El-Sabaawi, Steven C. Emme, Jahna M. Hartwig, Jack R. Hayes, Adam Klauder, Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Cari N. Stinebower, Petra A. Vorwig

The International Lawyer

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Comparison Between Chinese And American Lawyers: Educated And Admitted To Practice Differently In Different Legal Systems, Jie Gao

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

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Did Dr. Abe Sell His Soul? The Defamation Case In Japan's Hiv-Tainted Blood Scandal, Rebecca R. Carlson

Washington International Law Journal

Is Japan a “paradise for the press?” Or is robust discourse on matters of public interest in Japan stifled because of defamation laws that heavily favor the plaintiff? Kamakami v. Sakurai, as one of the final events in Japan’s HIV-tainted blood scandal, is a provocative and illustrative chapter in the freedom of press and defamation law in Japan. In the early 1980s, hemophiliacs faced an HIV epidemic. When researchers concluded the HIV virus could be transferred by blood, they recognized that the blood products created from plasma pooled from hundreds of donors used to treat hemophiliacs could carry the …

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Law Without Order In Chinese Corporate Governance Institutions, Donald C. Clarke

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The substantive norms of Chinese corporate governance have been studied extensively inside and outside China. Yet much less attention has been paid to the Chinese institutional environment that determines whether and how far those norms will be made meaningful. While complaints about general lack of enforcement are common, less common are analyses that concretely tie institutional capacity to specific enforcement problems. This Article aims to fill that gap. It surveys a number of state and non-state channels for the enforcement of corporate governance rules and standards in China, from markets to regulatory bodies, looking at the specific capacities of each. …

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Balancing Security And Growth: Defining National Security Review Of Foreign Investment In China, Eric Jensen

Washington International Law Journal

One of the most recent steps in China’s slow march towards liberalization of foreign investment is the introduction of the 2006 Provisions on Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (“2006 M&A Provisions”). Article 12 of this law provides new procedures for review and approval of foreign investment in China. China’s national security review of foreign direct investment has the same motivations as the United States’ Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review, but it is much murkier and less efficient. CFIUS is governed by numerous statutory and regulatory guidelines. China should integrate some of the CFIUS …

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Computer-Based Brief Motivational Intervention For Medication Adherence In Schizophrenia, Robert Kender

Wayne State University Dissertations

Despite the documented efficacy of medication treatments for individuals suffering from schizophrenia, many individuals suffering from this disorder are unable or unwilling to adhere to their medication regimen. This may be due to the inability of providers to differentially address the individual motivation levels of their patients. The few interventions that have shown promise are both costly and difficult to disseminate. The current study is a randomized controlled trial which utilizes motivational interviewing, delivered with an interactive computer based delivery system to address attitudes about adherence. Feasibility, acceptability and efficacy were examined as outcomes. While both feasibility and efficacy were …

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The Global Pediatrician: Is There Such A Person, Or Can There Be?, Robert Armstrong

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

As pediatricians, our concern for the health of children and youth starts with our individual encounters with patients and their families and extends to the community in which they live and the broader systems of society that influence their health. This concept of a pediatrician is captured in one of the “bibles” of our profession and in the words of Richard Behrman when he defines pediatrics as being “concerned with the health of infants, children, and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults.”¹ Health, growth and development, and opportunity as adults encompass …

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Hostos Community College Academic Bulletin 2009-2010, Hostos Community College

College Bulletins

The International Criminal Court: From Rome To Kampala, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. 515 (2010), Philippe Kirsch

UIC Law Review

International Commercial Surrogacy And Its Parties, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1009 (2010), Margaret Ryznar

UIC Law Review

Shari'ah And Choice: What The United States Should Learn From Islamic Law About The Role Of Victims' Families In Death Penalty Cases, 44 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2010), Susan C. Hascall

UIC Law Review

Are You Covered? The Need For Improvement In Insurance Coverage For Autism Spectrum Disorder, 44 J. Marshall L. Rev. 291 (2010), Marissa Mazza

UIC Law Review

Effect Of Fertilizer On Leaf Tensile Strength In Salvia Leucophylla, Tawny Lindahl, John Buie, Eiichiro Uemura

Featured Research

Differences In Hydraulic Conductance (Kh) As A Function Of Leaf Area (Ks Leaf) And Xylem Size (Ks Xylem) In Encelia Californica And Venegasia Carpesioides, Tony Audin, Andrew Dudley, Janel Gonzalez

Featured Research

The Affect Of Temperature On The Fluorescence Of Heteromeles Arbutifolia (Hollywood) In The Santa Monica Mountains, Patrick Y. Chisum, Adam S. Graham, Arthur C. Sanders

Featured Research

Effect Of Petiole-­To-­Branchlet Angle On Tensile Stress And Tensile Strength In Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Matt W. Andrus, Anthony P. Lisankis, Valen C. Anderson

Featured Research

Comparing Leaf Properties Of Inland And Coastal Malosma Laurina In The Santa Monica Mountains, Rosemary Busch Conn, Lauren Parker, Brittany Sawrey

Featured Research

Tensile Strength Of Malosma Laurina Leaves In Wet And Dry Conditions, T. Candelore, N. Despenza, L. Garrison, L. Hinther

Featured Research

Root Tensile Strength In A Native And Non-­Native Species Of The Coastal Chaparral Community, Jamie Elmquist, Andrea Lim, Amanda Scholl, Amanda Vest

Featured Research

Effects Of Uv Light On Local Stream Frog Behavior, John Buie, Eiichiro Uemura, Candy Hwang, D. Lee, Craig Sutter, Evan Mattiasen, Thomas Vandergon, Rodney Honeycutt, Lee Kats

Featured Research

Dangers In Prescription Drugs: Filling A Private Law Gap In The Healthcare Debate, David G. Owen

Connecticut Law Review

Female Infertility In The Workplace: Understanding The Scope Of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Note, Jeanne Hayes

Connecticut Law Review

Reconciling Equal Protection And Federal Indian Law, Bethany Berger

Faculty Articles and Papers

Acceptable Deviance And Property Rights, Mark A. Edwards

Connecticut Law Review

Curbing Energy Sprawl With Microgrids, Sara C. Bronin

Connecticut Law Review

Situations, Frames, And Stereotypes: Cognitive Barriers On The Road To Nondiscrimination, Marybeth Herald

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

Defining Sex: On Marriage, Family, And Good Public Policy, Mark Strasser

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

Annual Report 2010, Tennessee. Division Of Forestry, Tennessee. Department Of Agriculture

Forestry Annual Reports

Annual Report Of The Town Of Sanbornton, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2009., Sanbornton Town Representatives

Sanbornton, NH Annual Reports

Conceptual Model For Thermal Limits On The Distribution Of Reptiles, J. Sean Doody, Jennifer A. Moore

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

Export Controls And Economic Sanctions, John W. Boscariol, J. Patrick Briscoe, Laura El-Sabaawi, Steven C. Emme, Jahna M. Hartwig, Jack R. Hayes, Adam Klauder, Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Cari N. Stinebower, Petra A. Vorwig

The International Lawyer

Comparison Between Chinese And American Lawyers: Educated And Admitted To Practice Differently In Different Legal Systems, Jie Gao

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

Did Dr. Abe Sell His Soul? The Defamation Case In Japan's Hiv-Tainted Blood Scandal, Rebecca R. Carlson

Washington International Law Journal

Law Without Order In Chinese Corporate Governance Institutions, Donald C. Clarke

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Balancing Security And Growth: Defining National Security Review Of Foreign Investment In China, Eric Jensen

Washington International Law Journal

Computer-Based Brief Motivational Intervention For Medication Adherence In Schizophrenia, Robert Kender

Wayne State University Dissertations

The Global Pediatrician: Is There Such A Person, Or Can There Be?, Robert Armstrong

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

Effect Of Petiole-To-Branchlet Angle On Tensile Stress And Tensile Strength In Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Matt W. Andrus, Anthony P. Lisankis, Valen C. Anderson

Root Tensile Strength In A Native And Non-Native Species Of The Coastal Chaparral Community, Jamie Elmquist, Andrea Lim, Amanda Scholl, Amanda Vest