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Foreign Direct Investment And Domestic Investment In The Host Country: Evidence From Panel Study, Miao Wang

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

This article examines the impact of inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on host countries’ domestic investment. Utilizing data from 50 countries over the period of 1970 to 2004, we find that inward FDI has a negative contemporaneous effect on domestic investment, while the cumulative effect of FDI over time tends to be positive. In addition, we separately study FDI in Developed Countries (DCs) and Less Developed Countries (LDCs). The effect of contemporaneous FDI on domestic investment is negative in DCs, and the cumulative effect of FDI is neutral. Strong evidence suggests that the contemporaneous effect of FDI on domestic investment …

Hate Speech And The Language Of Racism In Latin America: A Lens For Reconsidering Global Hate Speech Restrictions And Legislation Models, Tanya K. Hernandez

Faculty Scholarship

In Latin America, like many countries in Europe, hate speech is prohibited. Yet Latin America is rarely included in the transnational discussion regarding the regulation of hate speech. Instead, the discourse focuses on a comparison of the advisability of Europe's hate speech regulations and free speech acceptance of hate speech in the United States. As a result, the ability to fundamentally examine the connections between hate speech and inequality, in addition to the most effective legal mechanisms for addressing it, is undermined. It is especially critical to broaden the hate speech debate now that we are seeing an apparent rise …

Feminism As Liberalism: A Tribute To The Work Of Martha Nussbaum Symposium: Honoring The Contributions Of Professor Martha Nussbaum To The Scholarship And Practice Of Gender And Sexuality Law: Feminism And Liberalism, Tracy E. Higgins

Faculty Scholarship

In this essay, I revisit and expand an argument I have made with respect to the limited usefulness of liberalism in defining an agenda for guaranteeing women's rights and improving women's conditions. After laying out this case, I discuss Martha Nussbaum's capabilities approach to fundamental rights and human development and acknowledge that her approach addresses to a significant degree many of the objections I and other feminist scholars have raised. I then turn to fieldwork that I have done in South Africa on the issue of custom and women's choices with regard to marriage and divorce. Applying Professor Nussbaum's capabilities …

The Rule Of Law And Human Dignity: Reexamining Fuller’S Canons, David Luban

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Lon Fuller offered an analysis of the rule of law in the form of eight ‘canons’ of lawmaking. He argued (1) that these canons constitute a ‘procedural natural law’, as distinct from traditional ‘substantive’ natural law; but also (2) that lawmaking conforming to the canons will enhance human dignity—a ‘substantive’ result. This paper argues the following points: first, that Fuller mischaracterized his eight canons, which are substantive rather than procedural; second, that there is an important sense in which they enhance human dignity; third, that they fail to enhance human dignity to the fullest extent because they understand it in …

Stories Told And Untold: Confidentiality Laws And The Master Narrative Of Child Welfare, Matthew I. Fraidin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In most states, child welfare hearings and records are sealed or confidential. This means that by law, court hearings and records may not be observed. The same laws and court rules also preclude those who are authorized to enter and watch from discussing anything learned or observed in a closed courtroom or from a sealed court record with anyone not involved in the case. It is the restriction on speech—on telling stories about child welfare—with which this Article is concerned.

The master narrative of child welfare depicts foster care as a haven for child-victims savagely brutalized by “deviant,” “monstrous” parents. …

Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements: Implications For Competition And Innovation, John R. Thomas

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Although brand-name pharmaceutical companies routinely procure patents on their innovative medications, such rights are not self-enforcing. Brand-name firms that wish to enforce their patents against generic competitors must commence litigation in the federal courts. Such litigation ordinarily terminates in either a judgment of infringement, which typically blocks generic competition until such time as the patent expires, or a judgment that the patent is invalid or not infringed, which typically opens the market to generic entry. As with other sorts of commercial litigation, however, the parties to pharmaceutical patent litigation may choose to settle their case. Certain of these settlements have …

“To Remand, Or Not To Remand”: Ventura’S Ordinary Remand Rule And The Evolving Jurisprudence Of Futility, Patrick J. Glen

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

It is a foundational principle of administrative law that a reviewing court should not dispose of a petition for review or appeal on grounds not relied upon by the agency, and should not reach issues in the first instance not addressed administratively. In such circumstances, there is a strong presumption that the reviewing court should remand the case to the agency for further proceedings rather than reach out to decide the disputed issues. The United States Supreme Court explicitly extended operation of the “ordinary remand rule” to the immigration context in its 2002 decision in INS v. Ventura. Notwithstanding subsequent …

Internal Magnetic Structure Of Magnetite Nanoparticles At Low Temperature, Kathryn L. Krycka, Julie A. Borchers, R.A. Booth, C.R. Hogg, Yumi Ijiri, W.C. Chen, S.M. Watson, M. Laver, T.R. Gentile, S. Harris

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Small-angle neutron scattering with polarization analysis reveals that Fe3O4 nanoparticles with 90 Å diameters have ferrimagnetic moments significantly reduced from that of bulk Fe3O4 at 10 K, nominal saturation. Combined with previous results for an equivalent applied field at 200 K, a core-disordered shell picture of a spatially reduced ferrimagnetic core emerges, even well below the bulk blocking temperature. Zero-field cooling suggests that this magnetic morphology may be intrinsic to the nanoparticle, rather than field induced, at 10 K.

A Problem For The Political Reading Of Plato's Republic, Mason Marshall

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

On one of the most common readings of the Republic, Plato means for us to agree with Socrates and his interlocutors that their aristocratic city is the just polis. For convenience, I call this the political reading. It is no wonder, of course, that this interpretation is as common as it is, since it might be one of the most natural interpretations of the Republic. I argue, though, that it faces a serious problem: Socrates and his interlocutors’ argument for the justice of the aristocratic city has certain deficits, and—more important—there is considerable evidence that Plato was aware of at …

Social-Ecological Resilience Of A Nuosu Community-Linked Watershed, Southwest Sichuan, China, Lauren S. Urgenson, R. Keala Hagmann, Amanda C. Henck Schmidt, Stevan Harrell, Thomas M. Hinckley, Sara Jo Shepler, Barbara L. Grub, Philip M. Chi

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Farmers of the Nuosu Yi ethnic group in the Upper Baiwu watershed report reductions in the availability of local forest resources. A team of interdisciplinary scientists worked in partnership with this community to assess the type and extent of social-ecological change in the watershed and to identify key drivers of those changes. Here, we combine a framework for institutional analysis with resilience concepts to assess system dynamics and interactions among resource users, resources, and institutions over the past century. The current state of this system reflects a legacy of past responses to institutional disturbances initiated at the larger, national system …

Role Of Kappa-Opioid Receptors In The Effects Of Salvinorin A And Ketamine On Attention Behavior In Rats, Christina L. Nemeth, Tracie A. Paine, Joseph E. Rittiner, Cécile Béguin, F. Ivy Carroll, Bryan L. Roth, Bruce M. Cohen, William A. Carlezon Jr.

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background: Disruptions in perception and cognition are characteristic of psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia. Studies of pharmacological agents that alter perception and cognition in humans might provide a better understanding of the brain substrates of these complex processes. One way to study these states in rodents is with tests that require attention and visual perception for correct performance. Methods: We examined the effects of two drugs that cause disruptions in perception and cognition in humans—the kappa-opioid receptor (KOR) agonist salvinorin A (salvA; 0.125–4.0 mg/kg) and the non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine (0.63–20 mg/kg)—on behavior in rats using the 5-choice serial …

The Relationship Between Mosquito Abundance And Rice Field Density In The Republic Of Korea, Erin E. Richards, Penny Masuoka, David Brett-Major, Matthew Smith, Terry A. Klein, Heung Chul Kim, Assaf Anyamba, John Grieco

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), the causative agent of Japanese encephalitis (JE), is endemic to the Republic of Korea (ROK) where unvaccinated United States (U.S.) military Service members, civilians and family members are stationed. The primary vector of the JEV in the ROK is Culex tritaeniorhynchus. The ecological relationship between Culex spp. and rice fields has been studied extensively; rice fields have been shown to increase the prevalence of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus. This research was conducted to determine if the quantification of rice field land cover surrounding U.S. military installations in the ROK should be used as a parameter in a …

Close Enough For Government Work: The Committee Rulemaking Game, Paul Stancil

Faculty Scholarship

Procedural rules in U.S. courts often have predictable and systemic substantive consequences. Yet the vast majority of procedural rules are drafted, debated, and ultimately enacted by a committee rulemaking process substantially removed from significant legislative or executive supervision. This Article explores the dynamics of the committee rulemaking process through a game-theoretical lens. The model reveals that inferior players in the committee rulemaking game - advisory committees, the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Judicial Conference and the Supreme Court - are sometimes able to arbitrage Congressional transaction costs to obtain results at odds with the results Congress …

Influence Of The Nitrogen Concentration On The Electrical Characteristic Of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Nitride (A-Sin_X:H) Based Schottky Diodes, İlker Ay, Hüseyi̇n Tolunay

Turkish Journal of Physics

In this study, the Schottky diode characteristic of hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiN_x:H) samples containing various amounts of nitrogen have been investigated via both I-V and C-V measurements. From forward bias I-V measurements in the dark, the barrier height of samples (\phi_{B0}), ideality factor (\eta ), modified Richardson constant (A^\ast) and series resistances (R_s) have been obtained as the function of temperature for different nitrogen content. In addition, forward and reverse bias current ratios (I_f/I_r) at V~=~1 volt have been investigated as the function of temperature for different nitrogen content. Light sensitivity of the samples has also been investigated under …

Structure And Optical Properties Of Cuals_2 Thin Films Prepared Via Chemical Bath Deposition, Tariq Alwan, Mushtak Jabbar

Turkish Journal of Physics

CuAlS_2 thin films of thicknesses 118 \pm 5 nm were deposited on glass substrates using chemical bath deposition technique. The details of the preparation method are well described. The method is relatively simple and is easily controlled and sufficient to produce large area and good adherence to the substrate films. Effect of annealing temperature T_a on the structure, and optical properties of CuAlS_2 films were investigated. The structures of the films were studied by X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectrophotometer. The optical properties of the films were ascertained by UV-VIS spectrophotometer (wavelengths ranging between 300 and 900 nm). The optical transmittance …

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Turkish Journal of Physics

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Antimicrobial Activity Of Tigecycline Against Bacterial Isolates From Intensive Care Units In A Teaching Hospital In Central Saudi Arabia, Ali M. Somily, Abdulaziz S. Al-Khattaf, Abdelmageed M. Kambal

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To test the activity of tigecycline against bacterial isolates including multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram negative and gram positive organisms from intensive care patients. METHODS: Clinically significant gram positive and MDR gram negative isolates from specimens of patients in the intensive care units of King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arbia between November 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008 were tested against tigecycline by disc diffusion (DD) method. In some isolates, the minimal inhibitory concentration was carried out by E-test method. Some of the gram negative isolates, and gram positive isolates were tested using both methods. The …

Anti-Double Stranded Antibody. Association With Titers And Fluorescence Patterns Of Anti-Nuclear Antibody In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Adel Almogren

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Many laboratories do not test antinuclear antibodies (ANA) by indirect immune-fluorescence (IIF) in parallel with anti-double stranded (ds) DNA antibodies. This study attempts to investigate the legitimacy of such practice. METHODS: A retrospective laboratory data analysis of simultaneous assessment of ANA and anti-dsDNA antibody results of 106 patients with either diagnosed or suspected systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was performed at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ANA was detected by IIF on HEp2 cells and anti-dsDNA antibodies were assessed by specific ELISA test. RESULTS: Among the patients, female preponderance (96.3%) was evident and a coarse …

Rupture Of Liver Hydatid Cysts Into The Peritoneal Cavity. A Challenge In Endemic Regions, Haluk R. Unalp, Yeliz Yilmaz, Evren Durak, Erdinc Kamer, Ercument Tarcan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical presentation and early and long-term outcomes of patients treated surgically for intraperitoneal ruptured liver hydatid cysts. METHODS: The medical records of 21 patients with rupture of hydatid cysts were evaluated retrospectively between January 2000 and April 2009 at Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, as were the records of 368 patients with hydatid cysts. Age, gender, symptoms, laboratory findings, diagnostic procedures, surgical treatment modalities, in-hospital stay, morbidity, mortality, and recurrence were evaluated. RESULTS: Sixteen of these patients (76.2%) were women. The mean age was 43.8 years. Cysts were single in 16 cases (76.2%). …

Blunt Abdominal Trauma Requiring Laparotomy In Poly-Traumatized Patients, Ashraf A. Mohamed, Khaled M. Mahran, Mohamed M. Zaazou

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of associated extra-abdominal injury on morbidity and mortality in poly-traumatized patients with blunt abdominal trauma. METHODS: This analysis included poly-traumatized patients with blunt abdominal trauma treated at the Emergency Unit of Minia University Hospital and Misr University for Science and Technology Hospital, Minia, Egypt, between March 2006 and March 2008. This study included patients aged 4-73 years with injury severity score (ISS) more than 18 and indicated for surgical intervention. Data were analyzed with details of injury, treatment, complications, and mortality. RESULTS: Inclusion criteria were met by 94 patients with mean ISS of 29.3 – …

Clubfoot Management By The Ponseti Technique In Saudi Patients, Ayman H. Jawadi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of the Ponseti technique in the treatment of clubfoot in Saudi children. METHODS: The data of 175 patients (235 feet), who presented with clubfeet from September 2002 to June 2008 and who were treated with the Ponseti technique at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were collected and studied retrospectively. The Pirani score for clubfoot evaluation was used in this study. RESULTS: Age ranged from one week to 48 weeks, with an average age of 6.5 weeks. The average follow up was 37 months (range one year to 6 years and …

Outcomes Of Giant Inguinoscrotal Hernia Repair With Local Lidocaine Anesthesia, Osarumwense Osifo, Taiwu I. Amusan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To report outcomes of giant inguinoscrotal hernia repair using local lidocaine anesthesia in a resource-poor subregion. METHODS: Patients treated with giant inguinoscrotal hernia at 2 private healthcare facilities in Nigeria were studied between January 2004 and December 2008. RESULTS: A total of 134 patients aged between 13 and 70 (mean 32 ± 7.6) years, accounting for 51.3% adults treated for groin hernias, had open repair of 136 giant inguinoscrotal hernia using lidocaine. Average duration of symptoms (14.5 years) before presentation was influenced by lack of awareness in 82 (61.2%) and financial constraint in 34 (25.4%). The procedure was well …

Is Long-Term Hunger (Ramadan Model) A Risk Factor For Acute Appendicitis?, Barlas Sulu, Yusuf Gunerhan, Baris Ozturk, Hasan Arslan

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether long-term hunger and the changes in nutritional routines during Ramadan constitute risk factors in acute appendicitis on the model of Ramadan fasting in this study. METHODS: This retrospective study was carried out in 2 different hospitals (Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital and Kars State Hospital, Kars, Turkey) between January 2004 and December 2007. The data obtained from the patients were classified according to age, gender, age group, and pathological characteristics of the appendix. The data obtained during the Ramadan fasting period was compared with the periods before and after. RESULTS: Nine hundred and ninety-two …

The Importance Of Hiv Antenatal Screening Programs For Pregnant Women, Ali A. Al-Jabri, Zakaryia K. Al-Muharrami, Abdullah A. Balkhair, Shyam S. Ganguly

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate retrospectively the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 and 2 among pregnant women during a 10-year period. METHODS: The total number of pregnant women attending the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Muscat, Oman between January 1995 and December 2005 was 11553 women. Their age range was 16-45 years (average of 28.6–7.6 years). The women were tested for HIV-1 and 2 using the standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Positive samples were further tested by Western Blot. The data were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 10.0. RESULTS: By ELISA testing, 21 women were positive …

Outcome Of Children With Hodgkin's Disease. A 10-Year Experience From A Single Institution In Kuwait, Rakesh Mittal, Nisreen M. Khalifa, Sahar O. Khalifa, Ahmed M. Ragheb, Juzer Ali

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of children with Hodgkin9s disease over a period of 10-years from a single institution in Kuwait. METHODS: Sixty-three children with previously untreated Hodgkin9s disease, who were diagnosed at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Kuwait Cancer Control Centre, Shuwaikh, Kuwait from January 1998 to December 2007 were included in the study. All cases were proved by histopathology, and staging was carried out according to the Ann Arbor system. RESULTS: Our series included 37 (59%) males and 26 (41%) females with a median age of 10 years (range 3-15 years). B symptoms were present in 20 (32%) …

Vitamin D Status In Health Care Professionals In Qatar, Salah Mahdy, Samar A. Al-Emadi, Izzat A. Khanjar, Mohammed M. Hammoudeh, Housam A. Sarakbi, Abdulrahim M. Siam, Mohammed Osman Abdelrahman

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among health care professionals working at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. METHODS: Between 15th January 2007 and 15th January 2008, 340 healthy volunteers were included in this study. Each subject completed a diary to determine the duration of sunlight exposure, and vitamin D supplements. Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, total protein, and albumin were obtained. Those with abnormal results were called for counselling. RESULTS: The mean overall vitamin D level was 11.7 ng/ml. It was lower in females (10.3 ng/ml) than in …

Characteristics Of Women Attending A Urogynecology Clinic In Riyadh, Ahmed H. Al-Badr, Aneela G. Kamil, Ehab F. Wahbah, Valerie A. Zimmerman, Mohamad A. Al-Tannir

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Magnetic Resonance Venography And Venous Ultrasonography For Diagnosing Deep Venous Thrombosis, Shad S. Akhtar, Zahid Nabi, Khalida P. Salim, Ahmad S. Balah, Kamel Adli

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Survival Analysis Of Dialysis Patients And Its Associated Factors In Zahedan, Iran, Masoud Roudbari, Forugh Foruzandeh, Soudeh Roudbari

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Investigation Of Congenital Toxoplasmosis In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Turkey, Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.