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A Vision For Scaling Microfinance: More Than Dollars And Smarts, Deborah Burand

Book Chapters

The following is a stock-taking of some of the key initiatives that have taken place to date in the world of microfinance at building an international financial architecture that attracts and retains flows of commercial capital to microfinance. It also is a call to those of us in the microfinance world to do much, much more.

Between Minimum And Optimum World Public Order: An Ethical Path For The Future, Steven Ratner

Book Chapters

Among the most significant contributions of policy-oriented jurisprudence to our understanding of international legal process is its identification of minimum and optimum world public order as the overarching goals of international law. Minimum public order in its essence refers to the global state of affairs with limited recourse to unauthorized violence to solve disputes, while optimum public order is synonymous with a world in which human dignity is maximally protected. These two concepts, augmented by other pairings now second-nature to us (for example, authority and control, and myth system and operational code), have also permeated—in the latter case, germinated in—the …

Predictors Of Coronary Artery Visualization In Kawasaki Disease., Renee Margossian, Minmin Lu, L Luann Minich, Timothy J. Bradley, Meryl S. Cohen, Jennifer S. Li, Beth F. Printz, Girish S. Shirali, Lynn A. Sleeper, Jane W. Newburger, Steven D. Colan, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Background: Echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of coronary artery (CA) abnormalities in Kawasaki disease. Small series have established high specificity and sensitivity for detecting abnormalities, yet visualization rates of individual CA segments and factors associated with success are unknown.

Methods: In the Pediatric Heart Network's randomized trial of primary steroid treatment for Kawasaki disease, echocardiograms were interpreted locally and by a core laboratory. Univariate and multivariate predictors of CA visualization by the local lab as determined by the core lab were explored, and agreement of CA size measured locally and by the core lab was …

Foreword: Rulemaking, Democracy, And Torrents Of E-Mail, Nina A. Mendelson

Articles

This Foreword is meant as an initial foray into the question of what agencies should do with mass public comments, particularly on broad questions of policy. Part I discusses the extent to which congressional control, presidential control, and agency procedures themselves can ensure that agency decisions are democratically responsive. In view of shortcomings in both congressional and presidential control, I underscore the need to focus closely on rulemaking procedures as a source of democratic responsiveness. The possibility that agencies may be systematically discounting certain public submissions raises difficulties, and I present some examples. Part II makes a preliminary case that …

No Harm, No Foul? Why Harmless Error Analysis Should Not Be Used To Review Wrongful Denials Of Counsel To Parents In Child Welfare Cases, Vivek Sankaran

Articles

The application of a harmless error standard by appellate courts reviewing erroneous denials of counsel in child protective cases undermines a critical procedural right that safeguards the interests of parents and children. Case law reveals that trial courts, on numerous occasions, improperly reject valid requests for counsel, forcing parents to navigate the child welfare system without an advocate. Appellate courts excuse these violations by speculating that the denials caused no significant harm to the parents, which is a conclusion that a court can never reach with any certainty. The only appropriate remedy for this significant problem is a bright-line rule …

Examining The Reality Of Foreign National Child Victims Of Human Trafficking In The United States, Bridgette A. Carr

Articles

Human traffickers prey on the vulnerabilities of other people. Poverty, lack of education, and language barriers are keys that human traffickers use to successfully exploit others. For foreign national children who have been trafficked in the United States, these same vulnerabilities are often ignored by the immigration system. From its inception, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) has been touted as a tool to combat grave human rights violations that affect children. In fact, the TVPA's legislative history is rife with stories, statistics, and anecdotes involving children-often young girls. The TVPA has always recognized the failure of a one-size-fits-all approach …

Autonomy Through Social Skill Development: A Camp Intervention For Young People With Spina Bifida, Lauren Nicole Zurenda

Dissertations

Spina bifida is a complex condition that presents multiple physical and psychosocial challenges to autonomy development. Pediatric psychology may play a role in promoting autonomy development in this population through the implementation of empirically-supported, developmentally-appropriate, and syndrome-specific interventions. The current study was one attempt to meet the need for such interventions.

This study represents one step in a line of intervention research designed to promote autonomy gains among young people with spina bifida. Its purpose was to evaluate a manual-based curriculum as a part of a one-week long overnight camp exclusively for young people with spina bifida. It was hypothesized …

Professional And Personal Lives Of Psychologists: Spillover, Family Functioning, And Life Satsiafction, Pedja Stevanovic

Dissertations

Two-wave, longitudinal data from a national, web-based survey of doctoral psychologists was used to examine work life, spillover, family, and personal lives. A measure of spillover, Stressors and Enhancers for Psychologists, was also evaluated. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated two negatively correlated dimensions of work spillover: positive spillover termed family enhancers and negative spillover termed family stressors. This measure was significantly related to a widely used, more general measure of positive and negative spillover and demonstrated high temporal stability. Respondents reported a significantly higher incidence of family enhancers than family stressors at both data collection points. Consistent with previous research, the …

A Case Study: Understanding The Bridges Program Through The Lens Of Stakeholders, Marion Elizabeth Platt

Dissertations

This study is intended to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of a school based mental health program, Bridges, from the perspective of stakeholders; those invested in the continuation of the program. Bridges was developed in 2005 in response to a growing need to provide transitioning services for adolescents returning to a public high school subsequent to a psychiatric hospitalization or prolonged absence. The program was designed for a very specific population in a specific high school on the North Shore of Chicago. Because of the uniqueness of the population and programming, qualitative case study analysis was employed to …

After The Spill Is Gone: The Gulf Of Mexico, Environmental Crime, And Criminal Law, David M. Uhlmann

Articles

The Gulf oil spill was the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, and will be the most significant criminal case ever prosecuted under U.S. environmental laws. The Justice Department is likely to prosecute BP, Transocean, and Halliburton for criminal violations of the Clean Water Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which will result in the largest fines ever imposed in the United States for any form of corporate crime. The Justice Department also may decide to pursue charges for manslaughter, false statements, and obstruction of justice. The prosecution will shape public perceptions about environmental crime, for reasons that are …

Financial Literacy Or Financial Castigation?, John A. E. Pottow

Articles

This year, the Canadians- through their government-convened Task Force on Financial Literacy - have proudly produced, "Canadians and their Money: Building a Brighter Financial Future." Armed with 30 recommendations, its most dramatic innovation is to recommend the creation of a Financial Literacy Leader. I have been asked to provide an American perspective on this report specifically and the broader agenda of "financial literacy" more generally as a consumer welfare intervention. Let me start by acknowledging the critiques of the Canadian Task Force. For example, my Canadian colleague, Saul Schwartz, has already drafted a compelling analysis of the political economy behind …

Relationship Education, 2011, Linda Skogrand

All Current Publications

Relationship education (RE) is an important part of the role of Family Consumer Science (FCS) faculties’ programming throughout the state of Utah.

Direct Marketing Local Foods: Differences In Csa And Farmers' Market Consumers, Kynda R. Curtis

All Current Publications

This publication compares differences in consumer demographics, attitudes, and lifestyle measures between farmers’ market and CSA consumers based upon consumer surveys.

Reproduction And Immune Impacts From Vitamin Or Mineral Deficiencies: Determining If Your Herd Is Deficient, Kerry A. Rood

All Current Publications

This publication describes ways to determine vitamin or mineral deficiencies in cattle herds.

How A Lagoon Works For Livestock Wastewater Treatment, Rhonda Miller, Jennifer Major, Penny Trinca

All Current Publications

This publication discusses various types of lagoons and how they work as livestock wastewater treatment.

Lori Blum V. Rainer Dahl : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM A FINAL JUDGMENT AND A FINAL ORDER/MINUTE ENTRY OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, IN AND FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, THE HONORABLE ROBIN W. REESE PRESIDING.

Utah V. Duane Smith : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT, UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH Trial Ct Judge: Steven L. Hansen Trial Ct No. 101402594 Appellate Ct No. 20110196-CA

Utah Department Of Transportation V. Fpa West Point, Llc, A Delaware Limited Liability Company, First American Title Insurance Company, A California Corporation, Bank Of America, Na, Fka Lasalle Bank, K Mart Corporation, A Michigan Corporation, And New Albertson's Inc., An Ohio Corporation : Reply Brief Of Plaintiff/Petitioner, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from an Interlocutory Order of the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, Honorable Tyrone E. Medley, Presiding

Jim Purkey And Jan Purkey V. Kent Max Roberts And Jilene Roberts : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS JIM PURKEY AND JAN PURKEY, Plaintiffs, v. KENT MAX ROBERTS AND JILENE ROBERTS*, Defendants/Cross-Claimants/ Appellant, v. DR. ROGER RUSSELL,* Cross-Defendant/Appellee. * - Parties on Appeal CaseNo.:20110365-CA Dist. Ct. Case No.: 070600015 BRIEF OF APPELLANT Appeal from a Final Judgment and an Order Denying Motion to Alter or Amend the Judgment of the Sixth Judicial District Court in and for Sanpete County, The Honorable Marvin D. Bagley Presiding Jerry D. Reynolds 230 N. 350 E. Orem,UT 84057 Attorney for Appellee Michael E. Day (7843) Nathan Whittaker (11978) DAY SHELL & LILJENQUIST, L.C. 45 E. Vine …

Jamis M. Johnson V. State Of Utah: Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from order and judgement revoking probation, the honorable James Brady, Fourth District Court, Millard County, Utah presiding.

Micah John Reller V. Karine Anesia Schlagel Toledo Reller V. Francis J. Argenziano : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WEST JORDAN DEPARTMENT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH JUDGE TERRY CHRISTIANSEN.

State Of Utah V. Gary Lee Moody : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from convictions for exploitation of a vulnerable adult and issuing a bad check or draft, both third degree felonies, in the Third Judicial District Court of Utah, Salt Lake County, the Honorable Randall Skanchy presiding.

Basic Research V. Admiral Insurance Co : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

On appeal from the final judgment of the Third Judicial District Court for Salt Lake County, Honorable L.A. Dever, District Judge

North Fork Special Service District V. Bennion : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM A FINAL ORDER OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT, IN AND FOR UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, THE HONORABLE STEVEN L. HANSEN PRESIDING

Bv Lending, Llc V. Jordanelle Special Service District : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from a Final Order of the Fourth Judicial District Court for Wasatch County, Judge Derek P. Pullan Presiding Civil No. 100500444

Utah V. Fernando Gonzalez-Camargo : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from convictions for possession of methamphetamine, a third degree felony, and receiving stolen property, a class B misdemeanor, in the Third Judicial District Court of Utah, Salt Lake County, the Honorable Royal I. Hansen presiding

Exercise Habits And Tobacco Use Among Male Latino Farmworkers, Jason Brumitt, Leda I. Garside, Rebecca Reisch, Talina Marshall, Hui En Gilpin, Jessica Kinsey, Kelsey Imondi, Heather Robinson

Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy

Migrant farmworkers risk occupational injury and are at risk for developing chronic health conditions. Exercise may enhance health and help to reduce the risk of occupational injury and/or reduce the risk of developing a chronic health condition. Little is known, however, about the exercise habits of Latino migrant farmworkers. Male Latino migrant farmworkers completed an exercise and health habits questionnaire at health screening clinics. One hundred fifty-three (58.2%) subjects reported exercising during the week. There was no difference in age between those who reported exercising and those who did not (p = .78). Only 42 (16%) of all workers reported …

Use And Disposition Of Life Insurance In Dissolution Of Marriage, Jani Maurer

Barry Law Review

This article explores life insurance considerations in Florida dissolution of marriage proceedings, reviews current applicable law, and suggests methods of effectively dealing with life insurance in the divorce context.

Therapeutic Jurisprudence And Family-Friendly Criminal Law Practice, David B. Wexler

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.

Collaborative Law: Recognizing The Need For A New Default Method Of Family Law Resolution, Marsha B. Freeman

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.