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Volume 21 Issue 1 (2011), Case Western Reserve Health Matrix: Journal Of Law-Medicine

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.

Health Related Claims, The Market For Information, And The First Amendment, J. Howard Beales Iii

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.

Commercial Speech, Drugs, Promotion And A Tailored Advertisement Moratorium, Margaret Gilhooley

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.

Truth Or Consequences?: Commercial Free Speech Vs. Public Health Promotion (At The Fda), Lars Noah

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

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The Food And Drug Administration V. The First Amendment: A Survey Of Recent Fda Enforcement, Gerald Masoudi, Christopher Pruitt

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.

A Veil Of Tax Exemption ?: A Proposal For The Continuation Of Federal Tax-Exempt Status For "Nonprofit" Hospitals, Jeremy J. Schirra

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.

When Regulation Becomes Personal: Asserting Retaliatory Enforcement Claims Against Regulatory Agencies, Mark Brian Skerry

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

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Comments: Needlessly Fighting An Uphill Battle: Extensive Estate Planning Complications Faced By Gay And Lesbian Individuals, Including Drastic Resort To Adult Adoption Of Same-Sex Partners, Necessitate Revision Of Maryland's Intestacy Law To Provide Heir-At-Law Status For Domestic Partners, Madeleine N. Foltz

University of Baltimore Law Review

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University Of Baltimore Law Review Volume 40 Number 4 (Summer 2011) Front Matter

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Introduction To The 2010 Amateur Sports Symposium, Dionne L. Koller

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Symposium: Uneven Bars: Age Rules, Antitrust, And Amateurism In Women's Gymnastics, Ryan M. Rodenberg, Andrea N. Eagleman

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Comments: Naturally Shed Dna: The Fourth Amendment Implications In The Trail Of Intimate Information We All Cannot Help But Leave Behind, Mike Silvestri

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Parenting By The Clock: The Best-Interest-Of-The-Child Standard, Judicial Discretion, And The American Law Institute's "Approximation Rule", Richard A. Warshak

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Comments: A "Familiar" Standard Of Care: What The Same Or Similar Communities Standard Could Mean For Maryland, John M. Williams Jr.

University of Baltimore Law Review

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Pakistan's Failed Commitment: How Pakistan's Institutionalized Persecution Of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Violates The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Qasim Rashid

Law Student Publications

The United Nations (“UN”) adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”) in 1966 and officially implemented it in 1976 to ensure, among other guarantees, that no human is denied his or her right to equal voting, freedom of political association, due process of law, freedom of life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is among 166 nations that have signed and ratified the ICCPR. Since signing the ICCPR in 2008 and ratifying it in 2010, however, Pakistan has perpetuated state-sanctioned and violent persecution of religious minority groups such …

Biology News, Winter 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Biology.

Biology News

Contents:

-- Greetings from the Department of Biology
-- Focus on UNI Biology Alumni
-- Let us hear from you...
-- Twenty Second North American Prairie Conference: Restoring a National Treasure
-- Faculty and Staff News
-- Summer Research
-- Trip to West Virginia's eastern panhandle was a success
-- Thurman on PDA in Brasil
-- Taiwan Exchange Program
-- Climate change impacts report
-- Focus on UNI Biology Students
-- Student Clubs
-- Pre-Physical Therapy Club
-- Faculty Changes - Retirements
-- You make a difference! Message from our donors
-- Why support undergraduate biological research at UNI
-- …

The Reproductive Morphology And Physiological Age-Grading Of Female Cyrtobagous Salviniae, The Salvinia Weevil, Lee Jared Eisenberg

LSU Master's Theses

Over 1000 dissections were performed on field, greenhouse and lab specimens in order to describe the reproductive system of Cyrtobagous salviniae, a biocontrol agent of Salvinia molesta (giant salvinia). The reproductive morphology of C. salviniae was described, the classes of reproductive development were characterized, and oviposition assessed. The reproductive system of C. salviniae consists of two ovaries, each of which is comprised of two membraneous ovarioles. These are each divided into a distal germarium and a proximal vitellarium that is connected to a lateral oviduct. The lateral oviducts unite to form a common oviduct through which eggs must pass for …

An Advanced Controller For A Semi-Active Wheelchair Suspension, David J. Smith

Master's Theses

An Advanced Controller for a Semi-Active Wheelchair Suspension was designed, built and tested.  The suspension consisted of a Goodyear 1S3-011 air spring, IQ Valves high speed proportional solenoid valve, and a custom made accumulator.  Several controller designs specific to semi-active suspensions were designed and tested.  The controllers investigated were skyhook, acceleration driven damping, and a combined control law employing both a dual and single sensor version.  The implementation of skyhook control suffered performance degradation from the idealization due to particular elements of hardware, however acceleration driven damping showed a marked and statistically significant improvement over skyhook control, in hardware, by …

Iowa Conference On Communicative Disorders [Program, 2011], Iowa Conference On Communicative Disorders

Iowa Conference on Communicative Disorders Programs

The Iowa Conference on Communicative Disorders provides continuing education activities in speech- language pathology that are acceptable to the State of Iowa and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Areas of emphasis include adults and pediatrics.

Performance Of Control Room Operators In Alarm Management, Dileep Buddaraju

LSU Master's Theses

Pipelines transport millions of barrels of petroleum products every day. These systems have significant safety concerns. The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, while concerned with oil and gas extraction rather than distribution, shares many of the same safety and reliability issues as distribution systems, and demonstrates the significant potential for major disasters in the pipeline industry. In this work, a research study is being conducted to further understanding of the role of operators in the management of alarm systems and to measure the performance of operators in handling abnormal situations like pressure loss, liquid inflow/outflow variation and …

Screening Of Tar Cracking Catalysts For Syngas Produced By Biomass Gasification, Bijeet Mukherjee

LSU Master's Theses

The gasification of biomass produces tars and particulates. These tars and particulates create problems in the gasification systems. Tars condense on surfaces at lower temperatures, such as exit pipes and on particulate filters, leading to blockages and clogged filters. Tars also have varied impacts on other downstream processes. Due to these reasons, syngas containing significant concentrations of tars cannot be used in internal combustion engines. Thus the processes through which tars can be removed have been subject to considerable research. The objective of this research was to identify the best catalyst for for down-draft gasifiers, including the LSU AgCenter down-draft …

Admissions Brochure 2011-2012, William & Mary Law School

Admissions Brochures

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Book Review Of Intellectual Property And Human Development: Current Trends And Future Scenarios, Benjamin J. Keele

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Biology And Conservation Of The Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys Terrapin Pileata, In Alabama, Andy Coleman

All ETDs from UAB

The diamondback terrapin is the only obligate estuarine turtle in North America and is considered an integral member of the salt marsh ecosystem. Unfortunately, many populations throughout the terrapin's range have experienced size declines due to past overexploitation and have been unable to rebound due to current threats including crab trap mortality, habitat degradation, nest predation, and road mortality. The current study was the first comprehensive study examining various population and conservation parameters of Mississippi diamondback terrapins in Alabama. Through various field survey methods conducted in numerous salt marshes along the Gulf Coast of Alabama, it was concluded that Cedar …

Inhibitory Activity Of Ginger Oil Against Breast Cancer Cells, Namrata Karki

LSU Master's Theses

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality in women. The estimated new cases and death for 2010 in the US for females were 207,090 and 39,840 and for men were 1,970 and 390 respectively. Breast cancer cells contain cancer stem cells (CSCs), which represent less than 5% of the total cancer cell population, but accounts for continuous proliferation and growth. Breast cancer is highly metastatic and can spread to various parts of the body. Signaling through cell surface markers, including CD44/CD24/ALDH1 in breast cancer, pro-survival factors, including Hsp90 and other client proteins, angiogenic biomarkers and telomerase activity …

Smart Access Control System With Behavioral Profiling And Dynamic Pin Concept, Lohit Penubaku

LSU Master's Theses

Since ancient time, an access control device has been used for securing valuable properties as well as lives from threatening peoples. The most representative security device is Lock/Key. Recently, those security device technologies have been improved tremendously and provided various types of security methods. Nevertheless, these methods are not individually perfect to provide optimal security so that in recent years many such methods have been combined and used together to provide the required level of security. However, such combination can enhance security for limited number of users only but very difficult to provide scalable security with the number of users …

Foreign Aid's Impact On Economic Growth: Conditional On Accountable Institutions?, Anna Monique Castrillo

LSU Master's Theses

This paper studies the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean and determines whether this relationship is conditional on institutional quality, utilizing an index of accountability. I examine whether or not accountability structures rather than fiscal policies as used in Craig Burnside and David Dollar's 2000 article “Aid, Policies, and Growth” are a better determinant for overall economic growth. Using a database spanning 1996 to 2008, this paper examines the relationship between foreign aid and economic growth in 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries and seeks a clear definition of institutional quality. The findings …

So Far, Yet Home? The Impact Of Colonization And Globalization On The Philippine Family, Kathleen Nadeau

Anthropology Faculty Publications

This paper looks at the changing role of the Filipino family from precapitalist to present times. After exploring the issue of how the precolonial and precapitalist family changed in response to colonization, it focuses on the question of how the underlying structure of the modern family has changed as a result of the impact of global capitalism. The paper ends with a brief reflection on some of the implications of changed family relations, structures, and roles for the moral fiber of the family and economy.

Assymmetry In Distribution Systems: Causes, Harmful Effects And Remedies, Isaac Plummer

LSU Master's Theses

ABSTRACT: Current and voltage asymmetry denigrates the power system performance. The current asymmetry reduces efficiency, productivity and profits at the generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy. Voltage asymmetry reduces efficiency, productivity and profits at the consumption/utilization level. There are a lot of conference and journal papers on the subject of voltage and current asymmetry, however, the information is scattered over a large number of journals and conferences and published over several years. Therefore, the thesis provides a comprehensive compilation of all possible published information on current and voltage asymmetry in the electrical power systems. Published information on sources of …

In Vitro Inhibitory Activity Of Black Seed Oil And Potassium Chloride Against The Biomarkers Of Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Tamaratina Jombai

LSU Master's Theses

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women and is highly heterogeneous in nature. One very aggressive subtype of this disease is Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), is a very aggressive disease characterized by the lack of expression of estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2). TNBC patients account for approximately 15% of total breast cancer patients. This breast cancer subtype is characterized by high mortality rate, and is typically associated with poor prognosis. Current clinical methods have proven to have low success rates against TNBC, it is …