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Panorama December 2012, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter encourages students to stay active, provides information on Southern's QEP activity program, contains a profile on Professor Judy Sloan, and highlights the SOAP program.

Piety And Profession: Simon Greenleaf And The Case Of The Stillborn Bowdoin Law School, 1850–1861, Alfred S. Konefsky

Journal Articles

In 1850, Bowdoin College turned to former Harvard professor Simon Greenleaf when it sought to establish a law school. Although the school did not materialize, Greenleaf wrote a remarkable report that reveals anxieties about the profession, competing visions of legal education, and controversies over the meaning of the science of law in antebellum New England.

Ferlinghetti On Trial: The Howl Court Case And Juvenile Delinquency, Joel E. Black

Journal Articles

In spring 1957 the Juvenile Division of the San Francisco Police Department seized copies of Howl and charged the poem's publisher, Lawrence Felinghetti, with obscenity. Tried in summer 1957 and defended by the American Civil Liberties Union, Ferlinghetti was exonerated by a District Court judge. Scholars typically place the Howl trial at the beginning of a cultural and social revolution that flourished in the 1960s or place it amid the personal lives and rebellions of the actors composing the Beat Generation. However, these treatments do not fully consider the ways the prosecution reflected trends in law, shaped debates over juvenile …

What Method Of Contact Works Best For Recruiting Participants In A Study: Lessons For Health Care Researchers?, Romania Iqbal, Ali Haroon, Abdul Jabbar, Neelofar Babar, Rahat Qureshi

Section of Internal Medicine

Objectives: To assess the various recruitment strategies used by medical researchers and their response rates.

Methods: The observational study, part of a larger retrospective cohort, was done at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from May 2008-December 2010, covering a period from 1999 to 2005. We used a multi-mode contact approach for including participants in the study. This comprised an invitational letter that described the study sent along with a mail-back, postage-paid envelope and multiple phone calls for recruitment of participants. The response to each mode was noted and described as frequency and percentage.

Results: There …

Editorial, R Manchanda

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.

Morpho-Anatomy Of Leaf, Stem And Root Of Alternanthera Sessilis (L.) R. Br. Ex Dc And Alternanthera Pungens Kunth (Amaranthaceae) And Its Significance In Drug Identification, H Gupta, J Raj, A Rathi, E Sundaram, S Kumar, R Manchanda

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

The present communication deals with morpho-anatomical characters of leaf, stem and root of Alternanthera sesilis and Alternanthera pungens and its signifinace in identification and differentiation of raw drug originated from these species. The plant characters of diagnostic importance are for example colour of stem is green in Alternanthera sesilis and brown in Alternanthera pungens; flower of Alternanthera sesilis possess three stamens while Alternanthera pungens possess five stamens. The study will be useful in confirming the authenticity of raw drug and also serve as a reference for advanced studies of these two such closely related species.

Homoeopathic Individualized Lm-Potencies Versus Centesimal Potencies For Pain Management Of Cervical Spondylosis: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Exploratory Clinical Study, C Nayak, Vikram Singh, Jaya Gupta, Mohd Ali, Ramendar Pal, Md Arya, P Bindu, Debdatta Nayak, Paromita Goswami

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Objective:Primary objective was to assess the feasibility for a further definite study to compare the effectiveness of LM-vs-CM homoeopathic potencies in reducing pain due to cervical spondylosis. Method:A multi center prospective randomized clinical pilot study was conducted by Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy at its three centers during June 2009 - June 2010. Out of 148 patients screened, 56 patients were enrolled and randomized as per the pre-set inclusion criteria. However 54 patients, LM group (n=28) and CM group (n=26) were analyzed. Pain was assessed using visual analog scale. The primary end point for pain from 1 to 60 …

Clinical Verification Of Ichthyolum - A Multicentric Observational Study, P Chakraborty, Subhash Kaushik, S Nain, Pramodji Singh, Ojit Singh, K Das, Darshan Singh, V Singh, M Rai

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Introduction: Ichthyolum is reported to have pronounced action on various systemic affections in various literatures. On the basis of this literature, Council conducted a thorough proving on this drug earlier and subsequently clinical verification, to ascertain its clinical importance in Homoeopathy. Objectives:The primary objective was to clinically verify the symptomatology of Ichthyolum as observed during its proving conducted by Council on this drug and the secondary objective was to ascertain the clinical symptoms. Method:In the multicentre study, a total of 131 patients from all age groups & both sexes were enrolled from the O.P.D.s of the respective institutes & units …

Ccrh Quarterly Bulletin (1982), S Sharma

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.

Pharmacological Actions Of Homoeopathic Drugs, Eswara Das

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.

Optimum Multi-Hop Transmission Strategies For Energy Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks, Jingxian Wu, Yahong Rosa Zheng

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents optimum multi-hop transmission strategies (MHTS) for energy constrained wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Nodes in a multi-hop WSN need to transmit their own information and to relay each other's information to a base station (BS), and there are usually multiple available paths between a node and the BS. the optimum MHTS derived in this paper answers three questions: 1) how should a node divide its limited energy between the transmission of the self-information and the relay-information? 2) whether a single path or a combination of multiple paths should be used to route the information from a node to …

Zheng Classification In Traditional Chinese Medicine Based On Modified Specular-Free Tongue Images, Ratchadaporn Kanawong, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, Jun Yu, Dong Xu, Shao Li, Ye Duan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners usually observe the color and coating of a patient's tongue to determine ZHENG (such as Cold or Hot ZHENG) and to diagnose different stomach disorders including gastritis. In our previous work, we explored new modalities for clinical characterization of ZHENG in gastritis patients via tongue image analysis using various supervised machine-learning algorithms. We proposed a system that learns from the clinical practitioner's subjective data how to classify a patients health status by extracting meaningful features from tongue images based on color-space models. In this paper, we propose an enhancement to the ZHENG classification system: a coating …

Writing Centers And Students With Disabilities: The User-Centered Approach, Participatory Design, And Empirical Research As Collaborative Methodologies, Allen Brizee, Morgan Sousa, Dana Driscoll Phd

Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Graduate Student Publications

This article discusses issues of accessibility and how user-centered and participatory approaches can inform empirical research to guide the Universal Design of virtual spaces and influence writing center efforts for students with disabilities. Because this article describes how to integrate usability/accessibility testing for online and in-person services, it can work as a model for writing centers struggling with the challenges of serving students with disabilities. Toward this end, the article discusses two generations of usability testing on a large, well-established online writing lab (the Purdue OWL), as well as the collaborative projects that emerged between the usability team and campus …

Opportunity Lost: Mismanagment Of The Closeout Phase Of Construction Projects, Jared Rogers

Purdue Polytechnic Masters Theses

In nearly every construction project, completing the project on time is one of the most critical things for everyone involved. Late project completion causes a wide variety of complications for the entire project team. This paper seeks to identify some of the causes for delay in the last phase of construction projects: the closeout phase.

Original research was conducted to gather input from construction industry professionals about their experiences with the closeout phase of projects. Factors perceived to cause closeout delay were identified, along with perceptions about the closeout performance of survey participant’s firms. The research validated the study’s premise …

Science Today In Verse, Hope Leman

Sci-Tech News

No abstract provided.

Sci-Tech Book News Reviews, Susan Fingerman

Sci-Tech News

The following section consists of 100 book reviews selected from Reference and Research Book News, reprinted with the permission of Book News Inc. This review journal is published six times a year, each issue reviewing thousands of new titles in all disciplines. For a sample issue and subscription information, contact Book News Inc at [email protected] or (503)281-9230.

Full Issue: Vol. 66, No. 4

Sci-Tech News

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Molecular Surveillance Of Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses In Wild Birds Across The United States: Inferences From The Hemagglutinin Gene, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Susan A. Shriner, Kaci K. Vandalen, Alan B. Franklin, Theodore D. Anderson, Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

A United States interagency avian influenza surveillance plan was initiated in 2006 for early detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) in wild birds. The plan included a variety of wild bird sampling strategies including the testing of fecal samples from aquatic areas throughout the United States from April 2006 through December 2007. Although HPAIV was not detected through this surveillance effort we were able to obtain 759 fecal samples that were positive for low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV). We used 136 DNA sequences obtained from these samples along with samples from a public influenza sequence database for …

Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex And Surprising Effects Of Climate Change In The Northern Hardwood Forest, Peter M. Groffman, Lindsay E. Rustad, Pamela H. Templer, John L. Campbell, Lynn M. Christenson, Nina K. Lany, Anne M. Socci, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Paul G. Schaberg, Geoffrey W. Wilson, Charles T. Driscoll, Timothy J. Fahey, Melany C. Fisk, Christine L. Goodale, Mark B. Green, Steven P. Hamburg, Chris E. Johnson, Mryon J. Mitchell, Jennifer L. Morse, Linda H. Pardo, Nicholas L. Rodenhouse

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Evaluations of the local effects of global change are often confounded by the interactions of natural and anthropogenic factors that overshadow the effects of climate changes on ecosystems. Long-term watershed and natural elevation gradient studies at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest and in the surrounding region show surprising results demonstrating the effects of climate change on hydrologic variables (e.g., evapotranspiration, streamflow, soil moisture); the importance of changes in phenology on water, carbon, and nitrogen fluxes during critical seasonal transition periods; winter climate change effects on plant and animal community composition and ecosystem services; and the effects of anthropogenic disturbances and …

Synthesis And Co2/Ch4 Separation Performance Of Bio-Mof-1 Membranes., Joseph Allen Bohrman 1988-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The separation of carbon dioxide from natural gas is of great interest from the environmental and energy perspective, respectively. From the environmental point of view, capturing CO2 effectively from power plants can have a positive impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. From the energy point of view, CO2 is an undesirable impurity in natural gas wells, with concentrations as high as 70%. Membrane technology can play a major role in making natural gas purification processes economically feasible. A novel membrane composed of Metal-organic-framework material Zn8(Ad)4(BPDC)6O 2Me2NH2 (Bio-MOF-1) was designed and created to effectively separate CO2/CH4 gas mixtures. The crystalline structure, …

News From Hope College, Volume 44.3: December, 2012, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Out Of The Shadows: A Public Face For Acquisitions In Academic Libraries, Lindsey Reno

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Egypt's Police State In The Work Of Idris And Mahfouz, David F. Dimeo

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "Egypt's Police State in the Work of Idris and Mahfouz" David F. DiMeo examines how two leading twentieth-century authors of politically committed fiction addressed an angry generation's confrontations with former members of the oppressive state police apparatus. Yusuf Idris's The Black Policeman (1962) and Najib Mahfouz's al-Karnak (1974) remain particularly relevant as today's Egyptian activists confront the vestiges of the former regime's security forces. Using Mikhail Bakhtin's theory of the carnival as a paradigm for analysis, DiMeo examines how both texts present sharp contrasts between hollow quests for public revenge through purges and a genuine overturning of …

Random Ramblings- Does The Focus On Banned Books Subtly Undermine Intellectual Freedom?, Bob Holley

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings, Sever Bordeianu

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

At Brunning: People & Technology: At The Only Edge That Means Anything/How We Understand What We Do, Dennis Brunning

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Profile-Helen Henderson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Demand-Driven Acquisition Of Ebook Titles In An Academic Library, Dara Elmore

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Library Marketplace-Interview With Norman Desmarais, Professor Emeritus, Providence College, John D. Riley

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.