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Hot Topics Under The First Amendment, George Bach Jan 2014

Hot Topics Under The First Amendment, George Bach

Faculty Teaching Resources

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Β-Lactamase Production And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern Of Moraxella Catarrhalis Isolates: Report From Pakistan, Sadia Omer Sheikh, Naima Fasih, Seema Irfan, Afia Zafar Jan 2014

Β-Lactamase Production And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern Of Moraxella Catarrhalis Isolates: Report From Pakistan, Sadia Omer Sheikh, Naima Fasih, Seema Irfan, Afia Zafar

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Objective: To assess the frequency of β-lactamase production and antimicrobial resistance in Moraxella catarrhalis isolated from clinical specimens in Pakistan. Methods: This cross sectional study (January to December 2010) was conducted in clinical microbiology laboratory of Aga Khan University Hospital. A total of 97 clinical respiratory specimens growing Moraxella catarrhalis were included. Frequency of β-lactamase production and antimicrobial resistance rates against ampicillin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin and tetracycline were noted by performing minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). MICs were calculated as MIC50 and MIC90.
Results: β-Lactamase production was detected in 84% of isolates, which correlated well with high MIC of …

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Creating And Selling Films & Printed Documents: The Challenge Of The Joint Authorship And First Sale Doctrines, Sherri L. Burr Jan 2014

Creating And Selling Films & Printed Documents: The Challenge Of The Joint Authorship And First Sale Doctrines, Sherri L. Burr

Faculty Scholarship

The joint creation of intellectual property can arise in many forms, and legal issues may arise concerning joint authorship. The selling of intellectual property can also take different forms, which may invoke Copyright laws' first sale doctrine or licensing. This article takes a critical look at the copyright provisions governing joint authorship and first sales of work, in particular the influence of these doctrines on film and the printed word. Joint film products begin with idea treatments and screenplays that may be co-written with two or more authors, and include directors who oversee the making of the entire film, and …

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Think Like A (Mindful) Lawyer: Incorporating Mindfulness And Professional Identity Into The First-Year Curriculum, Nathalie Martin Jan 2014

Think Like A (Mindful) Lawyer: Incorporating Mindfulness And Professional Identity Into The First-Year Curriculum, Nathalie Martin

Faculty Scholarship

In this article, I add to the existing mindfulness literature by discussing other ways that law teachers might consider incorporating mindfulness and emotional intelligence into one or more of their classes. I also discuss the related idea of helping students develop a professional identity. Next, I focus on providing these tools in a first-year mandatory class and then attempt to provide a rationale, and a roadmap, for doing this. After explaining briefly what mindfulness and emotional intelligence are, I review literature from other disciplines on the benefits of mindfulness practice and emotional intelligence training. Next, I discuss how this training …

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Interest Rate Caps, State Legislation, And Public Opinion: Does The Law Reflect The Public’S Desires?, Nathalie Martin Jan 2014

Interest Rate Caps, State Legislation, And Public Opinion: Does The Law Reflect The Public’S Desires?, Nathalie Martin

Faculty Scholarship

Because New Mexico has one of the highest consumer usage rates and highest concentrations of payday and title loan shops in the nation,2 we thought it would be an ideal place to measure the public’s knowledge of and interest in these ubiquitous loans. We also measured knowledge of interest rate caps in the context of credit cards, as a point of comparison. Our data are consistent with that of previous studies showing that the general public overwhelmingly supports interest rate caps both in general and for certain types of loans. More uniquely, we also found that many consumers are unaware …

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University Advising Center Syllabus And Handbook, Office Of Academic Affairs Jan 2014

University Advising Center Syllabus And Handbook, Office Of Academic Affairs

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The syllabus and handbook made available to students to help them navigate undergraduate advising. This includes information on the various types of advisement at the university, a description and guide to using the online LoboAchieve service, an overview of ACT/SAT score placement for Gen Ed courses, and other helpful sections.

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Hslic Annual Report Fy2013-14, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center Jan 2014

Hslic Annual Report Fy2013-14, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

HSLIC Annual Reports

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