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Latino Catholicism And Indigenous Heritage As A Subfield Of Latino Studies: A Critical Evaluation Of New Approaches, Elizabeth C. Martinez Ph.D.

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

Posed through critical theory on "third-space," and a brief history of Latin American Studies, this article pursues analysis of recent interdisciplinary scholarship in English, to delineate the emergence of a new subfield in Latina/o Catholicism, connected to greater understanding of Indigenous legacy. The article also demonstrates the path of study toward creation of a themed academic issue.

Religiosity In Constitutions And The Status Of Minority Rights, Brandy G. Robinson

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

Minority rights and religion have never been topics that are simultaneously considered. However, arguably, the two have relevance, especially when combined with the topic and theory of constitutionalism. Historically and traditionally, minorities have been granted certain rights and have been denied certain rights under various constitutions. These grants and denials relate to cultural differences and values, arguably relating to a culture’s understanding and interpretation of religion.

This article explores the relationship and status of minority rights as it relates to religiosity and constitutionalism. Essentially, there is a correlation between these topics and research shows where certain nations have used religion …

Immigrant Social-Economic Landscape Changes And Ethno-Racial Border Formation In Columbus, Ohio, David M. Walker Dr., Jack Schemenauer

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

In this study we analyze new immigrant gateways in the U.S. and the role African and Latino immigrants play in reinventing urban spaces while culturally and economically regenerating neighborhoods juxtaposed to orthodox city planning practices. Through this research we aim to further understand how urban space is produced at divergent scales in the era of heightened globalization. Through this understanding we analyze how the contestation over how urban space is used and consumed leads to distinctive forms in the production of urban space and the subsequent unintended formation of newly perceived cultural borders, often based upon race and ethnicity. Through …

December 30, 2014: The Radical Religious Message Of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Radical Religious Message of A Charlie Brown Christmas“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

The Representations Of Arab-Muslims Through The Language Lens, Abed El-Rahman Tayyara

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

The article examines the use of Arabic as a sociolinguistic marker in American films that were released around the time of the events of 9/11/01 and investigates the extent to which stereotypical factors have been continuing in the same vein as in the past. Specifically, this study is a textual analysis of the application of Arabic in five recent films: Three Kings (dir. David O. Russell, 1999), Hidalgo (dir. Joe Johnston, 2004), Kingdom of Heaven (dir. Ridley Scott, 2005), Syriana (dir. Stephen Gaghan, 2005), and Body of Lies (dir. Ridley Scott, 2008). The article demonstrates that …

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Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

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Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: October-December 2014, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report will cover the following:

• Assorted statistics
• New assets added to the JDC
• Historical Materials
• What people are saying about the JDC

Left Ventricular Assist Device As Destination Therapy, Maya Guglin, Leslie W. Miller

The VAD Journal

Mechanical circulatory support is the most rapidly evolving strategy in heart failure management. The growing number of patients who need better results than medical therapy can offer, the limited pool of donors for cardiac transplantation, and several technological breakthroughs have all made the option of implanting a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as destination therapy more important.

In this review, we outline the indications and decision making process of considering a patient for a destination therapy LVAD, as well as outcomes, complications, and issues related to management of patients on currently approved devices. The future direction of the field will …

Wyoming's Big Horn General Stream Adjudication, Jason Anthony Robison

Faculty Articles

The State of Wyoming's general stream adjudication in the WindBig Horn Basin ÔÇ£Big HornÔÇØ adjudication effectively concluded in September 2014 after thirtyseven years Lengthy costly and often contentious this proceeding addressed diverse water rights claims submitted by over 20000 parties Perhaps most notable were claims for reserved rights asserted by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation ' claims that when considered by the US Supreme Court in Wyoming v United States raised salient issues regarding the practicably irrigable acreage PIA standard and related sensitivity doctrine then espoused by certain members of the Court …

Nanoparticle Dispersions With Ionic Liquid-Based Stabilizers, John Texter

Patents

The disclosure generally relates to a dispersion of nanoparticles in a liquid medium. The liquid medium is suitably water-based and further includes an ionic liquid-based stabilizer in the liquid medium to stabilize the dispersion of nanoparticles therein. The stabilizer can be polymeric or monomeric and generally includes a moiety with at least one quaternary ammonium cation from a corresponding ionic liquid. The dispersion suitably can be formed by shearing or otherwise mixing a mixture/combination of its components. The dispersions can be used to form nanoparticle composite films upon drying or otherwise removing the liquid medium carrier, with the stabilizer providing …

Usa V. Janice Rey

2014 Decisions

USDC for the District Court of the Virgin Islands

Continuing To Confront Copd International Physician Survey: Physician Knowledge And Application Of Copd Management Guidelines In 12 Countries, Kourtney J. Davis, Sarah H. Landis, Yeon-Mok Oh, David M. Mannino, Meilan K. Han, Thys Van Der Molen, Zaurbek Aisanov, Ana M. Menezes, Masakazu Ichinose, Hana Muellerova

Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

AIM: Utilizing data from the Continuing to Confront COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) International Physician Survey, this study aimed to describe physicians' knowledge and application of the GOLD (Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD diagnosis and treatment recommendations and compare performance between primary care physicians (PCPs) and respiratory specialists.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Physicians from 12 countries were sampled from in-country professional databases; 1,307 physicians (PCP to respiratory specialist ratio three to one) who regularly consult with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis patients were interviewed online, by telephone or face …

Status Report To The General Assembly, Administrative Fee For Appointed Counsel, Calendar Year 2013, Tennessee. State Courts.

Administrative Fees Report

No abstract provided.

State V. Howell Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42277

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Conventional Latex/Nanolatex Blends, Frank N. Jones, Ravi G. Joshi, Theodore Provder

Patents

Nanolatexes comprising functional monomers and methods for making nanolatexes. Compositions comprising between about 3:97 and 90:10 (w/w) nanolatex particles to conventional latex particles. Because of the particle size differences between the conventional and nanolatexes, the nanolatexes may distribute themselves advantageously amongst the conventional latexes during coalescence, resulting in films having unexpected properties. In particular, when the average particle size of the conventional latex is about six times larger than the average particle size of the nanolatex, a composition comprising a ratio of 1 conventional latex particle for every 25 nanolatex particles results in unexpectedly strong (large Young's modulus) and smooth …

The Bubbling Aorta, Hesham R. Omar, Maya Guglin

The VAD Journal

We are presenting the image of the bubbles in the descending aorta in a patient on VA ECMO.

American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 36, Nos. 3-4, Fall-Winter 2014, Scott Lyell Gardner

American Society of Parasitologists: Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Periodic Spiral Antennas, Jonathan Michael O'Brien, Thomas Weller, Gokhan Mumcu, John E. Grandfield

USF Patents

In one embodiment, a periodic spiral antenna includes first and second arms that form interleaved spirals parallel to an x-y plane, wherein the arms have a height dimension that extends along a z direction that is perpendicular to the x-y plane, and wherein the interleaved spirals form multiple turns of the antenna, the turns being equally spaced from each other throughout the antenna.

Apparatus For Osteotomy And Graft Preparation, Eric R. Henderson

USF Patents

Surgical tools that increase surgical accuracy for orthopedic procedures involving long bone osteotomy with or without supplementation with allograft or autograft. Two clamps on the operative side are rigidly interconnected to one another with an adjustable rod that is locked into place, preserving length and rotation of the bone. A graft preparation device is used on the operative table. It enables alignment of the graft to preserve the desired mechanical and anatomic axes and to provide rigid fixation of the graft for cutting. Adjustable jigs ensure exact cuts.

Telescopic Nanotube Device For Hot Nanolithography, Adrian Popescu, Lilia M. Woods

USF Patents

A device for maintaining a constant tip-surface distance for producing nanolithography patterns on a surface using a telescopic nanotube for hot nanolithography. An outer nanotube is attached to an AFM cantilever opposite a support end. An inner nanotube is telescopically disposed within the outer nanotube. The tip of the inner nanotube is heated to a sufficiently high temperature and brought in the vicinity of the surface. Heat is transmitted to the surface for thermal imprinting. Because the inner tube moves telescopically along the outer nanotube axis, a tip-surface distance is maintained constant due to the vdW force interaction, which in …

Minimally Invasive Networked Surgical System And Method, Richard D. Gitlin, Gabriel E. Arrobo, Thomas P. Ketterl

USF Patents

A system for performing non-invasive networked medical procedures including a number of in vivo medical devices, a communication path between at least two of the devices, an ex vivo control unit to control the behavior of the devices, and a wireless communication path between the control unit and at least one of the devices. An associated method for performing non-invasive networked medical procedures is also provided. Further included is a simulation method that utilizes accurate electromagnetic field simulations, using a software based test bench, to determine the maximum allowable transmitted power levels from in vivo devices to achieve a required …

Distributed And Decentralized Location Aware Architecture, Sean J. Barbeau, Philip L. Winters, Rafael Perez, Nevine Georggi, Miguel Labrador, Alfredo Perez

USF Patents

Provided is a distributed and decentralized location-aware system. The system includes a number of peers, each in communication with other peers and adapted to communicate PING, PONG, and ALERT messages. Each of the messages has a header that includes location information.

Also provided is a method of communication between two peers in the system. In addition, the present invention includes a method of rendering the system. In the method, a communication link between an electronic map and a number of peers is provided. The location information and the covering distance of each of the peers is obtained and used to …

Combination Of Insulin And Ascorbate To Enhance Wound Healing, Kurt Musselmann, John R. Hassell, Brad Kane, Bridgette Alexandrou

USF Patents

Provided is a method of stimulating collagen synthesis and proteoglycan (lumican and keratocan) accumulation. Collagenase isolated keratocytes were cultured with or without insulin with or without ascorbate. Insulin stimulates the synthesis of collagen but does not affect the accumulation of lumican and keratocan. Insulin plus ascorbate, however, stimulates the synthesis of collagen and increased the accumulation of these proteoglycans. The accumulation of PGDS, a KSPG that does not interact with collagen, is not affected by ascorbate. Only the collagen made in the presence of ascorbate was pepsin resistant. EDB overrode the effects of ascorbate on pepsin resistance and proteoglycan accumulation.

The Impact Of The Use Of Some Teaching Methods (Self-Examination And Training) On Learning Some Basic Skills In Volleyball, Waad Rahim Boutros, Sabah Qais Ghadban

Modern Sport

The research aims to identify the impact of the teaching methods Breathe test and imperative training method in learning some basic skills in Volleyball. The sample included 30 students of the first intermediate level from Al-Tawaia for boys / the public directorate of the education of Baghdad province – Al-Rasafa /2( The second). The samples are chosen randomly and divided into three groups : The systematic (Imperative method), first experimentary (training method), second experimentary (training method). Ten students are chosen for each group . The syllabus of the ministry of education is adopted on the systematic group while educational unites, …

The Impact Of Special Exercises According To Some Biokinematic Variables To Develop Some Motor Abilities And The Accuracy And Strength Of The Performance Of The Frontal Ground Strike Skill In Tennis, Hasnaa Sattar Jabbar, Mohammed Hassan Hillel

Modern Sport

Tennis games that are their skills are different and require the player to move quickly and gracefully and hit the ball the terms Bio-kinematcal correctly to achieve the goal of skill highest accuracy and strength , the goal of research is to identify the effect of specific exercises according to some variables Bio-kinematcal to develop some motor skills , accuracy and power performance of the skill of the strike front in tennis has sample consisted of (8) players of the national team of Iraq tennis . most important conclusions was that the special exercises used have had influence in the …

A Study Of The State Of Knowledge Of Scout Education For Teachers Of Non-Sport Specialties In Intermediate, Preparatory And Secondary Schools In Baghdad Governorate/ Al-Karkh 3, Heba Ahmed Abdul Jabbar

Modern Sport

The Scout movement is a behavioral & Social movement that meant to Build & Guide The Youth Generations to the Righteous Path & prevent it from Degradation , to prepare it to A Better Future & A Bright Tomorrow ware The Ethics & Manners of the individual have the Ultimate Priority. Thus we can Consider The Scout movement AS Fulfillment For Scholar Curriculum that can blog the un Prevented Gaps in the Normal Schools Curriculum . & in one word it is a behavioral Raisin Prepare the individual to the public Active life by Relying on Nature , & that …

Central Bank Library And National Development., K.G.G. Wijeweera

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) commenced its operations in 1950 as the country's monetary authority. The Bank's key business areas are identified as Economic and Price Stability, Financial System Stability, Currency issue and Management, Public Debt Management, Regional Development Foreign Exchange Management, and Financial Intelligence Library of the Central Bank established in 1951 plays the major role in providing information to the Central Bank to achieve its objectives. The bomb blast in 1996 destroyed the Central Bank Library. However, the Central Bank was able to re-establish the library in several months. Branch Library at then Rural Banking …

Comprehensive Approach For International Customs Regulatory Framework For Sri Lanka., Lalith Edirisinghe

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

As has been stipulated in the 'development roadmap for Sri Lanka' (Mahinda Chinthanaya), the state authorities of Sri Lanka have undertaken to develop and promote the economy and society through, particularly, the establishment of five hubs (Naval hub, Aviation hub, Commercial hub, Energy hub and Knowledge hub) of which the Customs and Legal Framework considered from a trade and industry points of view is supposed to play a highly significant role. Of this, an effective border management system should complement national development objectives as envisaged by the regime in power. The proposed study aims to derive a qualitative assessment of …

Prevalence Of Anaemia Amongst Non-Pregnant Women In Sri Lanka: Statistical Analyses., Lakshmi Udeshika Ranwala

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Haemoglobin is an iron containing protein that transports oxygen throughout the body. When haemoglobin level is reduced below a cut-off point is called anaemia. Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey (SLDHS) was conducted in 2006/07 to monitor the prevalence of anaemia among children and non-pregnant women in Sri Lanka. Although the department of Census and Statistics published the descriptive analysis, multiple regression analysis was not carried out. Non-pregnant women with haemoglobin level less than 11mg/dl is categorized as anaemic condition. Overall prevalence of anaemia among non-pregnant women is 40.9% , which were at public health problem level. High inter-district disparity …

Evolutionary Genomics And Adaptive Evolution Of The Hedgehog Gene Family (Shh, Ihh And Dhh) In Vertebrates, Joana Pereira, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O'Brien, Erich D. Jarvis, Guojie Zhang, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Vitor Vasconcelos, Agostinho Antunes

Biology Faculty Articles

The Hedgehog (Hh) gene family codes for a class of secreted proteins composed of two active domains that act as signalling molecules during embryo development, namely for the development of the nervous and skeletal systems and the formation of the testis cord. While only one Hh gene is found typically in invertebrate genomes, most vertebrates species have three (Sonic hedgehog – Shh; Indian hedgehog – Ihh; and Desert hedgehog – Dhh), each with different expression patterns and functions, which likely helped promote the increasing complexity of vertebrates and their successful diversification. In this study, we …