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Changing Trends In The Content And Purpose Of Mexico's Intellectual Property Right Regime, Alan S. Gutterman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Some Unique Monte Carlo Molecular Simulation Algorithms And Their Applications, William Smith

Amgen Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering

The development of molecular simulation algorithms for predicting the thermodynamic properties of classical fluids and their mixtures began over 50 years ago. An ultimate goal is to predict system properties at both the macroscopic and molecular levels with the minimal need for experimental data. Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) are the two main approaches, both based on specifying an underlying mathematical model for the molecular interactions (force fields). MD has the advantage that it can calculate some thermodynamic properties and can also calculate transport properties and study systems away from equilibrium. Since its implementation is relatively straightforward, many …

Personal Mobility In The Context Of Sustainable Development, Rossen Tkatchenko

Journal of Environmental Sustainability

Personal mobility can be shaped by many possible means, from strategic international agreements on joint standards, through national legislation on health and safety, sustainable municipality planning and development, up to education and promotion of environmentally friendly life style. This paper follows some of the main trends in the historical development of the travel demand, and shows the evolution of the personal mobility into an environmentally sensitive area.

Middle To Late Holocene Vegetation Shifts In The Nw Transylvanian Lowlands (Romania), Roxana Grindean, Ioan Tanţău, Sorina Fărcaş, Andrei Panait

Studia UBB Geologia

The Iaz peat bog, located in northwestern Transylvania at 300 m a.s.l., was cored to study the Middle to Late Holocene vegetation shifts in the area. The pollen record is supported by seven ¹⁴C datings. The base of the sequence starts in the Middle Holocene, when the outer woodlands were dominated by Corylus avellana together with other components of the Quercetum mixtum. The local establishment of Carpinus betulus occurred at 5700 cal. yr BP with maximum values at around 4900 cal. yr BP. At 4800 cal. yr BP, Fagus sylvatica became locally established and expanded, possibly as a …

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Congratulations to the following faculty members on their recent promotion or advancement: Drs. Adam Berger (Professor), Kris Kaulback (Clinical Associate Professor), Francesco Palazzo (Chief of Surgery at Methodist Hospital, Vice Chair of Surgery at Jefferson), Jordan Winter (Associate Professor). Drs. Herbert Cohn and Gordon Schwartz were also granted emeritus professor status.

Gerald Isenberg, MD, FACS, has been elected Vice President of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons for a one-year term. He has also been named to the Residency Review Committee, appointed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

News from the Spring awards ceremony: Drs. Cataldo …

Grateful Patient Sends Heartfelt Letter, Generous Gift To Jefferson

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

In June 2008, John Kessler was just shy of his 56th birthday – and had been experiencing several days of severe pain from a familiar source: kidney stones. He remembers that it was Friday the 13th when he and his wife, Mary, made the decision to drive from their home in Blackwood, New Jersey, to the Emergency Room at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

He says that by the time he had a CT scan, the stones seemed to have become lodged, reducing the intensity of his pain. But he and wife soon received shocking news: the scan showed that John …

On The Job: Reneé Juliano

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Whether seeking an initial consultation or receiving post-surgical care, patients of Jefferson’s cardiothoracic, colon and rectal, general, transplant and trauma surgeons will see their physicians at Jefferson Hospital’s Medical Office Building at 11th and Walnut. A team of about 20 administrative professionals helps keep the “MOB” humming. A key part of that team is Practice Manager Reneé Juliano, who supports general surgeons Karen A. Chojnacki, MD, FACS, and Ernest L. Rosato, MD, FACS.

Reneé joined Jefferson’s Department of Surgery in 1996, working in the Gibbon Building until the surgical practices came together in the MOB in 2001. She has been …

Rcts: ‘Gold Standard’ For Medical Research Targets Improved Outcomes

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

For decades, prospective randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have been the “gold standard” for medical research. These studies randomly assign patients to one of two groups: half receive the standard treatment, and half undergo the experimental approach. As Associate Professor of Surgery Harish Lavu, MD, FACS, explains, randomly assigning patients helps eliminate even subconscious bias on the part of researchers. Dr. Lavu notes that while there is widespread agreement that RCTs are the best way to conduct research, these studies are complex and often costly. Funding often comes from institutional sources, government sponsored research grants, philanthropic organizations, or pharmaceutical companies.

“From …

Jefferson Combats Deadliest Form Of Skin Cancer

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

When people think of skin cancer, they often think of basal cell and squamous cell cancers. But the deadliest form is melanoma.

As surgical oncologist Adam Berger, MD, FACS, explains, melanoma comes from a different type of cell in the skin. Unlike basal cell and squamous cell cancers, which usually do not spread, melanoma is much more aggressive. In fact, while melanoma accounts for less than 2 percent of skin cancer cases, it causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths.

In addition to melanoma excisions (surgical removal of lesions), Dr. Berger performs a diagnostic procedure known as a sentinel …

Meet Our Surgical Interns

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

The Department has welcomed an impressive new group of categorical interns, three of which are graduates of Sidney Kimmel Medical College (formerly Jefferson Medical College). The interns were selected from over one thousand applicants to our program. These doctors, who recently matched with Jefferson, started on June 20, 2014.

Please welcome (from left to right):

Kulvir Nandra, MD, Florida State University; Megan Lundgren, MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Jonathan Stem, MD, Wake Forest University; Christina Jacovides, MD, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Kincaid, MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Will Chevrollier, MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College. …

Overview: Charles J. Yeo, Md, Facs

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Progress with the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Most of us have been following the news concerning the ACA. The first open enrollment period closed on March 31, 2014. A late surge pushed the number of enrollees through the individual marketplaces to about 8 million, which exceeded Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expectations. The coverage gains mandated for young adults have decremented their number without health insurance by between 1 and 3 million. All health care plans must now meet comprehensive benefits standards (bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels), and over 28 states and D.C. are moving forward on Medicaid expansion.

For …

Surgeon Speaks-Paul J. Dimuzio, Md, Facs

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

“Patients with extensive acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the legs provide an excellent example of why effective medical-surgical collaboration is so important.

“These patients typically benefit from emergency catheter-directed thrombolysis, an endovascular procedure performed by vascular surgeons. Subsequent medical management is directed toward preventing re-thrombosis and preventing the long-term complications of DVT. At the Jefferson Vascular Center, vascular medicine specialists initiate and transition that care, as well as provide long-term management of blood thinners and other medical measures.

“Across vascular diseases and conditions, Jefferson’s vascular medicine specialists provide many outpatient services. In addition to the excellent care they afford, …

Collaboration Is Key To Treating Complex Vascular Diseases And Conditions

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

As one of the highest-volume vascular practices on the East Coast, the Jefferson Vascular Center (JVC) brings together the physicians, surgeons and pharmacists needed to deliver coordinated, convenient patient care.

The JVC’s integrated, multi-disciplinary approach is extremely effective in diagnosing, treating and monitoring vascular diseases (diseases of blood vessels) and thrombotic (bloodclotting) disorders – including complex arterial and vein thrombosis, peripheral artery disease, lymphedema, postthrombotic syndromes, chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins, vasculitis and congenital vascular conditions.

Launched in 2009, the JVC is led by Co-Directors Paul J. DiMuzio, MD, FACS, the William M. Measey Professor of Surgery and Director of …

Supporting The Readiness Implementation Monitoring Of Pbs, Kathy Wooten, Deborah Keane

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

The Georgia State Legislature allocated funds for each RESA district to employ a School Climate and Culture Specialist. The role of the School Climate and Culture Specialist is to support school districts who have committed to changing the school climate through Positive Behavior Supports.

This interactive session will allow participants to explore the PBS tools provided by GaDOE. The presenters will share information on the “spokes” supporting the Georgia PBS RIM. These tools include:

• analyzing data to determine a school or system’s readiness for PBS
• developing action plans based on data
• navigating the PBIS website
• utilizing assessment tools (surveys, walkthroughs, …

Brief Home-Based Data Collection Of Low Frequency Behaviors, Mindy Scheithauer, Nathan A. Call, Joanna Lomas Mevers, Jessica P. Alvarez, Faith Cawthon, Kelly Autry, Dana Bamford

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Data-based decision making, an important component of positive behavior support, can be difficult in brief in-home therapy due to the limited amount of time a therapist has to directly observe the child. This difficulty is exacerbated when problem behavior occurs infrequently. When a therapist cannot reliably observe problem behavior, it is often necessary to rely on parental report. The current study evaluated three approaches for parental report of low frequency problem behavior: antecedent-behavior-consequence records, incident data, and interview. Each method was analyzed with clients in home-based therapy with 2-hour weekly appointments. All clients exhibited low-frequency (i.e., less than daily) and …

Middle School Pbis: Making It Work, Ashley S. Hill, Tanya Charles

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

In 2010, an Advisory Team consisting of school administrators, counselors, social workers, psychologists, community-service providers, parents, and students conducted a comprehensive needs assessment to assess growing disciple problems, increasing, academic achievement gaps, and limited access to mental health care professional school staff and community-based care providers. The Advisory Team designed an ESSC program Achieving Douglas’ Vision of Counseling Approaches Toward Educational Success: ADVOCATE Success, to address the growing mental health needs of our students. One of the many purposes of the program was to create an environment where students feel safe to learn. Using the School Wide Positive Behavior Interventions …

Public-Private Partnership: The Power Of Collaboration, Mimi Gudenrath, Tammi Clark, Teddy Reese

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

This session will highlight the collaboration of the Muscogee County School District, the Georgia. Department of Education and the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice . In the past 9 months, these three organizations have combined resources and stakeholders to offer and support Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to interested schools in Muscogee County. While many districts around Georgia embrace PBIS at the district level, this partnership will highlight the work of Ga. Appleseed as they not only provide seed money for support, but also rally community members and partners to support positive school climate and healthy change for …

Cal Poly Announces Commitment To Help Expand College Access At White House Event, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Use Of A Dvd-Based Strength Training Program By Breast Cancer Survivors In The Home Setting, Ashley Falcon

Open Access Dissertations

Background: Breast cancer (BCa) is the most common type of cancer diagnosed among women in the United States. Advances in cancer detection and treatment have led to improved survival, and focus has shifted towards addressing the adverse physiological and psychological effects associated with BCa and its treatments. Evidence supports regular physical activity (PA) as an effective means of managing the negative side effects of BCa treatments and improving health-related quality of life (QOL). Strength training is of particular importance for BCa survivors who experience treatment-related functional limitations. Despite this fact, PA levels among BCa survivors are below those recommended for …

Exploring Fair Trade Yerba Mate Networks In Misiones, Argentina, Franklin Smith

Open Access Theses

This thesis explores the recent growth of Fair Trade yerba mate networks in Misiones, Argentina. It is a qualitative descriptive study, researching an area presently untouched by academic scholarship. The investigation first offers a historical background of production practices and labor relations within the yerba mate sector. It also examines various theoretical considerations that both problematize and support Fair Trade commodities. A commodity chain approach is used to understand the different value-adding processes that yerba mate is exposed to as it moves along nodes of harvesting, drying, milling, distribution, and consumption. Results are based on a month-long study of three …

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol 5 Issue 11, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Boyd Briefs - Dec. 4, 2014, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Boyd Briefs / Road Scholars

Boyd Briefs provides weekly information regarding the activities and accomplishments of the faculty, students, and alumni of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Economics Faculty Member Chosen For Winthrop's Top Teaching Award, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2014

• Acting President Debra Boyd will present Ullrich with the 2014 James Pinckney Kinard and Lee Wicker Kinard Award for Excellence in Teaching during the 11 a.m. ceremony at the Winthrop Coliseum.
• The Kinard Award is given annually to the faculty member who has demonstrated a dedication to teaching and is highly regarded on campus by faculty and students. Established by the Kinard family, it honors former Winthrop President James P. Kinard and his wife, Lee Wicker Kinard.

Retired Education Professor Authors Book About Cherokee Myths And Legends, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2014

• Written by Terry L. Norton ’81 and recently released by McFarland Publishers, the 232-page book contains some of the essential folklore of the Eastern Cherokees of western North Carolina.
• From 1981-2008, Norton worked as a professor of literacy education in Winthrop University’s Richard W. Riley College of Education. During his tenure at Winthrop, he taught courses for teachers and librarians in literacy acquisition and children’s and young adult literature.

Progressive Strengthening And Postural Training In A Patient With Leg Length Discrepancy And Anterior Pelvic Tilt In A Physical Therapy Outpatient Setting: A Case Report, Oana Butnarasu

Case Report Papers

Background & Purpose: Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is a frequent orthopedic problem that presents as either shortening or lengthening of one of the lower limbs. Patients with LLD often present with gait compensation pattern, scoliosis, back and/or lower extremity pain. The purpose of this case report is to describe the physical therapy management of a patient with LLD who experienced pain in the left lower extremity and a left anterior pelvic tilt. Case Description: MT was a 15 year old male who presented to outpatient PT clinic accompanied by his mother with the chief complaint of pain in his left …

Senate Minutes 12-4-14, Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania

Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Western News, Dec. 4, 2014, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Events staged to honor Martin Luther King; Need-based scholarship aids top incoming students; WMU international student enrollment continues to grow; Unique event touts WMU's 11th, 12th LEED certifications; On Campus with Sandra Kelly.

Florida State Senate District 37 Proclamation, United State Senate

Proclamations, Tributes, and Certificates

NSU 50th Anniversary

12-04-2014 Free Late Night Breakfast Planned Wednesday For Swosu Students, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2014

Semester finals are right around the corner for Southwestern Oklahoma State University students, and the traditional President’s Late-Night Pancake Breakfast is scheduled for this Wednesday, December 10, on the Weatherford campus.