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Toward A Better Understanding Of Community Benefits Assessment Practices., Peter B. Meyer, Lauren Heberle

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

State Of Metropolitan Housing Report: Living In Community: Housing For People Living With Disabilities And Our Aging Population, Lauren Heberle, B. Mcreynolds, A. Sizemore, S. Sizemore, T. Malone, J. Beard, Cate Fosl

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Adverse Consequences And Constructive Opportunities For Immigrant Youth In Delinquency Proceedings, Theo Liebmann

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

For lawyers representing youth in juvenile delinquency cases, providing sound, knowledgeable counsel on immigration issues can empower clients to make informed decisions and help protect clients from potential adverse immigration consequences. This Article closely examines those consequences and opportunities; articulates the extent of the duty for lawyers who represent minors in delinquency cases to be able to competently advise and advocate for their clients, under both existing ethical rules and the 2010 Supreme Court decision Padilla v. Kentucky; and analyzes the challenges of applying those standards to the representation of immigrant youth in delinquency proceedings.

Dogging Darwin: America's Revolt Against The Teaching Of Evolution, J. Herbie Difonzo

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

More than four in ten Americans believe that God created humans in their present form 10,000 years ago. American antagonism toward the teaching of evolution is deeply rooted in fundamentalist radition and an aversion to intellectualism. These forces have combined to demonize Charles Darwin to such an extent that sectarian-based legal and political attacks on evolution show no signs of abating. Darwin's day in court began in 1925 with the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. It continued into the 21' century with Kitzmiller v. Dover Area Schools. Throughout, the core creationist agenda has remained the same, although an evolution in labeling …

Dying Discourse: Contextualizing Advance Care Planning, Janet L. Dolgin

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Zika Funding And Partisan Politics, Janet L. Dolgin

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Branded, Irina D. Manta

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Marks are traditionally said to serve three functions that are separate from the goals of other forms of IP: source identification, advertising, and guarantee of quality. The story, however, that patents and copyrights incentivize creation and that trademarks do not fulfill that purpose does not withstand scrutiny. This Article argues that brands have evolved in such a way that they serve important incentivizing purposes of their own, and that trademark law influences their ability to do so. This Article identifies three generally neglected functions of trademarks. The first pertains to the creation of original, unique marks and brands in and …

Transcriptional Regulation Of Dual-Specificity Phosphatase 4 (Dusp4) By Muscle Ring Finger 1 (Murf1) And Myogenic Regulatory Factors, Ashley Noel Haddock

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Skeletal muscle atrophy can occur at any age and as a result of numerous physiological conditions and thus, it was necessary to better identify the molecular underpinnings of the atrophy cascade so that new therapeutic targets to treat muscle wasting might be identified. MuRF1 was first identified as a marker of skeletal muscle atrophy over a decade ago; however, recent work suggests that this E3 ubiquitin ligase may participate in muscle wasting by regulating the transcriptional activity of genes differentially expressed in response to muscle atrophy. Dusp4, a dual-specificity phosphatase and member of the MAPK cascade, is induced in response …

Employer Branding As A Development Determinant Of Retail Chains In Poland, Anna Dewalska-Opitek, Katarzyna Bilińska-Reformat

European Management Studies

Building a strong, favourable employer brand of a retail chain may be classified as a key determinant of its development. Trading companies should attract and maintain personnel with specific, desired competences, as well as decrease high staff turnover. Thus, employer branding is a priority for retail chains. Companies have a wide spectrum of tools (also called Employee Value Proposition) which may enable them to create a desired employer brand, taking into account the specificities of the trading sector and personnel structure in a retail chain. The main aims of the paper are: theoretical presentation of employer branding based on Polish …

Integrating Human Health Into Environmental Impact Assessment: Review Of Health Impact Assessment In Thailand, Phayong Thepaksorn, Wattasit Siriwong, Sathirakorn Pongpanich

Applied Environmental Research

The objective of this paper is to review the integration of health impact assessment (HIA) into environmental health assessment (EIA) or EHIA, existing legal requirements for health risk analyses, and lessons learned for integrating HIA within EIA processes. The authors undertook literature searches for EHIA practices through academic publications, reports, and websites of pub-lic organizations and related agencies in Thailand. We examined and synthesized the HIA system development, regulations, and examples of integrated EHIA. In conclusion, the implementation of EHIA still faces many obstacles, especially in such com-plex sector policy environments. The uncertainties, lack of evidence base, and challenges in …

Structural Basis For Lipid-And Calmodulin-Mediated Akt Activation In Breast Cancer Cells, Constance Agamasu

All ETDs from UAB

Growth and survival signals initiated at the cell surface by receptor-ligand interactions often involve a downstream activation of Akt, a serine/threonine kinase critical in regulating cell survival, apoptosis and oncogenesis. Hyper-activation of Akt is a common tumorigenic event, thereby making the Akt activation pathway a prime target for cancer therapy. The translocation of Akt to the plasma membrane (PM) for phosphorylation is a critical step in the Akt activation pathway. It has been established that membrane binding of Akt is mediated by direct interactions between its pleckstrin homology domain (PHD) and membrane lipid phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate [PI(3,4,5)P3]. There is now emerging …

Mechanisms Of Innate And Adaptive Immune Function In Parkinson Disease, Heather Elizabeth Allen

All ETDs from UAB

Parkinson disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative movement disorder characterized pathologically by loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-syn) into large inclusions. The association of mutations and gene multiplications in SNCA, the gene encoding α-syn, with rare familial forms of PD led to the discovery that α-syn plays a key role in the pathogenesis of PD. The mechanism by which α-syn mediates its toxicity remains uncertain. A leading hypothesis states that the toxic effects of α-syn are mediated by activation of both the innate and adaptive immune systems within the central nervous system. Supporting …

Patient Engagement Functionalities Facilitated By Health Information Technology: An Examination Of The Adoption Rate And Financial Performance Among U.S. Hospitals, Oghale Elijah Asagbra

All ETDs from UAB

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) meaningful use requirement, as well as documented evidence suggest that health information technology (HIT) has the potential to promote patient engagement and consequently improve quality and reduce cost. This prompts a better understanding of hospital adoption of HIT for patient engagement. The purpose of the three papers presented in this dissertation is to examine hospital adoption of health information technology (HIT) to facilitate patient engagement. Emphasis is placed on the functionalities (i.e., functions or capabilities) offered by these technologies that have been determined to allow patients be more involved in their care because …

Low Power Oscillator Based Sensor Signal Monitoring System, A K M Arifuzzman

All ETDs from UAB

With the advances in the integrated circuit technologies, various types of micro- and nano-sensors are increasingly being utilized in different fields such as medical monitoring, wireless health monitoring, structural health monitoring, where low power consumption, small dimensions, multi-signal sensing capabilities and wireless telemetry are required. Various types of bio-electrical signals are used in the medical sensor systems for diagnostics as well as therapeutic interventions. Usually, bio-signals have the common features of low frequency, and low amplitude level. In this work, a low current sensor signal monitoring system has been proposed and developed, which possesses several merits in terms of high …

Retentive Strength At The Zirconia Implant Abutment And Titanium Base Interface With Different Surface Treatments, Celin Arce

All ETDs from UAB

Screw-retained zirconia implant crowns with an internal titanium base have favorable mechanical properties compared to single piece zirconia implant crowns; however, they require adequate bonding between the zirconia crown and the titanium base. This study measures the retention between a titanium base and a full contour zirconia implant crown following different surface treatments of their bonded surfaces. Full contour zirconia implant crowns were fabricated to fit a 3.5mm titanium base. The crowns were bonded to the titanium bases following 4 protocols (n=15): no surface treatment (Group 1), MDP-primer on the intaglio of crown and exterior of base (Group 2), alumina …

Property And The Roberts Court, John G. Sprankling

McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles

No abstract provided.

Was Dissent Being Displayed During The Sochi Olympics? Examining The #Sochi2014 Hashtag For Dissent, Matthew Blaszka, Evan L. Frederick, Timothy J. Newman, Ann Pegoraro

Global Sport Business Journal

During the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games various issues came to light including Russia’s anti-gay stance and construction issues. This study explored the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games official hashtag (#Sochi2014) through the theoretical lens of framing to see if dissent was being displayed. To examine those tweets, the software, Leximancer was used to explore conceptual and relational analysis on words that are written as well as visual text. Tweets were collected before, during, and after the Olympics to determine if dissent was being displayed. Results found five themes that emerged with at least 25% connectivity. Those themes were gold, Olympics, Sochi, …

The Use Of Minecraft As An Educational Tool To Improve Student Performance In The Classroom, James Roberts

Graduate Research Papers

While the author will be speaking directly of his experiences in a classroom and district setting, he argues that these same ideas can be carried out by others who would perform the same tests that he does. The idea behind exploratory class is to give students in grades 6 through 8 the opportunity to see what kinds of classes that are offered at Panorama schools as well as introduce them to possible career choices like automotive repair or construction trades that they might find interesting and wish to pursue later in life. Since there are over 60 students in each …

The Trouble With White Feminism: Whiteness, Digital Feminism And The Intersectional Internet, Jessie Daniels

Publications and Research

In August, 2013 Mikki Kendall, writer and pop culture analyst, started the hashtag #SolidarityisforWhiteWomen as a form of cyberfeminist activism directed at the predominantly white feminist activists and bloggers at sites like Feministing, Jezebel and Pandagon who failed to acknowledge the racist, sexist behavior of one their frequent contributors. Kendall’s hashtag activism quickly began trending and reignited a discussion about the trouble with white feminism. A number of journalists have excoriated Kendall specifically, and women of color more generally, for contributing to a “toxic” form of feminism. Yet what remains unquestioned in these journalistic accounts and in the scholarship to …

Police Bias In The Enforcement Of Drug Crimes: Evidence From Low Priority Laws, Gregory Deangelo, R. Kaj Gittings, Amanda Ross, Anne Walker

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

We consider the impact of adoption of a low priority initiative in some jurisdictions within Los Angeles County on police behavior. Low priority initiatives instruct police to make the enforcement of low level marijuana possession offenses their “lowest priority.” Using detailed data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and a difference-indifferences strategy, we show that the mandate resulted in a lower arrest rate for misdemeanor marijuana possession in adopting areas. However, the lower relative arrest rate is driven by a spike in the arrest rate in areas not affected by the mandate rather than a reduction in adopting areas.

Designing Policies To Spur Economic Growth: How Regional Scientists Can Contribute To Future Policy Development And Evaluation, Carlianne Patrick, Amanda Ross, Heather Stephens

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

Policymakers at all levels of government try to design policies to promote economic growth. Many of these policies have a goal of attracting new businesses to an area, as new businesses are considered a key driver of local economic growth. An emerging literature suggests that such policies have heterogeneous effects on economic growth, both in terms of how the effect of the same policy may vary across locations as well as how different policies spur different types of growth. In this chapter, we discuss the insights provided by the existing literature on the effect of government policy on local economic …

A Lasting Effect Of The Hiv/Aids Pandemic: Orphans And Pro-Social Behavior, Bryan C. Mccannon, Zachary Rodriguez

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

The HIV/AIDS pandemic has caused numerous deaths. One unfortunate consequence of this is the deterioration in family structure and the prevalence of orphanhood. We investigate whether individuals who were orphaned as a child suffer long-term consequences through a underinvestment in their social capital. We conduct a framed field experiment in rural, southern Uganda where the HIV/AIDS pandemic hit hardest. In the experiment, subjects made decisions to contribute to a public good. Results indicate that adults who were orphaned as a child free ride more contributing less to the public good. We explore the mechanism through which their background operates. We …

Book Review - Breaking Ground: My Life In Medicine, Kathy Davies

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Islam And Jesuit Universities, Amir Hussain

Theological Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Human Capacities And The Problem Of Universally Equal Dignity: Two Philosophical Test Cases And A Theistic Response, Matthew R. Petrusek

Theological Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Subterranean Photobioreactors For Commercial-Industrial Scale Algal Culture, Daniel James Vidt

Doctoral Dissertations

"There are many potential benefits to the mining industry accruing from the application of algal biotechnology. The main benefits are in the production of biodiesel and in the remediation of mining brownfields. The research in this study was centered in the original idea that these brownfields represent a tremendous opportunity for use as a hybrid model for redevelopment into sustainable "mines" of biomass. The ability of these underground spaces serving as bioreactors to control all aspects of the growing environment, from lighting, to temperature, to biosecurity, are key advantages that have been identified in the literature. The many benefits inherent …

Worlds Colliding: Competition Policy And Bankruptcy Asset Sales, Max Huffman

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Proactive Strategies In Personal Dose Monitoring, Prevention And Mitigation, Manish Kumar Sharma

Doctoral Dissertations

"At certain threshold, nuclear radiation (like x-rays and gamma-rays) may adversely impact the health of living tissues. The exposure to these radiations in nuclear facilities is measured by devices called dosimeters. The devices are generally worn on the torso and are monitored by health physics division to report the radiation dose received by the personnel. However, this approach is not proactive--since the dosimeters reflect the dose that has already been absorbed in the body of the wearer.

This work presents a scheme to proactively avoid large dose acquisition at radiation-prone facilities. The work was divided into three major segments: (i) …

Modeled Inflow Validation & Nutrient Loading Estimation In Two Subwatersheds Of The Lower Laguna Madre, Hudson R. Deyoe, Warren Pulich, Nelun Fernando

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will characterize nutrient loading rates into the Lower Laguna Madre for subwatersheds by monitoring stream flow and water quality (particularly total nitrogen and phosphorus). This information will be used to evaluate Texas Rainfall-Runoff model performance in estimating ungaged inflows and to establish a relationship between ungaged inflows and nutrient loading regimes to the Lower Laguna Madre. View on Map

Drawing Comparisons Across Community Health Agents (Acs), Nurses And Physicians In Brazil’S Unified Health System (Uhs), Rahbel Rahman

Social Work Faculty Scholarship

Recent WHO guidelines emphasize on empowering communities to take ownership of their healthcare needs. Brazil’s UHS is a model for delivering community-based care through Family Health Strategy (FHS) interdisciplinary teams - ACS, nurses, and physicians. Our study compares nurses, physicians and ACS on their perceptions of work environment, professional skills, cognitive capacities and job context. Global health administrators and policy makers can leverage on comparisons across providers to develop interprofessional training and implement system-level interventions.