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Neglected Diseases: How Intellectual Property Can Incentivize New Treatment, Vinita Banthia

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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Ports, Prosperity, And Pests: Assessing The Threat Of Aquatic Invasive Species Introduced By Maritime Shipping Activity In Cuba, Charleen O'Brien

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are biological pollutants that cause detrimental ecological, economic, and sociological effects on non-native communities. With increasing globalization through maritime trade, coastal ports are vulnerable to AIS introductions transported by commercial vessels. As Cuba’s Port Mariel becomes a competitive transshipment hub within the Caribbean, it is essential to identify the potential threat that AIS may pose with a likely increase in shipping activity. It is equally important to understand the status of established AIS in Cuba and control measures presently being implemented by the country. This information can provide guidance for establishing or improving Cuban AIS preventative …

Promoting Excellence And Demonstrated Competence For Nuclear Security Training, Daniel Johnson, Brunelle Battistella, Roger Howsley

International Journal of Nuclear Security

The international community has spent considerable time, money, and effort attempting to establish a series of national and regional Centres of Excellence (COEs), also known as Nuclear Security Training and Support Centres (NSSCs). These Centres tend to have a wide variety of objectives, structures, and methods of delivery. Unsurprisingly, no internationally accepted standard exists on how they should operate. The IAEA has produced some excellent guidance (TECDOC 1734), but by virtue of its role cannot provide standards for benchmarking success. Against this backdrop, the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) launched the WINS Academy, an initiative to provide practitioners with …

The Utility Of Table-Top Exercises In Teaching Nuclear Security, Christopher Hobbs, Luca Lentini, Matthew Moran

International Journal of Nuclear Security

In the emerging field of nuclear security, those responsible for education and training are constantly seeking to identify and engage with tools and approaches that provide for a constructive learning environment. In this context, this paper explores the nature and value of Tabletop exercises (TTX) and how they can be applied in the nuclear security context. On the one hand, the paper dissects the key components of the TTX and considers the broader pedagogical benefits of this teaching method. On the other hand, the paper draws lessons from the authors’ experience of running TTXs as part of nuclear security professional …

Individual And Family Protective Factors Of Intentional And Unintentional Consumption Of Online Pornography In Hong Kong, Cecilia M. S. Ma, Daniel T. L. Shek, Catie C. W. Lai

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

The purpose of the current study was to explore how positive youth development and family functioning were related to unintentional and intentional exposure to online pornography in Chinese adolescents. A total of 1401 secondary school students (mean age=12.43) participated in the study. Findings suggested that positive youth development and family functioning were associated with lower exposure to online pornography. In particular, higher levels of spirituality, social competence, mutuality and communication were associated with lower levels of both types of exposure to online pornography. Discussion focuses on the importance of promoting positive youth development and family functioning as protective factors against …

Joann Parker, Wilmer Amina Carter Foundation

Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings

Lea Michelle Cash interviews Joann Parker, a woman with a history of local community involvement. Parker details her background, about how she was born in San Antonio, Texas, and arrived in San Bernardino at a young age, where she had lived most of her life. All schools she attended were in San Bernardino, which included her secondary education at San Bernardino Valley College. After teaching at RTI, Parker worked for the Blue Cross for twenty-eight years. During her time as a nurse, Parker also worked with the Pacesetters, which was a drill team that started in Franklin Middle School, now …

November 22, 2016, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

Independent - Nov. 22, 2016, Brett Starkopf

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

A Reexamination Of The Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Investigating The Cogency Of The Model’S Behavioral Pathway, Madison Sunnquist

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Cognitive behavioral theories of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) assert that cognitions and behaviors perpetuate the fatigue and impairment that individuals with CFS experience (Wessely, Butler, Chalder, & David, 1991). Vercoulen and colleagues (1998) utilized structural equation modeling to empirically develop a cognitive behavioral model of CFS. The resulting model indicated that attributing symptoms to a physical cause, focusing on symptoms, and feeling less control over symptoms were associated with increased fatigue. Additionally, individuals who attributed symptoms to a physical cause reported lower activity levels and more fatigue and impairment. However, in an attempt to replicate this model, Song and Jason …

Young Survivors Of Disaster: A Meta-Analytic Review Of Mental Health Interventions For Children And Their Families, Theressa L. Labarrie

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Disasters, both natural and human-made, are on the rise. While disasters affect everyone, the most vulnerable populations are often hardest hit. Our nation’s youth are among the most vulnerable, suffering the most severe psychological repercussions. This is a population in need of empirically supported post-disaster mental health interventions. However, the research on mental health treatments for post-disaster trauma treatment among youth is still in its developmental stages. There is no known synthesis of treatment interventions for youth and their families, even though there is clear evidence that this population is among the most vulnerable to the effects of disaster exposure. …

Examination Of The B Coefficient In Gap Crystal Utilizing Single And Double Photon Absorption, Ines Kusmic

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

A laser of 0.800 mm at 100 fs is utilized in obtaining a b coefficient in a GaP crystal associated with double photon absorption. Data is collected for the incident power of the laser for both single and double photon absorption, and it is plotted against the signal generated in the photodiode containing the GaP crystal. The slope of such a plot is employed in calculating b with equations derived in the theoretical model that is unique to the present work. The data for single photon absorption is utilized in calculating the thickness of the GaP crystal, while the data …

Economic Resilience In Great Britain: The Crisis Impact And Its Determining Factors For Local Authority Districts, A Kitsos, P Bishop

Plymouth Business School

The 2008 recession has had a prolonged and varying effect both across and within countries. This paper studies the crisis impact on Great Britain’s Local Authority Districts (LADs) using the concept of economic resilience. This country is an interesting case study as the impact varied significantly among LADs. The focus is on employment, and a new method is proposed for comparing pre- and post-recession conditions in order to assess the recession impact. The influence of a number of determining factors is examined, and the study finds a significant effect for initial economic conditions, human capital, age structure, urbanisation and geography. …

A Security Analysis Of Enterprise Mobility Manager, Sujit Shrestha

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

An exponential increase in the use of insecure mobile devices in enterprises raises a greater risk to enterprises’ data confidentiality. Many enterprises are adopting a reliable solution known as Enterprise Mobility Manager (EMM). EMM securely manages and maintains various enrolled mobile devices, enterprises’ applications and content. However, many researchers have only focused on design and implementation but not on the security of the solution. Therefore, we performed a rigorous security analysis on one of the EMM products to find potential security issues. The analysis revealed the existence of common software vulnerabilities and sensitive information disclosure. With sophisticated exploit tools, some …

Mxa Is A Novel Regulator Of Endosome-Associated Transcriptional Signaling By Bone Morphogenetic Proteins 4 And 9 (Bmp4 And Bmp9), Huijuan Yuan, Pravin B. Sehgal

NYMC Faculty Publications

There is confusion about the role that IFN-α plays in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with different investigators reporting a causative or a protective role. There is now clear evidence in PAH pathogenesis for the involvement of BMP4 and BMP9 signaling, and its disruption by mutations in BMPR2. In the present study, we investigated MxA, an IFN-α-inducible cytoplasmic dynamin-family GTPase for effects on BMP4/9 signaling, including in the presence of PAH-disease-associated mutants of BMPR2. In human pulmonary arterial endothelial cells (HPAECs), IFN-α-induced endogenous as well as exogenously expressed MxA was associated with endosomes that aligned alongside microtubules and …

Lindenwood Digest, November 22, 2016, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been an employee newsletter since 2009.

Leveraging Content, Context, And Social Attributes To Detect Malicious Short Urls In Online Social Network, Raj Kumar Nepali

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Online social networks (OSNs) are platforms to connect and communicate with friends, families, and like-minded people. Users post thoughts, comment to other’s posts, share photos and videos, and share information. The shared information often includes URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), which direct users to web content like news, articles, and advertisements. URL sharing is very popular on online social networks. However, URL sharing is not always convenient because of overly long and complicated URL strings. Thus, short URLs have become very popular on OSNs because of their simplicity. However, many risks have been found and reported in association with sharing short …

Women’S Basketball Gives Alabama All It Can Handle On The Road, Falling To Late Surge By Tide, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Women’s Basketball Gives Alabama All It Can Handle on the Road, Falling to Late Surge by Tide

Men’S Soccer Announces Camp Rebranding With First Camp Of 2017, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Men’s Soccer Announces Camp Rebranding with First Camp of 2017

Akron Grinds Out 75-67 Win Over Men’S Basketball, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Akron Grinds out 75-67 win over Men’s Basketball

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Matthew P. Jenkins, MD, has joined the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Jenkins completed his general surgery residency at Temple University Hospital in 2013 and remained there for fellowship training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is board certified and sees patients at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Anirudh Kohli, MD, has joined the Division of Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Kohli completed his general surgery residency at the Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, followed by a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. He is board …

For Cygan Clan, Raising Funds Honors Sister And Strengthens Family Ties

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

On May 21, 2016, 250 participants and 70 volunteers came together for the second Amy’s Ride/Run/Walk, which raises money for pancreatic cancer research in honor of Amy Cygan Spier. One of 11 siblings, Amy was just 54 years old when she succumbed to pancreatic cancer in November 2014. For the brothers and sisters she left behind, the event is a labor of love.

The idea for a fundraiser began to take shape after the Cygans learned how comparatively little money is devoted to pancreatic cancer research. With a number of cyclists in the family, a bike ride seemed like a …

Arts And Humanities: Reauthorization (1973-1976): Report 01

Arts and Humanities: Reauthorization (1973-1976)

No abstract provided.

Arts And Humanities: Program Funding (1976): Report 06

Arts and Humanities: Program Funding (1976)

No abstract provided.

Animal Owners In Pennsylvania Are Not Afforded An Absolute Right To Kill Their Healthy Animal: Commonwealth V. Kneller, Erika Farkas

Duquesne Criminal Law Journal

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Sleepwalking Used As A Defense In Criminal Cases And The Evolution Of The Ambien Defense, Beth E. Teacher

Duquesne Criminal Law Journal

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Start Up Strategies For Pbis Implementation, Robbie Y. Vincent, Marcus Washington, Amber Garlin, Kriszti Kilpatrick

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Dr. Robbie Vincent and the Rome City School team will be presenting on effective strategies to start and sustain a positive school climate. The strategies will be applicable and relevant to elementary, middle, and high school levels. Developing positive teacher morale, establishing a positive school climate and fostering teacher, student, and parent buy-in will be topics of discussion. The presenters will also share methods and suggestions for PBIS implementation to include: first steps, team selection, and behavior recognition systems. Parent and community involvement are critical components to successfully implementing and sustaining Positive Behavior Intervention Supports. The presenters will offer suggestions …

Real Life Account Of Pbis At The Primary/Elementary Level, Regennia L. Walker, Sean Burnette, Caron Crook, Deeann Robinson, Victoria Mcswain, Heather Whitton, Katrina Burnette, Ashley Mandy

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Real Life Account of PBIS at the Primary/Elementary Level: Implementation and Sustainability of Tier I Behavior Support

PBIS implementation began with administrative support. Coach and PBIS team were formed and action plan was created. A tentative action plan was introduced to all school staff. Staff input was needed for a successful implementation. Timeline was created and everyone was given an opportunity to take an active role with implementation.

Schoolwide expectations and positive reinforcements were developed: PBIS language, lesson plans, tickets, celebrations… Collected data soon guided the instruction and adjusted the re-teaching of school expectations. We found it very important for …

The Ticker, November 21, 2016

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

A Multilevel Exploration Of The Role Of Student Health Centers In Addressing Campus Sexual Violence, Valerie A. Halstead

Open Access Dissertations

The prevalence of sexual violence (SV) within the college population is alarmingly high. Experiences of SV may lead to numerous negative academic, physical, and psychological consequences. Recent calls to action emphasize the importance that universities address this serious public health concern. The overall purpose of this dissertation is to explore the role of student health centers (SHCs) in addressing campus SV. This dissertation has three main aims: (1) to examine current research literature on SV in the college undergraduate student population with a specific focus on student disclosure and campus resources and services, (2) to describe SV practices of SHCs …

Phoenix, 2016-11-21, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.