The Law School Library: Its Function, Structure, and Management

The law library has a special and unique importance because of the nature of our legal system and its role as a laboratory for anyone involved in a legal proceeding. Students, faculty, lawyers, judges, and lay persons cannot accomplish legal work without the library. Law libraries, in the process of transition, are planning or implementing computer-based retrieval systems and video devices for training and instruction. Law librarians have significant responsibilities for accurate information retrieval and teaching legal research techniques

The Community Development Coporation

Review of Community Development Corporation (CDC) Model, its role as a community action agency, and the Community Self-Determination Act of 1968

Frontline employee-driven change in hospitality firms: an analysis of receptionists’ personality on implemented suggestions

Purpose Frontline employees' suggestions are relevant for employee-driven organisational change because their knowledge is partially constructed from direct contact with customers and indirectly with competitors. The employee's personality is a paramount individual characteristic that can exert a major potential influence on the proposal and implementation of those suggestions. This study aims to discuss the impact of the personality dimensions in the Big Five model (i.e. extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness to experience) on suggestions generated by frontline employees and implemented in their firms. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was prepared based on a review of the academic literature. The 5 presented hypotheses were tested with data from 167 frontline employees from hotels in Tenerife (Spain). Findings Results show the relevance of frontline employees' three characteristics of personality regarding the employee-driven organisational change. Thus, their extraversion, neuroticism and lack of direction tend to be relevant drivers of the suggestion and implementation of change. Practical implications Frontline employees act as change agents in hospitality firms. Managers should develop recruitment processes that allow to select individuals prone to proposing innovative suggestions and creating a friendlier system for submitting and defending them. Originality/value Employee-driven organisational change becomes crucial for the survival and growth of hospitality firms. Relatively few studies have been conducted on the role of frontline employees as change facilitators in the sector. This study contributes to shedding light on this research gap from a personality approach and the study also provides practical implications to increase valid suggestions in the hospitality sector.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Robotic versus laparoscopic approach in colonic resections for cancer and Benign diseases. Systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives The aim of this systematic review and meta-Analysis is to compare robotic colectomy (RC) with laparoscopic colectomy (LC) in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes. Materials and Methods A systematic literature search was performed to retrieve comparative studies of robotic and laparoscopic colectomy. The databases searched were PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 2000 to October 2014. The Odds ratio, Risk difference and Mean difference were used as the summary statistics. Results A total of 12 studies, which included a total of 4,148 patients who had undergone robotic or laparoscopic colectomy, were included and analyzed. RC demonstrated a longer operative time (MD 41.52, P<0.00001) and higher cost (MD 2.42, P<0.00001) than did LC. The time to first flatus passage (MD-0.51, P = 0.003) and the length of hospital stay (MD-0.68, P = 0.01) were significantly shorter after RC. Additionally, the intraoperative blood loss (MD-16.82, P<0.00001) was significantly less in RC. There was also a significantly lower incidence of overall postoperative complications (OR 0.74, P = 0.02) and wound infections (RD-0.02, P = 0.03) after RC. No differences in the postoperative ileus, in the anastomotic leak, or in the conversion to open surgery rate and in the number of harvested lymph nodes outcomes were found between the approaches. Conclusions The present meta-Analysis, mainly based on observational studies, suggests that RC is more time-consuming and expensive than laparoscopy but that it results in faster recovery of bowel function, a shorter hospital stay, less blood loss and lower rates of both overall postoperative complications and wound infections. Copyright: © 2015 Trastulli et al.OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare robotic colectomy (RC) with laparoscopic colectomy (LC) in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed to retrieve comparative studies of robotic and laparoscopic colectomy. The databases searched were PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 2000 to October 2014. The Odds ratio, Risk difference and Mean difference were used as the summary statistics. RESULTS: A total of 12 studies, which included a total of 4,148 patients who had undergone robotic or laparoscopic colectomy, were included and analyzed. RC demonstrated a longer operative time (MD 41.52, P<0.00001) and higher cost (MD 2.42, P<0.00001) than did LC. The time to first flatus passage (MD -0.51, P = 0.003) and the length of hospital stay (MD -0.68, P = 0.01) were significantly shorter after RC. Additionally, the intraoperative blood loss (MD -16.82, P<0.00001) was significantly less in RC. There was also a significantly lower incidence of overall postoperative complications (OR 0.74, P = 0.02) and wound infections (RD -0.02, P = 0.03) after RC. No differences in the postoperative ileus, in the anastomotic leak, or in the conversion to open surgery rate and in the number of harvested lymph nodes outcomes were found between the approaches. CONCLUSIONS: The present meta-analysis, mainly based on observational studies, suggests that RC is more time-consuming and expensive than laparoscopy but that it results in faster recovery of bowel function, a shorter hospital stay, less blood loss and lower rates of both overall postoperative complications and wound infections

El caballo : (Obra útil al sportman y al ganadero, á los estudiantes de la Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria y á los de las escuelas de agricultura, á los cadetes del Colegio Militar de la Nación, y en general á todos los que el estudio y la cría del caballo interesa)

Causa verdadera extrañeza la escasez de publicaciones sobre ganadería con que cuenta la República Argentina. No le queda al estanciero otro recurso, en caso de dificultad, sino guiarse por las obras europeas, escritas en un idioma que no es el suyo, y para países cuyas condiciones climatéricas, culturales, etc., son muy diferentes de las nuestras. Así se explican los resultados poco halagadores que obtienen algunos criadores en la resolución de los múltiples problemas zootécnicos. Hemos pensado que algo se podia hacer para venir en ayuda de estos hombres, que son, en resumida cuenta, los principales fiioneers de la riqueza nacional. Desde hace varios años, venimos acumulando hechos, reuniendo observaciones sobre los puntos mas importantes de ganadería: son estas observaciones, estos hechos que nos proponemos publicar en una série de obras. No tenemos la pretensión de hacer algo completamente original; por el contrario, declaramos bien alto haber bebido en muchas buenas fuentes que indicaremos en oportunidad. En una palabra, es la enseñanza de los mejores autores aplicada al país, y el fruto de nuestra experiencia que ofrecemos á nuestros lectores. Nuestro propósito es vulgarizar conocimientos útiles al ganadero; es ofrecerle consejos prácticos que podrán evitarle decepciones.Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

Policía sanitaria de los animales domésticos

Se tratan en el artículo los siguientes temas: Rechazo de ovejas en Dunkerque y el Havre - Diversas opiniones sobre las medidas adoptadas por Francia - No existe tal proteccionismo - La ley francesa - Proyectos y más proyectos - Enfermedades contagiosas - Necesidad del servicio veterinario - Lo que más convieneFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

Una visita á la Féria - Exposición de Palermo

La Feria-Exposición Rural, por lo que se refiere á la ganadería, dista mucho de haber sido un éxito. Ni la cantidad, ni la calidad de los animales expuestos han podido satisfacer al menos exigente. Haré una honrosa excepción, sin embargo, para la especie ovina, que tenía buenos y numerosos representantes en ese torneo de la inteligencia y del trabajo. ¿No estribará en gran parte el fiasco al cual se ha llegado, en la mala organización de la misma Féria-Exposición? Estoy por creerlo. No me ocuparán las cuestiones de detalle. Hablaré de lo fundamental, del espíritu que ha presidido á dicha organización. No terminaré sin apreciar en su justo valor varios fallos evidentemente equivocados de los jurados.Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale