Ted L. Stein on the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal—Scholarship Par Excellence

I am fortunate to have known Ted Stein as professional colleague and friend during his years at the Office of the Legal Adviser, where he was one of the brightest of a very bright group of young staff attorneys. His analysis of legal problems relating to the conduct of United States foreign relations was always original and helpful, and his contribution was beyond his years. We have been deprived of a great deal by Ted\u27s untimely death, but the work he was able to accomplish in so short a time was extraordinary. In the pages that follow, I would like to recognize one of Stein\u27s works that is particularly impressive—his 1984 article on the Iranian-forum clause decisions of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal. The special appeal of Ted\u27s scholarship was his ability to synthesize traditional analysis of text and negotiating history with a practical appreciation of the diplomatic and political characteristics of the process of international arbitration. The article is a model for all legal scholars of thoroughness, clarity, and objectivity

Foreign Sovereign Immunity in the United States Courts 1976-1986

In principle, the Reagan Administration should support measures that strengthen the international trading system and that help secure United States investment abroad, as such measures encourage the flows of capital, technology and know-how from the private sector, which the Administration recognizes to be essential to successful economic development in the Third World. However, the responsible attorneys in the State Department and the Justice Department are particularly sensitive to the reactions of foreign governments and to the interests of United States agencies as potential defendants in foreign courts. The Executive finally defined its position in hearings in the House of Representatives on May 20, 1986. The Administration supported the substance of the ABA proposals on the enforcement of arbitral agreements and awards and the technical amendments removing certain problems in admiralty cases. It also indicated a disposition to support a change which would place the state owned essentially commercial enterprise in the same position regarding prejudgment attachment as its privately owned counterpart, except to the extent of its governmental activities, if any. The Administration did not support the ABA\u27s proposals concerning execution of judgment or the act of state doctrine, although it expressed interest in studying the act of state doctrine further. We are prepared to look carefully at the possibility of legislation limiting the use of the doctrine by broadly adopting the \u27reverse Bernstein\u27 approach. Unfortunately, the ninety-ninth Congress concluded before any of these proposals could be brought to fruition

Remembering a Convulsive War: Whitman\u27s Memoranda During the War and the Therapeutics of Display

Argues that "the war of disunion and the subsequent dismembering of bodies . . . convulsed and stalled Whitman\u27s poetics, which depended upon a series of metaphoric relations between body, nation, and text," and that through a series of "gruesome narrative displays, Whitman struggled to find a way to represent the war therapeutically," inventing in Memoranda "a representational form that would preserve the convulsiveness of the period.

Remembering a Convulsive War: Whitman\u27s Memoranda During the War and the Therapeutics of Display

Argues that "the war of disunion and the subsequent dismembering of bodies . . . convulsed and stalled Whitman\u27s poetics, which depended upon a series of metaphoric relations between body, nation, and text," and that through a series of "gruesome narrative displays, Whitman struggled to find a way to represent the war therapeutically," inventing in Memoranda "a representational form that would preserve the convulsiveness of the period.

Uric acid enhances longevity and endurance and protects the brain against ischemia

Among mammals, there is a positive correlation between serum uric acid (UA) levels and life span. Humans have high levels of UA because they lack a functional urate oxidase (UOX) enzyme that is present in shorter lived mammals. Here, we show that male and female mice with UOX haploinsufficiency exhibit an age-related elevation of UA levels, and that the life span of female but not male UOX+/− mice is significantly increased compared to wild-type mice. Serum UA levels are elevated in response to treadmill exercise in UOX+/− mice, but not wild-type mice, and the endurance of the UOX+/− mice is significantly greater than wild-type mice. UOX+/− mice exhibit elevated levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, reduced brain damage and improved functional outcome in a model of focal ischemic stroke. Levels of oxidative protein nitration and lipid peroxidation are reduced in muscle and brain tissues of UOX+/− mice under conditions of metabolic and oxidative stress (running in the case of muscle and ischemia in the case of the brain), consistent with prior evidence that UA can scavenge peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radical. Our findings reveal roles for UA in life span determination, endurance and adaptive responses to brain injury, and suggest novel approaches for protecting cells against injury and for optimizing physical performance.España, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte EX2009–091

Patient experience in outpatient clinics: Does appointment time impact satisfaction?

The objective of this study is to understand patient experience by appointment time by analyzing the Consumer Assessment of Hospital Provider and Systems (CAHPS) scores at a granular level across pre-determined time periods (AM and PM). This study utilized quantitative and qualitative methods. A deidentified secondary data set from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Press Ganey website was used to analyze the difference in CAHPS scores across AM and PM time periods. Unstructured survey responses were analyzed as a way to further enrich the quantitative findings. The data sample consisted of 821 responses from a dermatology clinic for the period of May 2017 to May 2018. Results suggested more positive patient experience for AM appointments when compared to PM appointments. The only positive experience for PM appointments was associated with the support staff and timeliness of care. This study indicated that time of day of the appointment is one of the contributing factors for patient satisfaction in the outpatient setting. While this study was conducted in a dermatology setting, it has applicability to the broader outpatient environment. Experience Framework This article is associated with the Infrastructure & Governance lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (http://bit.ly/ExperienceFramework) Access other PXJ articles related to this lens. Access other resources related to this lens

Polyneuropathy associated with IgA monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Although polyneuropathies associated with IgM and IgG monoclonal gammopathies have been well described, polyneuropathy with IgA monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is less commonly seen and has not been well studies. We reviewed the clinical and electrodiagnostic features of 5 such patients, and the sural nerve biopsy findings in 4 of them. One patient was diabetic, while 4 were free of other diagnoses commonly associated with neuropathy. Clinical presentations were varied. Electrodiagnostic and histological studies ranged from primary demyelination to primary axon loss to a mixed axonal/demyelinating picture. Three patients who were treated appeared to respond to prednisone or intravenous gamma globulin, despite clear clinical, electrodiagnostic, and histological differences. We conclude that the polyneuropathy associated with IgA MGUS is heterogeneous, similar to that in IgM and IgG MGUS. A trial of immunomodulating therapy appears to be warranted in such patients if the neuropathy is sufficiently servere. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/50156/1/880160113_ftp.pd