A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE KOORI COURT DIVISION OF THE VICTORIAN MAGISTRATES’ COURT

[The Koori Court Division of the Magistrates’ Court in Victoria has been in operation since 2002. This article seeks to assess its development and operation, with the perspective that the Division has the potential to ad- dress problems Aboriginal people face in the criminal justice system and society generally. The author takes the view, however, that to fulfil this po- tential, the Division’s development and operation must function in a way that makes some effort to adjust the power imbalance between the Abo- riginal and non-Aboriginal community, The author sees a critical ap- proach to an evaluation of the Division as crucial, considering the background of treatment Aboriginal people have received at the hands of the criminal justice system and Australian society as a whole, and the negative impact of previous government policies.]

Filling the Gap: An Examination of HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention at Uganda Cares Masaka

A six week internship was conducted at Uganda Cares Masaka, a HIV/AIDS treatment organization, to learn about the development issues surrounding the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The internship was aimed at gaining practical experience at an HIV/AIDS clinic to learn about the challenges faced and the strategies used by Uganda Cares as wells as the effectiveness of their strategies. Uganda Cares represents a collaborative relationship between the private, international HIV treatment and advocacy group, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), and the public Ministry of Health (MOH) in Uganda. A final objective of the internship was to gain an inside perspective on this relationship and to reflect on how such relationships can be used to improve medical services in Uganda. In the context of the internship several methods were used to achieve the desired objectives. Participant observation of the daily activities at Uganda Cares was the primary method used as the intern engaged in the different aspects of Uganda Cares’ work. Informal and formal interviews were used to reflect on what was experienced and observed and to answer questions unanswered by participant observation. Statistical data on Uganda Cares’ services was gathered using Uganda Cares’ electronic record system. Decentralization of care, emphasis on adherence, and psychosocial support were found to be the key strategies which Uganda Cares employs. The most prominent challenges faced by Uganda Cares were found to be the epidemic’s scale in Uganda, stigmatization of HIV/AIDS, poor adherence to treatment, the expense of care, and the logistics of delivering care. The effectiveness of Uganda Cares’ strategies in the face of the challenges was best observed through the extent of services provided and the great number of people tested, educated, and treated. Over its ten year history, Uganda Cares has enrolled 19,179 clients and provided them free HIV treatment at no cost. In addition, Uganda Cares can reach up to 10,000 people in one year for HIV testing and education. The scale of Uganda Cares activities speak to its high capability and effectiveness to reach clients for testing and care. The examination of the relationship between the Ugandan Ministry of Health and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation revealed cooperation which yielded an increase in capacity for both organizations which benefits all those who need HIV/AIDS treatment. Overall, the internship gave an inside perspective on HIV/AIDS treatment in Uganda and highlighted some unique ways to address the issues of HIV/AIDS

Firm R&D Games With Differing Manufacturing Costs

The paper considers an industry where competition is characterized as a two-stage game between the two firms in which the product reliabilities are determined before the (Coumot) quantities. Reliability is determined by R&D expenditure. The focus is on how competitive conditions in terms of manufacturing costs affect tile firms\u27 decision about optimal reliability. The main result of the paper is that the firm with lower manufacturing cost produces a more reliable product. However a reduction in a given. firm \u27s manufacturing cost only causes it to produce a more reliable product when the difference in costs between firms is low. Comparative static exercises suggest that reliability generally increases when customers have a higher reservation price for the product and a lower customer cost of product failure

On projective equivalence of invariant subspace lattices

AbstractFor i = 1,2, let Ai be a linear transformation on a complex vector space and let σ be a lattice isomorphism from the invariant subspace lattice of A1 onto the invariant subspace lattice of A2. We determine the conditions under which σ is implemented by a linear or conjugate linear transformation (or a sum of these two kinds)

Extensions of operator algebras I

We transcribe a portion of the theory of extensions of C*-algebras to general operator algebras. We also include several new general facts about approximately unital ideals in operator algebras and the C*-algebras which they generate

Studies on inhibin in the Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus.

Inhibin is a heterodimeric glycoprotein which may regulate FSH synthesis and secretion as well as follicular development and maturation. The source and physiological role of inhibin have not been established for the hamster, although several investigators have suggested that this hormone may function in the regulation of FSH in this species. The major objectives of these studies were to develop a radioimmunoassay (RIA) for the measurement of inhibin-a in hamster serum and tissue, to identify the primary source of inhibin and to examine the relationship between inhibin and FSH during postnatal development. A sensitive, accurate and specific RIA was developed and utilized to measure changes in circulating levels of inhibin-a following bilateral gonadectomy, in developing hamsters and in studies on inhibin throughout the estrous cycle. Circulating inhibin-a declined rapidly and significantly following bilateral gonadectomy in male and female hamsters suggesting a gonadal source. Serum FSH concentrations increased following the decline in serum inhibin-a levels. An inverse relationship between inhibin and FSH was observed in early postnatal development. Male hamsters exhibited high serum concentrations of inhibin-α and low concentrations of FSH prior to the third postnatal week. Young female hamsters exhibited low concentrations of circulating inhibin-α and early, high levels of FSH. With follicular stimulation prior to the first ovulation, ovarian and serum inhibin concentrations increased and serum FSH was suppressed suggesting a possible endocrine regulatory role for inhibin. Administration of PMSG to peripubertal female hamsters increased ovarian and serum levels of inhibin-α, and increased steady-state levels of inhibin subunit mRNAs. Elevated levels of immunoreactive inhibin-α in PMSG-treated hamsters were inversely correlated with serum FSH concentrations, providing evidence for the reciprocal relationship between inhibin and FSH. Immunoreactive inhibin-a increased gradually throughout diestrus in the hamster. Inhibin-α concentrations peaked in the circulation at the time of the preovulatory gonadotropin surge, then declined to a nadir on the morning of estrus. Significant reductions in serum concentrations of inhibin-α during early estrus may moderate the amount and duration of the secondary FSH rise and thus contribute to the regulation of follicle recruitment

The Determination of Fluorine in Fluorobenzene by Potentiometric Titration

Recently there has been much interest shown in organic compounds containing fluorine. Much work has been done in this field in the chemistry laboratories at Marquette University. Due to the fact that published methods of analysis of organic fluorine containing compounds were tedious and complicated or inaccurate, it was desirable to devise a simple means of analysis. It was hoped that a method involving a potentiometric titration could be devised since such titrations had proved to be of value in determination of other types of compounds