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By Any Other Name: The Vocabulary of Feminism at the Supreme Court
Feminist legal theory is a significant area of scholarly inquiry, and the Supreme Court is no stranger to feminist legal arguments. Yet there has been no previous attempt to determine how the Court reacts to and makes use of the vocabulary of feminism. This Note conducts an empirical study of Supreme Court cases, and finds that-despite ample opportunity-the Court has only substantively discussed the words feminist or feminism twice in its history, both times in non-majority opinions. The Note attempts to understand this· aversion to the vocabulary of feminism, examining factors from within the legal profession as well as the continuing societal aversion to the words. The Note· contends that the Court both reflects and exacerbates society\u27s broader discomfort with the feminist label, and that the Court should do its part to reverse this semantic cycle
Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasia
Pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia (PLH) is a condition in horses involving proliferation of one of the equine tonsillar structures. It has been diagnosed more frequently in the past few years due to a greater awareness of its existence, a developing prevalence of endoscopic examination, and/or an increased incidence of the syndrome
Social and emotional components of book reading between caregivers and their toddlers in a high-risk sample
In this collective case study of caregiver behaviors with their toddlers, two-minute videotaped reading interactions were analyzed using a constant comparative method. Twenty-four caregiverâtoddler dyads from a high-risk sample of children prenatally exposed to cocaine were selected from a larger sample because they represented the extremes of expressive language scores on the Reynell Expressive Language Quotient at 36 months, one year after the reading interactions. Caregivers in the high-scoring group shared control of the book and discourse, were âin tuneâ with the childâs needs and abilities, and answered their own questions to the children. This was in contrast to the behaviors of caregivers of the low-scoring children, who appeared unaware of the childâs developmental needs in the interaction, particularly in their ability to respond to the questions posed. Implications of the results for future research on caregiver reading with young children are discussed
Profiles of Temperament and Perfectionism in High Ability College Students
Different physical, mental, and motivational outcomes for perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns indicate that individuals have different experiences of perfectionism. Although research has focused on parenting practices as a factor related to these differences, little research has examined the impact of temperamental differences on perfectionism. In the current study, 434 high ability undergraduate students completed perfectionism, adult temperament, and personality measures. Latent class analysis that examined the patterns among the relationships between self-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and four dimensions of adult temperament (negative affect, effortful control, extraversion, orienting sensitivity) revealed three distinct subgroups. Although the largest subgroup demonstrated patterns consistent with prior research on perfectionism (e.g., perfectionism associated with negative affect), two other subgroups revealed separate patterns that were inconsistent with prior research (e.g., one subgroup had negative relationships between negative affect and both types of perfectionism). Our results demonstrate that temperament may play an important role in explaining the heterogeneity among perfectionists
WHITEâCROWNED MANAKIN (DIXIPHIA PIPRA) USE OF SPACE IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON
Abstract â Animal patterns of space use have fundamental consequences for ecological processes such as animalâ mediated seed dispersal. This study examines the use of space of an understory frugivore: the Whiteâcrowned Manakin (Dixiphia pipra) during the nonâbreeding season at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador. We radioâtracked seven individuals of different sexes and ages. We found that Whiteâcrowned Manakins have relatively small home ranges varying from 1.19 to 5.73 ha. The home ranges of male juveniles (2.25 ± 0.62 SE) were larger than that of the adult males (1.20 ± 0.01 SE), but smaller than those of females (4.27 ± 0.77 SE). Females and secondâyear males were found to perform more long distance flights outside their core home range than hatchâyear or adult males. These movement differences suggest that they disperse seeds longer distances and more evenly across their home range. Adult and hatchâyear males appear to perform more short distance seed dispersal events. We argue that these contributions are complementary, and that Whiteâcrowned Manakins are key dispersal agents that have a significantly influence in the structure and composition of understory plant communities in the Amazon rainforest.Resumen â Uso de espacio del SaltarĂn Coroniblanco (Dixiphia pipra) en la AmazonĂa Ecuatoriana Los patrones de uso espacial utilizados por animales tienen consecuencias fundamentales en procesos ecolĂłgicos, tales como la dispersiĂłn de semillas. Este estudio examina el uso espacial de una especie frugĂvora de sotobosque: el SaltarĂn Coroniblanco (Dixiphia pipra) durante el ciclo noâreproductivo en la EstaciĂłn de Biodiversidad de Tiputini en Ecuador. Seguimos por radio telemetrĂa a siete individuos de diferentes sexos y edades. Encontramos que el SaltarĂn Coroniblanco tiene un rango de hogar relativamente pequeño, variando entre 1,19 a 5,73 ha. El rango de hogar de los machos juveniles (2,25 ± 0,62 EE) es mĂĄs grande que el de los machos adultos (1,20 ± 0,01 EE), pero mĂĄs pequeño que el de las hembras (4,27 ± 0,77 EE). El estudio encontrĂł que las hembras y los machos de segundo año realizaron vuelos mĂĄs largos fuera del nĂșcleo de su rango de hogar, comparado con machos juveniles del año o machos adultos. Estas diferencias sugieren que podrĂan dispersar semillas a mayores distancias y de manera mĂĄs homogĂ©nea a lo largo de su rango de hogar. Los machos adultos y los juveniles del año parecen llevar a cabo eventos de dispersiĂłn de semillas a distancias mĂĄs cortas. Nosotros argumentamos que estas contribuciones son complementarias y que los Saltarines Coroniblancos son agentes de dispersiĂłn claves, influenciando considerablemente la estructura y la composiciĂłn de las comunidades de plantas del sotobosque en el bosque tropical lluvioso de la AmazonĂa Ecuatoriana.
Psychological heterogeneity among honors college students
Greater knowledge of the psychology of honors college students will help to inform program administrators, counselors, residence life assistants, and faculty about how they may provide support to those with the greatest need. Via an online survey, personality, perfectionism, and suicidal ideation data were collected from honors college students (N = 410, 73% female). Using latent profile analysis, students were classified by their responses to the Big Five Inventory personality measure into five profiles. Risk factors of high perfectionism and suicidal ideation scores were found in two of the profiles, suggesting students with these personality characteristics may need enhanced psychological support. The largest profile (35% of students) had extraversion scores above the norm, but all other profiles had introverted scores below the norm. Neuroticism scores were also higher than the norm in the introverted profiles, which represented a majority of the honors college students
Bounds for Bose-Einstein Correlation Functions
Bounds for the correlation functions of identical bosons are discussed for
the general case of a Gaussian density matrix. In particular, for a purely
chaotic system the two-particle correlation function must always be greater
than one. On the other hand, in the presence of a coherent component the
correlation function may take values below unity. The experimental situation is
briefly discussed.Comment: 7 pages, LaTeX, DMR-THEP-93-5/
One and two dimensional analysis of 3pi correlations measured in Pb+Pb interactions
3pi- correlations from Pb+Pb collisions at 158 GeV/c per nucleon are
presented as measured by the focusing spectrometer of the NA44 experiment at
CERN. The three-body effect is found to be stronger for PbPb than for SPb. The
two-dimensional three-particle correlation function is also measured and the
longitudinal extension of the source is larger than the transverse extension
A tissue quality index: an intrinsic control for measurement of effects of preanalytical variables on FFPE tissue
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