MAY THE BAR SET ITS OWN HOUSE IN ORDER?

California is a particularly appropriate jurisdiction to be used as the basis for a study such as the present. Its State Bar Act of 1927 was one of the early, detailed, legislative attempts to confer self-governing powers upon the bar, its decisions have become leading cases on the questions of constitutionality and construction thus presented, and its reported disciplinary cases far outnumber those of any other state-baract jurisdiction. Consideration of the relative merits of different methods of bar integration is outside the scope of this paper. But no inference should be drawn from anything herein that a statutory bar of the California type is intrinsically disadvantageous

Marketing Clean and Efficient Vehicles: A Review of Social Marketing and Social Science Approaches

In this report, the authors discuss the potential role of social marketing research and program to increase consumer demand for clean and efficient vehicles. They discuss theories and research approaches in the social marketing stream that can guide multi-year research efforts and a "transformation of the automobile market." The authors also discuss the selection of data collection techniques, such as focus groups and Internet surveys, to aid in identifying and selecting appropriate research methods

Effect of Changing Gloves Before Placental Extraction on Incidence of Postcesarean Endometritis

Objective: We sought to determine if changing the surgeon's gloves after delivery of the infant and prior to manual placental removal decreases the incidence of postcesarean endometritis

Symbolism In Early Markets For Hybrid Electric Vehicles

This study explores the symbolic meanings for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) being appropriated and communicated by the vehicles’ owners. As symbolic meanings are shown to be important to HEV purchase and use, understanding both the meanings and the social processes in the construction of these meanings is essential for policy makers and others hoping to promote “green” vehicles. HEVs embody new combinations of meanings in the vehicle market. Many observers who fail to recognize this struggle to explain why some people want HEVs. They may characterize HEV buyers as naïve about calculating payback on fuel economy, or call HEVs “a badge of honor” or status symbol. This research breaks through such simplistic categorizations. Through the telling and analysis of HEV buyers’ own stories this research takes a robust approach to understanding the creation and spread of new meanings and development of markets. Household buyers of the first generation of HEVs told these stories in semi-structured home interviews. Their stories are analyzed by drawing upon semiotics to explore the formation and structure of meanings. In particular, the study explores how widely recognized social (denotative) meanings are connected to more personal (connotative) meanings

Randomized Prospective Study Comparing Erythromycin, Amoxicillin, and Clindamycin for the Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis in Pregnancy

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and side effects of erythromycin, amoxicillin, and clindamycin in eradicating Chlamydia trachomatis from the lower genital tract of pregnant women

New Car Dealers and Retail Innovation in California’s Plug-In Electric Vehicle Market

Innovative new products like plug-in electric vehicles may need new approaches to market and sell them. We 3 conducted 43 interviews with automakers and dealers selling plug-in vehicles in California’s major metro markets 4 and analyzed data on customer satisfaction with new car dealers and Tesla retail stores. Initial findings revealed: 5 • Plug-in vehicle buyers rated the dealer purchase experience much lower than conventional vehicle buyers 6 while Tesla earned industry-high scores; 7 • Plug-in buyers expect more from dealers than conventional buyers, including product knowledge and support 8 that extends beyond traditional offerings; 9 • Profits from plug-in vehicles may not be compelling enough to convince more dealers to take on the greater 10 demands of selling these alternatives 11 • New retail approaches undertaken by dealer “pioneers”, including new methods for building and scaling 12 dealer competence, could improve the PEV buying experience; and 13 • More "retail friendly" public incentives could improve program effectiveness. 14 Evidence suggests that pre-existing retail structure in the automotive sector could spur retail innovations for PEVs, 15 but may also hinder the quality of customer support and pace of diffusion amongst dealers and customers. The paper 16 examines the implications of these findings and advances opportunities polic

The UC Davis MINI E Consumer Study

The MINI E is an electric vehicle which is a conversion of BMW's Mini Cooper. Drivers in Los Angeles and New York leased MINI E vehicles for one year and reported on their experiences with these battery electric vehicles (BEV). Many drivers were pleased with the MINI E's performance and described driving it as "fun." Limited range was a minor concern, as was the limited cargo space. Drivers enjoyed mastering their energy use by modifying their driving behavior