Employing and Accommodating Individuals With Histories Of Alcohol Or Drug Abuse

This brochure on individuals with histories of alcohol or drug abuse and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is one of a series on human resources practices and workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities edited by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, SPHR, Director, Program on Employment and Disability, School of Industrial and Labor Relations – Extension Division, Cornell University

Can a Lightning Rod of Grace Short-Circuit Stress?

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. How can we break through the many pressures faced daily, to find that rare gem of divine love that leaves us free of anxiety? I\u27m referring to an adrenaline of sorts that gets us going again after we slip or fail. Let\u27s face it, most people expect stress to slap back when criticized, and we feel its sudden sting whenever we judge others unfairly. Or have you battled the pressure to repair a broken relationship lately? If so, you\u27ve likely noticed how stress blurs your vision and leaves you slogging alone through the mire. It doesn\u27t have to be that way

Employing and Accommodating Individuals With Histories Of Alcohol Or Drug Abuse

This brochure on individuals with histories of alcohol or drug abuse and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is one of a series on human resources practices and workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities edited by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, SPHR, Director, Program on Employment and Disability, School of Industrial and Labor Relations – Extension Division, Cornell University. Cornell University was funded in the early 1990’s by the U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research as a National Materials Development Project on the employment provisions (Title I) of the ADA (Grant #H133D10155). These updates, and the development of new brochures, have been funded by Cornell’s Program on Employment and Disability, and the Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center

Child Welfare Interventions for Drug-Dependent Pregnant Women: Limitations of a Non-Public Health Response

National drug policy, medical practice and the child welfare system have not kept pace with scientific research that points to effective health interventions to address alcoholism and drug dependence among pregnant women. In its 2003 amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Congress adopted a policy requiring physicians to report to child protective services all patients who give birth to an infant affected by illicit drug use. Drawing on epidemiological, medical and social science research, this Article critiques Congress’s decision to require health professionals to engage in a surveillance role instead of a therapeutic intervention. In seeking to craft an effective child protection strategy, this Article explores two fundamental issues that weigh against the adoption of a nationwide physician reporting requirement. The first is the child welfare system’s limited capacity – as an institution that carries out both child protection and rehabilitation functions simultaneously – to help drug-dependent pregnant women change their behavior. The second is the adverse effect of coerced treatment on both a physician’s ability to deliver effective prenatal care and a drug-dependent woman’s willingness to access health care that will mitigate the harm associated with drug use. This Article proposes that states adopt an alternative child protection model that restores physicians to their role of healer and requires them to carry out their ethical and therapeutic obligation to diagnose this serious medical problem during prenatal care

Patenting Inventions That Embody Computer Programs Held as Trade Secrets—White Consolidated Industries v. Vega Servo-Control, 713 F.2d 788 (Fed. Cir. 1983)

An inventor develops a numerical control system that allows a computer program to control the complex operation of machine tools such as drill bits. One of the elements in the numerical control system is a trade secret available only from the inventor. The inventor would like to patent the system as a whole, but an inventor must generally disclose how the invention works in order to obtain a patent. Must this inventor completely disclose how the trade secret works in order to obtain a patent on the whole system? The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals said yes in White Consolidated Industries v. Vega Servo-Control. This Note first compares trade secret protection with patent protection and then evaluates the White court\u27s resolution of the conflict between trade secret law and patent law. The Note concludes that the court\u27s holding, though consistent with patent law, will unnecessarily deter public access to valuable information by discouraging inventors from patenting inventions with trade secret components. The Note then considers possible solutions to the dilemma faced by an inventor who wishes to patent an invention incorporating a trade secret. The Note also evaluates solutions the White court could have considered and analyzes copyright protection as an alternative to trade secret protection

Science in Orbit

This talk presents the excitement of doing science in space. It reviews some of the effects of the physical adaptations that the body undergoes to the lower gravity of space. It also discusses the role of the scientist in the space environment. It also discusses the potential uses of space development, particularly with the use of the space station

Neuronal imaging with ultrahigh dynamic range multiphoton microscopy

Multiphoton microscopes are hampered by limited dynamic range, preventing weak sample features from being detected in the presence of strong features, or preventing the capture of unpredictable bursts in sample strength. We present a digital electronic add-on technique that vastly improves the dynamic range of a multiphoton microscope while limiting potential photodamage. The add-on provides real-time negative feedback to regulate the laser power delivered to the sample, and a log representation of the sample strength to accommodate ultrahigh dynamic range without loss of information. No microscope hardware modifications are required, making the technique readily compatible with commercial instruments. Benefits are shown in both structural and in-vivo functional mouse brain imaging applications.R21 EY027549 - NEI NIH HH