Browsing by Subject "Preservation"

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    Built from Beet Sugar: Community Attachment and the Remnants of Industry
    (2024-10) Rodrigues, Nicole Nadine; Scarpino, Philip V.; Robertson, Nancy Marie; Dean, David R.
    Glendale Arizona’s original beet sugar factory, built in 1906, resides in the city’s historic downtown, defying metropolitan Phoenix’s progressive habit of tearing down historic properties. This thesis endeavors to unpack and rediscover the continuing legacy of the deindustrialized factory, and how in a vacant and seemingly abandoned state, few within the community of citizens, local governments officials, and investors advance any definite plans for renovation, rehabilitation, or even demolition. The purpose of this research is to better understand why the city of Glendale, encompassing past and present generations of residents, remains content with the now derelict state of the Beet Sugar Factory and how the city’s past, present, and future are reflected in its enduring influence. Analytical research looked to uncover how community attachment and sentimentality significantly influence the continued existence of the Beet Sugar Factory, despite the factory no longer offering any economic influence. Research into the extensive notes on beet sugar experimentation at the end of the nineteenth century and historical newspaper data provided evidence of the factory’s early success with securing investments and producing beet sugar and then the subsequent failure and slide into abandonment. Oral interviews with present government officials and residents, modern newspaper articles, and current podcasts were juxtaposed with earlier commentaries and analysis, clearly presenting a timeline of the Beet Sugar Factory’s fall from prominence to neglect while maintaining a place of sentimental reverence within the community. The outcome of this research resulted in revealing that Glendale’s beet sugar factory is a microcosm of how community sentimental attachment in an urban environment, despite decades of waning purpose and eventual decline by desertion, is the heart of preservation. In the end, community attachment within an urban environment is more important to preservation than detached criteria.
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    Decision Making in Fertility Preservation Prior to Pursuing Curative Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease
    (2023-03-24) Collins, Angela J.; Noel, Josey; Abraham, Olivia; Hornberger, Sydney; Rahim, Mahvish Q.; Jacob, Seethal A.; Saraf, Amanda J.
    AUTHORS: Angela Collins, MPH(1), Josey Noel(1), Olivia Abraham(1), Sydney Hornberger(1), Mahvish Rahim MD, MBA, MSCR(1,2), Seethal Jacob MD, MS, FAAP(1,2), Amanda Saraf DO(1,2). AFFILIATIONS: (1) Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. (2) Department of Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN. ABSTRACT: RELEVANT BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most commonly inherited hemoglobinopathies, often well controlled on Hydroxyurea (HU). Curative therapy options exist with stem cell transplant (SCT) and gene therapy. While both the underlying condition and routine therapy such as HU is thought to impact fertility, the chemotherapy used for both SCT and gene therapy can result in permanent sterility. Infertility can have a negative impact on long-term measures of quality of life. As a result, fertility preservation ought to be offered to all patients with SCD planning for curative treatment. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and mature oocyte or embryo cryopreservation are fertility preservation options available for pre and postpubescent females respectively. Testicular tissue cryopreservation (TTC) is an experimental option for prepubescent males and sperm cryopreservation is utilized for postpubescent males. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present three cases of patients with SCD who pursued fertility preservation prior to receiving curative therapy with a myeloablative preparative regimen. Patient 1 is a prepubescent 8-year-old male with SCD controlled with HU who opted for TTC as fertility preservation prior to receiving a matched sibling SCT. Patient 2 is a 13-year-old male with SCD controlled with HU who opted for TTC following a failed sperm banking attempt prior to haploidentical SCT. Patient 3 is an 18-year-old female with SCD controlled with HU and Voxelator who opted to have eggs harvested prior to gene therapy. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: As highlighted by these cases, continued research on safe and effective fertility preservation as well as counseling about both the impact of the underlying disease on fertility and treatment-related fertility risks is imperative to improve long-term quality of life measures. CONCLUSION: These patients demonstrate a need for further emphasis on fertility risk counseling in this patient population and ensuring that discussions regarding preservation options is standard of practice at every institution.
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    Discovery and Evidence: A Paralegal's Guide
    (2016-10-26) Hook, Sara Anne
    Are you up to date with the latest changes impacting discovery and evidence? Are you utilizing all the current best practices in discovery requests, discovery production, evidence handling, authentication, preparation and more? Don't miss this opportunity for up-to-date, street-smart strategies for gathering, analyzing and managing evidence. Brush up on the newest FRCP and FRE rule changes, their implications and applications in practice. Draft better discovery requests and responses and obtain practical tips for production and review. Learn current best practices for handling and storing evidence to prevent spoliation. Pick up pointers on exhibit and evidence presentation. Work effectively with experts and learn how to best manage expert reports.
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    Game On: Ethics and eDiscovery
    (2016-11-11) Cohen, David; Kenney, Jeannine; Stafford, Elizabeth; Hook, Sara Anne
    You will be presented with a hypothetical case involving a series of ethical decisions related to the discovery process. On each decision you will be asked to vote on whether counsel acted ethically or unethically. You vote by marking your game board AND using the red and green colored cards at your place. Following each vote, we will provide you with our interpretation of the correct answer, and the basis for that interpretation. In labeling conduct ethical vs. unethical, we are referring to the ethical rules and guidelines applicable to U.S. licensed attorneys and their delegates – not necessarily what might be considered ethical or unethical in a non-legal context. Just because conduct may not comply with “best practices,” that alone does not make it “unethical” for present purposes For this game, conduct will be considered unethical if it: Violates one or more applicable ethical rules; and/or Violates one or more legal ethics opinions; and/or Would leave a party or its counsel at substantial risk of being sanctioned based on existing rules or case law
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    Social Media, The Internet and Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Challenges
    (2015) Hook, Sara Anne; Faklaris, Cori
    Program Description Do you seek out litigation challenges? Do you have the confidence to own the courtroom and take down your opponent? Avoid complacency and take your practice to the next level with this comprehensive legal guide. You'll learn advanced tools to overcome the most difficult obstacles in civil litigation. Our experienced faculty will share the techniques they've developed over years in civil practice. Whether you're authenticating ESI, explaining complex damages, or prepping for an expert witness examination, you'll come back to the lessons learned in this seminar again and again. I.New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure II.Top Trial Mistakes: A Civil Court Judge's Perspective III.Resolving Discovery Disputes IV.Strategically Using Motions in Limine V.Social Media, the Internet and Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Challenges VI.Settle Your Case Before Trial: Advanced Techniques VII.Identifying and Overcoming Juror Bias VIII.Introducing Complex Case Themes During Opening Statements IX.Presenting Technical Expert Testimony to the Jury X.Using Evidence to Support Your Proposed Damages XI.Addressing Weaknesses in Your Case in Closing Statements XII.Ethics
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    V. Real-World Examples, Handy How-to’s and Sample Screen Shots
    (2017) Hook, Sara Anne
    With all of the changes surrounding social media and email, it's critical to get up to speed on the latest rules, procedures and case law. This full-day, cutting-edge course will walk you through state processes, procedures and the latest case law while equipping you with handy how-to's, sample screen shots, real world examples and shortcuts along the way. Expert attorney faculty, who know the ins and outs of these groundbreaking new forms of evidence, will provide practical tech advice that you can actually understand and start using right away. From email to Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, to YouTube, Pinterest and video surveillance, this comprehensive ESI guide will give you invaluable insight into proven ways for identifying, preserving, producing, admitting and blocking ESI.