The role of tobacco advertising and promotion: themes employed in litigation by tobacco industry witnesses.

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Goldberg, Marvin E; Davis, Ronald M; O'Keefe, Anne Marie

2006-12-01

To identify key themes related to tobacco advertising and promotion in testimony provided by tobacco industry-affiliated witnesses in tobacco litigation, and to present countervailing evidence and arguments. Themes in industry testimony were identified by review of transcripts of testimony in the Tobacco Deposition and Trial Testimony Archive (http://tobaccodocuments.org/datta) from a sample of defence witnesses, including three academic expert witnesses, six senior executives of tobacco companies, and one industry advertising consultant. Counterarguments to the themes embodied in defence testimony were based on information from peer-reviewed literature, advertising trade publications, government reports, tobacco industry documents, and testimony provided by expert witnesses testifying for plaintiffs. Five major themes employed by defence witnesses were identified: (1) tobacco advertising has a relatively weak "share of voice" in the marketing environment and is a weak force in affecting smoking behaviour; (2) tobacco advertising and promotion do not create new smokers, expand markets, or increase total tobacco consumption; (3) the tobacco industry does not target, study, or track youth smoking; (4) tobacco advertising and promotion do not cause smoking initiation by youth; and (5) tobacco companies and the industry adhere closely to relevant laws, regulations, and industry voluntary codes. Substantial evidence exists in rebuttal to these arguments. Tobacco industry-affiliated witnesses have marshalled many arguments to deny the adverse effects of tobacco marketing activities and to portray tobacco companies as responsible corporate citizens. Effective rebuttals to these arguments exist, and plaintiffs' attorneys have, with varying degrees of success, presented them to judges and juries.

Technical Education, Work Force Training, and U.S. Competitiveness. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (September 17, 1991).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

This document records the oral and written testimony given at a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on technical training and productivity. Witnesses who provided testimony included an official of the National Science Foundation, several administrators of manufacturing companies, a representative of community colleges, and…

36 CFR 703.16 - Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents.

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2014-07-01

... testimony and production of documents. 703.16 Section 703.16 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF... Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.16 Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents. No Library of Congress employee may provide testimony or produce...

36 CFR 703.16 - Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents.

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2012-07-01

... testimony and production of documents. 703.16 Section 703.16 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF... Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.16 Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents. No Library of Congress employee may provide testimony or produce...

36 CFR 703.16 - Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents.

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2011-07-01

... testimony and production of documents. 703.16 Section 703.16 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF... Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.16 Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents. No Library of Congress employee may provide testimony or produce...

36 CFR § 703.16 - Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents.

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2013-07-01

... LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DISCLOSURE OR PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR INFORMATION Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.16 Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents. No Library of Congress employee may provide testimony or...

28 CFR 0.85 - General functions.

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2012-07-01

... fingerprints and identification records from criminal justice and other governmental agencies, including fingerprints voluntarily submitted by individuals for personal identification purposes; provide expert testimony in Federal, State and local courts as to fingerprint examinations; and provide fingerprint...

28 CFR 0.85 - General functions.

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2013-07-01

... fingerprints and identification records from criminal justice and other governmental agencies, including fingerprints voluntarily submitted by individuals for personal identification purposes; provide expert testimony in Federal, State and local courts as to fingerprint examinations; and provide fingerprint...

28 CFR 0.85 - General functions.

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2014-07-01

... fingerprints and identification records from criminal justice and other governmental agencies, including fingerprints voluntarily submitted by individuals for personal identification purposes; provide expert testimony in Federal, State and local courts as to fingerprint examinations; and provide fingerprint...

28 CFR 0.85 - General functions.

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2011-07-01

... fingerprints and identification records from criminal justice and other governmental agencies, including fingerprints voluntarily submitted by individuals for personal identification purposes; provide expert testimony in Federal, State and local courts as to fingerprint examinations; and provide fingerprint...

Oversight Hearings on the Rehabilitation Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session (Washington, DC, June 11, June 25, and July 17; Bozeman, MT, August 27; and Honolulu, HI, November 26, 1985).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

The transcript of the 1985 House of Representatives hearings on reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contains verbatim testimony and committee questions, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material. Organizations providing testimony or statements include the following: Council of State Administrators of Vocational…

5 CFR 2417.203 - Filing requirements for litigants seeking documents or testimony.

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2011-01-01

... outweighs the burden on the FLRA to produce the records or provide testimony; (5) A statement indicating... testimony, in travel, and for attendance in the legal proceeding. (c) The Office of the Solicitor reserves...

5 CFR 2417.203 - Filing requirements for litigants seeking documents or testimony.

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2010-01-01

... outweighs the burden on the FLRA to produce the records or provide testimony; (5) A statement indicating... testimony, in travel, and for attendance in the legal proceeding. (c) The Office of the Solicitor reserves...

Displaying employee testimonials on recruitment web sites: effects of communication media, employee race, and job seeker race on organizational attraction and information credibility.

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Walker, H Jack; Feild, Hubert S; Giles, William F; Armenakis, Achilles A; Bernerth, Jeremy B

2009-09-01

This study investigated participants' reactions to employee testimonials presented on recruitment Web sites. The authors manipulated the presence of employee testimonials, richness of media communicating testimonials (video with audio vs. picture with text), and representation of racial minorities in employee testimonials. Participants were more attracted to organizations and perceived information as more credible when testimonials were included on recruitment Web sites. Testimonials delivered via video with audio had higher attractiveness and information credibility ratings than those given via picture with text. Results also showed that Blacks responded more favorably, whereas Whites responded more negatively, to the recruiting organization as the proportion of minorities shown giving testimonials on the recruitment Web site increased. However, post hoc analyses revealed that use of a richer medium (video with audio vs. picture with text) to communicate employee testimonials tended to attenuate these racial effects.

25 CFR 516.2 - When may a person to whom this part applies give testimony, make a statement or submit to interview?

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2010-04-01

... testimony, make a statement or submit to interview? 516.2 Section 516.2 Indians NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING... whom this part applies give testimony, make a statement or submit to interview? (a) No person to whom... regulation, shall provide testimony, make a statement or submit to interview. (b) Whenever a subpoena...

5 CFR 295.203 - Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony.

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2010-01-01

... outweighs the burden on OPM to produce the records or provide testimony; (5) A statement indicating that the... the employee to prepare for testimony, in travel, and for attendance in the legal proceeding. (c) The...

Do Jurors Get What They Expect? Traditional versus Alternative Forms of Children's Testimony

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McAuliff, Bradley D.; Kovera, Margaret Bull

2011-01-01

This study examined prospective jurors' expectancies for the verbal and nonverbal behavior of a child testifying in a sexual abuse case. Community members (N = 261) reporting for jury duty completed a survey in which they described their expectancies for how a child alleging sexual abuse would appear when testifying and their beliefs about discerning children's truthfulness, testimony stress, and fairness to trial parties. Within this survey, we varied the child's age (5, 10, or 15 years old), type of abuse alleged (vaginal fondling or penetration), and whether the abuse actually occurred (yes, no) between participants across five different testimony conditions (traditional live in-court, support person present, closed-circuit television, preparation, and videotape) within each participant. Participants expected a child providing traditional testimony to be more nervous, tearful, and fidgety; less confident, cooperative, and fluent; and to maintain less eye contact and provide shorter responses than when the child provided alternative forms of testimony. Participants believed it was easiest to determine a child's truthfulness and fairest to the defendant when the child testified live in court, but that this form of testimony was the most stressful and unfair to the child. Expectancies and beliefs differed within the alternative forms of testimony as well. Negative evaluations of children's alternative testimony may be the result of expectancy violation; namely, jurors expect differences in children's verbal and nonverbal behavior as a result of accommodation, but those differences actually do not occur. PMID:22523466

Oversight Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965: Kansas City, Missouri. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (Kansas City, MO, May 6, 1991).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

The first of 17 hearings to take place outside of Washington D.C. on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 occurred in Kansas City, Missouri and included testimony by students and educational administrators from the area. The subcommittee heard testimony primarily concerning Title IV which provides loans to students to enable…

The presentation of expert testimony via live audio-visual communication.

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Miller, R D

1991-01-01

As part of a national effort to improve efficiency in court procedures, the American Bar Association has recommended, on the basis of a number of pilot studies, increased use of current audio-visual technology, such as telephone and live video communication, to eliminate delays caused by unavailability of participants in both civil and criminal procedures. Although these recommendations were made to facilitate court proceedings, and for the convenience of attorneys and judges, they also have the potential to save significant time for clinical expert witnesses as well. The author reviews the studies of telephone testimony that were done by the American Bar Association and other legal research groups, as well as the experience in one state forensic evaluation and treatment center. He also reviewed the case law on the issue of remote testimony. He then presents data from a national survey of state attorneys general concerning the admissibility of testimony via audio-visual means, including video depositions. Finally, he concludes that the option to testify by telephone provides a significant savings in precious clinical time for forensic clinicians in public facilities, and urges that such clinicians work actively to convince courts and/or legislatures in states that do not permit such testimony (currently the majority), to consider accepting it, to improve the effective use of scarce clinical resources in public facilities.

20 CFR 403.150 - Is there a fee for our services?

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2011-04-01

... and provide the testimony and any travel time, and (2) Other travel costs. (d) Waiver or reduction of...) The extent to which providing the testimony or information serves SSA's interest; and (5) The burden...

76 FR 62856 - Nixon Presidential Historical Materials: Opening of Materials

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... the transcript of President Richard M. Nixon's grand jury testimony of June 23-24, 1975, and... President Nixon's grand jury testimony include segments of five transcripts of Nixon White House taped... transcripts associated with the grand jury testimony of President Nixon will be made available to the public...

26 CFR 301.9000-6 - Examples.

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2012-04-01

... suit for refund requests testimony from an IRS revenue agent. This is an IRS matter. A testimony... of Justice attorney representing the IRS in a suit for refund asks that the IRS revenue agent be made... refund suit involving Taxpayer A. The testimony may include tax convention information, as defined in...

26 CFR 301.9000-6 - Examples.

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2013-04-01

... suit for refund requests testimony from an IRS revenue agent. This is an IRS matter. A testimony... of Justice attorney representing the IRS in a suit for refund asks that the IRS revenue agent be made... refund suit involving Taxpayer A. The testimony may include tax convention information, as defined in...

26 CFR 301.9000-6 - Examples.

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2014-04-01

... suit for refund requests testimony from an IRS revenue agent. This is an IRS matter. A testimony... of Justice attorney representing the IRS in a suit for refund asks that the IRS revenue agent be made... refund suit involving Taxpayer A. The testimony may include tax convention information, as defined in...

26 CFR 301.9000-6 - Examples.

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2011-04-01

... suit for refund requests testimony from an IRS revenue agent. This is an IRS matter. A testimony... of Justice attorney representing the IRS in a suit for refund asks that the IRS revenue agent be made... refund suit involving Taxpayer A. The testimony may include tax convention information, as defined in...

Investigating Trust, Expertise, and Epistemic Injustice in Chronic Pain.

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Buchman, Daniel Z; Ho, Anita; Goldberg, Daniel S

2017-03-01

Trust is central to the therapeutic relationship, but the epistemic asymmetries between the expert healthcare provider and the patient make the patient, the trustor, vulnerable to the provider, the trustee. The narratives of pain sufferers provide helpful insights into the experience of pain at the juncture of trust, expert knowledge, and the therapeutic relationship. While stories of pain sufferers having their testimonies dismissed are well documented, pain sufferers continue to experience their testimonies as being epistemically downgraded. This kind of epistemic injustice has received limited treatment in bioethics. In this paper, we examine how a climate of distrust in pain management may facilitate what Fricker calls epistemic injustice. We critically interrogate the processes through which pain sufferers are vulnerable to specific kinds of epistemic injustice, such as testimonial injustice. We also examine how healthcare institutions and practices privilege some kinds of evidence and ways of knowing while excluding certain patient testimonies from epistemic consideration. We argue that providers ought to avoid epistemic injustice in pain management by striving toward epistemic humility. Epistemic humility, as a form of epistemic justice, may be the kind disposition required to correct the harmful prejudices that may arise through testimonial exchange in chronic pain management.

Trust in Testimony: How Children Learn about Science and Religion

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Harris, Paul L.; Koenig, Melissa A.

2006-01-01

Many adult beliefs are based on the testimony provided by other people rather than on firsthand observation. Children also learn from other people's testimony. For example, they learn that mental processes depend on the brain, that the earth is spherical, and that hidden bodily organs constrain life and death. Such learning might indicate that…

Knowledge from Testimony: Benefits and Dangers

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Moran, Seán

2013-01-01

Testimony is an important source of knowledge in many contexts, including that of education, but the notion of the teacher as testifier is not often discussed. Since much that is believed by individuals has come to them not from direct experience but by accepting the accounts of others, the trustworthiness of their interlocutors' testimonies,…

Nutrition and Lifestyle Intervention on Mood and Neurological Disorders

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Null, Gary; Pennesi, Luanne; Feldman, Martin

2016-01-01

This group study explored how an intervention of diet and lifestyle, including a vegan diet, fruit and vegetable juicing, nutritional supplements, regular exercise, and destressing techniques, would affect 27 subjects with anxiety, depression, poor memory, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, history of stroke, or multiple sclerosis. Several subjects had overlapping conditions. Videotaped testimonials were obtained describing subjective results. Testimonials stated multiple benefits across all conditions addressed by the study, with subjects often reporting substantial benefits. These results demonstrate that an intervention of diet, juicing, supplements, exercise, and lifestyle may provide considerable benefits for all conditions addressed. PMID:26976087

6 CFR 5.49 - Prohibition on providing expert or opinion testimony.

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2010-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Prohibition on providing expert or opinion testimony. 5.49 Section 5.49 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION Disclosure of Information in Litigation § 5.49 Prohibition on providing...

Alternatives to In-Court Testimony in Child Abuse Cases

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-04-01

federal prosecutions for child abuse . Contrary to the trend in both federal and state courts, the military provides no procedural or judicial...adoption of a rule for courts-martial that would provide uniform procedural alternatives to in-court testimony in child abuse cases.

5 CFR 5501.106 - Outside employment and other outside activities.

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2011-01-01

....C. 205, or from providing uncompensated advice or counsel to such person; or (C) Giving testimony... services by an employee, including the rendering of advice or consultation, which requires advanced... services means the provision of personal services by an employee, including the rendering of advice or...

32 CFR 93.3 - Definitions.

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2010-07-01

... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS... testimony of NSA personnel as witnesses. (c) NSA personnel. (or NSA person) Includes present and former civilian employees of NSA (including non-appropriated fund activity employees), and present and former...

32 CFR 93.3 - Definitions.

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2012-07-01

... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS... testimony of NSA personnel as witnesses. (c) NSA personnel. (or NSA person) Includes present and former civilian employees of NSA (including non-appropriated fund activity employees), and present and former...

32 CFR 93.3 - Definitions.

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2014-07-01

... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS... testimony of NSA personnel as witnesses. (c) NSA personnel. (or NSA person) Includes present and former civilian employees of NSA (including non-appropriated fund activity employees), and present and former...

32 CFR 93.3 - Definitions.

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2011-07-01

... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS... testimony of NSA personnel as witnesses. (c) NSA personnel. (or NSA person) Includes present and former civilian employees of NSA (including non-appropriated fund activity employees), and present and former...

32 CFR 93.3 - Definitions.

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2013-07-01

... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS... testimony of NSA personnel as witnesses. (c) NSA personnel. (or NSA person) Includes present and former civilian employees of NSA (including non-appropriated fund activity employees), and present and former...

Mentoring: A Representative Bibliography.

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Norton, Cheryl S.

This annotated bibliography provides a representative sample of the available literature on mentoring. It reviews both qualitative and quantitative research, and covers specific mentoring programs, program implementation, and testimonials to the benefits of mentoring. Materials covered include 40 journal articles, conference papers, books, and…

The influence of power and reason on young Maya children's endorsement of testimony.

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Castelain, Thomas; Bernard, Stéphane; Van der Henst, Jean-Baptiste; Mercier, Hugo

2016-11-01

Two important parenting strategies are to impose one's power and to use reasoning. The effect of these strategies on children's evaluation of testimony has received very little attention. Using the epistemic vigilance framework, we predict that when the reasoning cue is strong enough it should overcome the power cue. We test this prediction in a population for which anthropological data suggest that power is the prominent strategy while reasoning is rarely relied on in the interactions with children. In Experiment 1, 4- to 6-year-old children from a traditional Maya population are shown to endorse the testimony supported by a strong argument over that supported by a weak argument. In Experiment 2, the same participants are shown to follow the testimony of a dominant over that of a subordinate. The participants are then shown to endorse the testimony of a subordinate who provides a strong argument over that of a dominant who provides either a weak argument (Experiment 3) or no argument (Experiment 4). Thus, when the power and reasoning cues conflict, reasoning completely trumps power. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

The "Apollo" of Aeronautics: NASA's Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program, 1973-1987

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Bowles, Mark D.

2010-01-01

In fall 1975, 10 distinguished United States Senators from the Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee summoned a group of elite aviation experts to Washington, DC. The Senators were holding hearings regarding the state of the American airline industry, which was struggling in the wake of the 1973 Arab oil embargo and the dramatically increasing cost of fuel. Providing testimony were presidents or vice presidents of United Airlines, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, and General Electric. Other witnesses included high-ranking officials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U.S. Air Force, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Their Capitol Hill testimony painted a bleak economic picture, described in phrases that included immediate crisis condition, long-range trouble, serious danger, and economic dislocation.

Effects of Detail in Eyewitness Testimony on Decisions by Mock Jurors.

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Heath, Wendy P.; Grannemann, Bruce D.; Sawa, Stephanie E.; Hodge, Kristine M.

1997-01-01

Investigated the effects of the presence and typicality of detail in a witness' testimony on mock juror judgments. Results indicate that the presence of detail affected the ratings of witnesses. Atypical or typical detail provided by one witness, with no detail provided by the opposing witness, enhanced assessments of the former. (RJM)

Educating Jurors about Forensic Evidence: Using an Expert Witness and Judicial Instructions to Mitigate the Impact of Invalid Forensic Science Testimony.

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Eastwood, Joseph; Caldwell, Jiana

2015-11-01

Invalid expert witness testimony that overstated the precision and accuracy of forensic science procedures has been highlighted as a common factor in many wrongful conviction cases. This study assessed the ability of an opposing expert witness and judicial instructions to mitigate the impact of invalid forensic science testimony. Participants (N = 155) acted as mock jurors in a sexual assault trial that contained both invalid forensic testimony regarding hair comparison evidence, and countering testimony from either a defense expert witness or judicial instructions. Results showed that the defense expert witness was successful in educating jurors regarding limitations in the initial expert's conclusions, leading to a greater number of not-guilty verdicts. The judicial instructions were shown to have no impact on verdict decisions. These findings suggest that providing opposing expert witnesses may be an effective safeguard against invalid forensic testimony in criminal trials. © 2015 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

75 FR 10545 - Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

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2010-03-08

... following areas: Medical and vocational analysis of disability claims; occupational analysis, including... system suited to its disability programs and improve the medical-vocational adjudication policies and... remaining time to deliberate or conduct other Panel business. Those interested in providing testimony in...

76 FR 21786 - Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

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2011-04-18

... following areas: medical and vocational analysis of disability claims; occupational analysis, including... suited to its disability programs and improve the medical-vocational adjudication policies and processes... conduct other business. Those interested in providing testimony in person at the meeting or via...

75 FR 41919 - Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

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2010-07-19

...: medical and vocational analysis of disability claims; occupational analysis, including definitions... to its disability programs and improve the medical- vocational adjudication policies and processes... deliberate or conduct other business. Those interested in providing testimony in person at the meeting or via...

On the importance of considering heterogeneity in witnesses' competence levels when reconstructing crimes from multiple witness testimonies.

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Waubert de Puiseau, Berenike; Greving, Sven; Aßfalg, André; Musch, Jochen

2017-09-01

Aggregating information across multiple testimonies may improve crime reconstructions. However, different aggregation methods are available, and research on which method is best suited for aggregating multiple observations is lacking. Furthermore, little is known about how variance in the accuracy of individual testimonies impacts the performance of competing aggregation procedures. We investigated the superiority of aggregation-based crime reconstructions involving multiple individual testimonies and whether this superiority varied as a function of the number of witnesses and the degree of heterogeneity in witnesses' ability to accurately report their observations. Moreover, we examined whether heterogeneity in competence levels differentially affected the relative accuracy of two aggregation procedures: a simple majority rule, which ignores individual differences, and the more complex general Condorcet model (Romney et al., Am Anthropol 88(2):313-338, 1986; Batchelder and Romney, Psychometrika 53(1):71-92, 1988), which takes into account differences in competence between individuals. 121 participants viewed a simulated crime and subsequently answered 128 true/false questions about the crime. We experimentally generated groups of witnesses with homogeneous or heterogeneous competences. Both the majority rule and the general Condorcet model provided more accurate reconstructions of the observed crime than individual testimonies. The superiority of aggregated crime reconstructions involving multiple individual testimonies increased with an increasing number of witnesses. Crime reconstructions were most accurate when competences were heterogeneous and aggregation was based on the general Condorcet model. We argue that a formal aggregation should be considered more often when eyewitness testimonies have to be assessed and that the general Condorcet model provides a good framework for such aggregations.

11 CFR 9409.5 - Procedures for demand for testimony or production of documents.

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2011-01-01

... confidentiality of the information and outweighs the burden on the Commission to produce the records or provide... Commission employee for time spent by the employee to prepare for testimony, in travel, and for attendance in the legal proceeding; and (10) Whether travel by the Commission employee is required to provide the...

Catastrophic Health Care Costs. Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

This document provides witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Senate hearing called to examine the problems of catastrophic health care costs. Statements are included from Senators John Melcher, Quentin Burdick, Larry Pressler, John Heinz, and Pete Wilson. Prepared statements are included from Senators David Pryor and Charles…

Testimony therapy: treatment method for traumatized victims of organized violence.

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van Dijk, Janie A; Schoutrop, Mirjam J A; Spinhoven, Philip

2003-01-01

Former political prisoners in Chile gave testimony of their traumatic experiences, which resulted in diminishing their posttraumatic symptoms. Based on this experience, testimony therapy has been developed and used in treatment of traumatized victims of war or other organized violence. This short-term therapy, as it applied in the treatment of traumatized asylum seekers and refugees in Centrum '45/De Vonk in the Netherlands, is described in this article. The therapy consists of 12 sessions in which patients tell their life stories, including the traumatic experiences. The narrative is reflected in a written document that, for example, can be read to family and friends, or be sent to a historical archive. This article discusses the preliminary research data on the effects of testimony therapy. Finally, hypotheses on the working mechanisms of testimony therapy are offered.

Influences of credibility of testimony and strength of statistical evidence on children’s and adolescents’ reasoning

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Kail, Robert V.

2013-01-01

According to dual-process models that include analytic and heuristic modes of processing, analytic processing is often expected to become more common with development. Consistent with this view, on reasoning problems, adolescents are more likely than children to select alternatives that are backed by statistical evidence. It is shown here that this pattern depends on the quality of the statistical evidence and the quality of the testimonial that is the typical alternative to statistical evidence. In Experiment 1, 9- and 13-year-olds (N = 64) were presented with scenarios in which solid statistical evidence was contrasted with casual or expert testimonial evidence. When testimony was casual, children relied on it but adolescents did not; when testimony was expert, both children and adolescents relied on it. In Experiment 2, 9- and 13-year-olds (N = 83) were presented with scenarios in which casual testimonial evidence was contrasted with weak or strong statistical evidence. When statistical evidence was weak, children and adolescents relied on both testimonial and statistical evidence; when statistical evidence was strong, most children and adolescents relied on it. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for dual-process accounts of cognitive development. PMID:23735681

What Are Cancer Centers Advertising to the Public? A Content Analysis

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Vater, Laura B.; Donohue, Julie M.; Arnold, Robert; White, Douglas B; Chu, Edward; Schenker, Yael

2015-01-01

Background Although critics have expressed concerns about cancer center advertising, the content of these advertisements has not been analyzed. Objective To characterize the informational and emotional content of cancer center advertisements. Design Systematic analysis of all cancer center advertisements in top U.S. consumer magazines (N=269) and television networks (N=44) in 2012. Measurements Using a standardized codebook, we assessed (1) types of clinical services promoted; (2) information provided about clinical services, including risks, benefits, and costs; (3) use of emotional advertising appeals; and (4) use of patient testimonials. Two investigators independently coded advertisements using ATLAS.ti. Kappa values ranged from 0.77 to 1.0. Results A total of 102 cancer centers placed 409 unique clinical advertisements in top media markets in 2012. Advertisements promoted treatments (88%) more often than screening (18%) or supportive services (13%; p<0.001). Benefits of advertised therapies were described more often than risks (27% vs. 2%; p<0.001) but rarely quantified (2%). Few advertisements mentioned insurance coverage or costs (5%). Emotional appeals were frequent (85%), most often evoking hope for survival (61%), describing cancer treatment as a fight or battle (41%), and evoking fear (30%). Nearly half of advertisements included patient testimonials, usually focused on survival or cure. Testimonials rarely included disclaimers (15%) and never described the results a typical patient might expect. Limitations Internet advertisements were not included. Conclusions Clinical advertisements by cancer centers frequently promote cancer therapy using emotional appeals that evoke hope and fear while rarely providing information about risks, benefits, or costs. Further work is needed to understand how these advertisements influence patient understanding and expectations of benefit from cancer treatments. PMID:24863081

78 FR 52787 - Kevin Dennis, M.D., Decision and Order

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2013-08-26

... found credible Respondent's testimony that upon being confronted by a pharmacist that it was unlawful to.... During the inspection, the pharmacist cooperated with DEA and identified the names of various physicians whose prescriptions he had filled, to include Respondent. Id. The pharmacist also provided the...

Early testimonial learning: monitoring speech acts and speakers.

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Stephens, Elizabeth; Suarez, Sarah; Koenig, Melissa

2015-01-01

Testimony provides children with a rich source of knowledge about the world and the people in it. However, testimony is not guaranteed to be veridical, and speakers vary greatly in both knowledge and intent. In this chapter, we argue that children encounter two primary types of conflicts when learning from speakers: conflicts of knowledge and conflicts of interest. We review recent research on children's selective trust in testimony and propose two distinct mechanisms supporting early epistemic vigilance in response to the conflicts associated with speakers. The first section of the chapter focuses on the mechanism of coherence checking, which occurs during the process of message comprehension and facilitates children's comparison of information communicated through testimony to their prior knowledge, alerting them to inaccurate, inconsistent, irrational, and implausible messages. The second section focuses on source-monitoring processes. When children lack relevant prior knowledge with which to evaluate testimonial messages, they monitor speakers themselves for evidence of competence and morality, attending to cues such as confidence, consensus, access to information, prosocial and antisocial behavior, and group membership. © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

Testimony from a hearing on the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act is presented in this document. Comments and a prepared statement by Representative Matthew G. Martinez open the document. Testimony from Representatives Harris W. Fawell and Dale E. Kildee is also included. Testimony and/or prepared statements…

40 CFR 2.401 - Scope and purpose.

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2010-07-01

... Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in Civil Legal Proceedings Where the United States Is Not a Party § 2.401... or subpoenaed to provide testimony concerning information acquired in the course of performing...

Teaching strategies to facilitate breast cancer screening by African-American women.

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Gibson, Lynette M

2008-12-01

The objective of this paper is to report on the recent literature concerning coverage of breast cancer epidemiology, the barriers to breast cancer screening, and the strategies to facilitate screening by African-American women. Based on these findings, the author suggests culturally appropriate techniques to be used to promote breast cancer screening in African-American women. Barriers to breast cancer screening in African-American women include emotional reasons, spiritual/religious reasons, fatalism, logistic concerns, lack of knowledge, and lack of follow-up by health-care professionals. Numerous strategies that have been targeted toward African-American women are reported. These include storytelling, witnessing, and testimonies; providing social support and having social support networks; and conducting multifaceted programs that include culturally specific breast health information. Based on the literature reviewed, the author suggests some examples of creative and culturally appropriate techniques that have been implemented with African-American women and that have resulted in positive feedback. These examples include the use of testimonies, photographs, prose, narratives, poetry, and quotations.

[The persuasive effects according to types of exercise promotion advertisements for obesity prevention in elementary school students].

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An, Gyeong Ju; Choe, Myoung-Ae; Kim, Byoung Hee

2005-08-01

This study was to identify the persuasive effects of exercise promotion advertisements for obesity prevention according to the source types(ordinary people, experts, celebrity endorsers) and advertising message types(slices of life, testimonials). Gender, height, body weight, BMI, attitude toward obesity(Aob) and exercise(Aex), and intention to exercise(Iex) were collected from 626 elementary school students in a pretest. After 2 months, six advertisements type attached to a questionnaire were provided for 20 minutes and then Aob, Aex, Iex, source credibility and attitude toward advertisements(Aad) were collected in posttest. 1) In posttest the Iex of 6 the groups increased significantly compared with that of the pretest, 2) Source credibility of the Ordinary+Testimonial group was lower than the Celebrity+Testimonial, Celebrity+Slice of life, Ordinary+Slice of life, and Expert+Testimonial groups. Aad of the Celebrity+Testimonial group was higher than the Ordinary+ Testimonial group. 3) The Main effect and interaction effect of source types and advertising message types were significant in source credibility and Aad. Persuasive effects of exercise promotion advertisements in elementary school students was found to be the most effective in Celebrity+Testimonial. This study suggests that selection of health education advertisements according to demographic characteristics is important to promote persuasive effects.

32 CFR 93.6 - Fees.

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2014-07-01

... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS WITNESSES § 93.6 Fees. Consistent with the guidelines in § 93.1(e), NSA may charge reasonable fees to... providing such information, and may include: (a) The costs of time expended by NSA employees to process and...

32 CFR 93.6 - Fees.

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... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS WITNESSES § 93.6 Fees. Consistent with the guidelines in § 93.1(e), NSA may charge reasonable fees to... providing such information, and may include: (a) The costs of time expended by NSA employees to process and...

32 CFR 93.6 - Fees.

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... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS WITNESSES § 93.6 Fees. Consistent with the guidelines in § 93.1(e), NSA may charge reasonable fees to... providing such information, and may include: (a) The costs of time expended by NSA employees to process and...

32 CFR 93.6 - Fees.

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... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS WITNESSES § 93.6 Fees. Consistent with the guidelines in § 93.1(e), NSA may charge reasonable fees to... providing such information, and may include: (a) The costs of time expended by NSA employees to process and...

32 CFR 93.6 - Fees.

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2012-07-01

... SERVICE OF PROCESS; RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION; AND TESTIMONY BY NSA PERSONNEL AS WITNESSES § 93.6 Fees. Consistent with the guidelines in § 93.1(e), NSA may charge reasonable fees to... providing such information, and may include: (a) The costs of time expended by NSA employees to process and...

Influences of credibility of testimony and strength of statistical evidence on children's and adolescents' reasoning.

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Kail, Robert V

2013-11-01

According to dual-process models that include analytic and heuristic modes of processing, analytic processing is often expected to become more common with development. Consistent with this view, on reasoning problems, adolescents are more likely than children to select alternatives that are backed by statistical evidence. It is shown here that this pattern depends on the quality of the statistical evidence and the quality of the testimonial that is the typical alternative to statistical evidence. In Experiment 1, 9- and 13-year-olds (N=64) were presented with scenarios in which solid statistical evidence was contrasted with casual or expert testimonial evidence. When testimony was casual, children relied on it but adolescents did not; when testimony was expert, both children and adolescents relied on it. In Experiment 2, 9- and 13-year-olds (N=83) were presented with scenarios in which casual testimonial evidence was contrasted with weak or strong statistical evidence. When statistical evidence was weak, children and adolescents relied on both testimonial and statistical evidence; when statistical evidence was strong, most children and adolescents relied on it. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for dual-process accounts of cognitive development. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Testimony: Combating the Student Loan Burden

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Helmcamp, Leslie

2012-01-01

The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) provides written testimony on the Senate Higher Education Committee interim charges exploring student financial aid and the issue of student loan debt Texas institutions of higher education. This paper highlights recommendations for strengthening and improving the financial aid system in Texas to…

Health, Stigma, and the Burden of Smoking in College: A Thematic Analysis.

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Palmer, Amanda M; Correa, John B; Heckman, Bryan W; Brandon, Thomas H; Simmons, Vani N

2016-05-01

Authorities estimate that 16.7% of adults 18-24 smoke, and many initiate or increase cigarette smoking while in college. Thus, college represents a critical time for intervention. Simmons et al developed and tested an interactive Web-based intervention that includes a component for inducing dissonance through creating video testimonials about the negatives of smoking. We applied thematic analysis to video content to identify smoking's negative consequences as reflected in testimonials from 78 college smokers. We identified common themes and calculated the amount of time spent discussing each theme and the strength of language used. Social stigma and health consequences of smoking emerged as multidimensional themes; other common topics included financial burden, chemicals in cigarettes, and cravings/addiction. These results provide insight into the attitudes of college student smokers. Addressing these topics may be important for message development in intervention and prevention studies.

Teacher Training. Over $1.5 Billion Federal Funds Invested in Many Programs. Statement of Marnie S. Shaul, Associate Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives.

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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div.

The testimony highlights: (1) the number of agencies and programs they administer that support teacher training, along with general characteristics of these programs and (2) funding provided by these programs. The testimony addresses challenges posed by the number and diversity of programs in determining whether they are achieving desired…

False confessions, expert testimony, and admissibility.

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Watson, Clarence; Weiss, Kenneth J; Pouncey, Claire

2010-01-01

The confession of a criminal defendant serves as a prosecutor's most compelling piece of evidence during trial. Courts must preserve a defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial while upholding the judicial interests of presenting competent and reliable evidence to the jury. When a defendant seeks to challenge the validity of that confession through expert testimony, the prosecution often contests the admissibility of the expert's opinion. Depending on the content and methodology of the expert's opinion, testimony addressing the phenomenon of false confessions may or may not be admissible. This article outlines the scientific and epistemological bases of expert testimony on false confession, notes the obstacles facing its admissibility, and provides guidance to the expert in formulating opinions that will reach the judge or jury. We review the 2006 New Jersey Superior Court decision in State of New Jersey v. George King to illustrate what is involved in the admissibility of false-confession testimony and use the case as a starting point in developing a best-practice approach to working in this area.

[Testimonials of brave women: the forgotten voices].

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Santiago, L E

2001-03-01

This paper examines the narrative testimony of women survivors of two atrocious events that took place in the XX century: the Holocaust in the 40's and the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the 80's. The author recognizes similarities in thoughts, feelings, experiences and meaning regarding several issues of human suffering that emerge from these testimonies. It expounds the perceptions on death, motherhood, family separation, intimacy and sexuality. For the author approach of these issues from a female perspective can provide new meanings arrived at the development of a new discourse and new social practices. Promotes to think about reactions of indifference before human suffering. Concludes by questioning why technological, scientific advances and advances in social development have not been able to provide human responses to human problems.

Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Education Taking Needed Actions but Work Remains. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives.

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Willemssen, Joel C.

This document provides testimony on the U.S. Department of Education's efforts to ensure that its computer systems supporting critical student financial aid activities will be able to process information reliably through the turn of the century. After providing some background information, the statement recaps prior findings and the actions that…

Ethical Issues in Expert Opinions and Testimony.

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Weed, Roger O.

2000-01-01

This article provides an overview of ethical issues in private for-profit practice, with particular focus on expert testimony, using examples from a sample of claims filed with the National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector and malpractice insurance companies. Complaints most frequently involve issues related to…

Perceived Credibility and Eyewitness Testimony of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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Henry, L.; Ridley, A.; Perry, J.; Crane, L.

2011-01-01

Background: Although children with intellectual disabilities (ID) often provide accurate witness testimony, jurors tend to perceive their witness statements to be inherently unreliable. Method: The current study explored the free recall transcripts of child witnesses with ID who had watched a video clip, relative to those of typically developing…

Forensic Linguistics: The Linguistic Analyst and Expert Witness of Language Evidence in Criminal Trials.

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Jordan, Sherilynn Nidever

Forensic linguistics (FL) provides consultation to lawyers through the analysis of language evidence during the pre-trial investigation. Evidence commonly analyzed by linguists in criminal cases includes transcripts of police interviews and language crimes (such as bribery) and anonymous or questioned texts. Forensic linguistic testimony is rarely…

42 CFR 93.511 - Prehearing conferences.

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2010-10-01

... administrative actions, and amendments to the pleadings, including any need for a more definite statement; (2... before the hearing; (5) Identification of evidence, pleadings, and other materials, if any, that the... nature of their testimony, and the limitation on the number of witnesses and the scope of their testimony...

Narrative constructions of historical realities in testimony with Bosnian survivors of "ethnic cleansing".

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Weine, S; Laub, D

1995-08-01

Mental health care for traumatized refugees includes practices common to mainstream mental health care but also modifications and innovations in technique and approach. One such innovation, the testimony method, was first described by a group of Chilean psychiatrists working with Chilean survivors of torture from political repression (Cienfuego and Monelli 1983). The testimony method has been used as a time-limited psychotherapeutic intervention, often within the context of an extended, supportive psychotherapy. This method consists of asking individuals to tell in detail the story of their experiences of victimization from state-sponsored violence and recording their narrative accounts verbatim. Agger and Jensen's account of this method depicts testimony as a universal practice, appearing in multiple cultures and at different points in history (Agger and Jensen 1990). They also note that testimony simultaneously functions in both the private and public domains; and as confession embodying the person's spiritual, ethical, aesthetic, and philosophical values, and as evidence documenting the occurrence of evil events to the world.

17 CFR 4.41 - Advertising by commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and the principals thereof.

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2011-04-01

... client; or (3) Refers to any testimonial, unless the advertisement or sales literature providing the... other clients; (ii) That the testimonial is no guarantee of future performance or success; and (iii) If... the performance of any simulated or hypothetical commodity interest account, transaction in a...

37 CFR 2.123 - Trial testimony in inter partes cases.

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2014-07-01

... may be taken by depositions upon oral examination as provided by this section or by depositions upon... with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for good cause, for an order that the deposition be taken by oral examination. (2) A testimonial deposition taken in a foreign country shall be taken by deposition...

37 CFR 2.123 - Trial testimony in inter partes cases.

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... may be taken by depositions upon oral examination as provided by this section or by depositions upon... with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for good cause, for an order that the deposition be taken by oral examination. (2) A testimonial deposition taken in a foreign country shall be taken by deposition...

37 CFR 2.123 - Trial testimony in inter partes cases.

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2012-07-01

... may be taken by depositions upon oral examination as provided by this section or by depositions upon... with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for good cause, for an order that the deposition be taken by oral examination. (2) A testimonial deposition taken in a foreign country shall be taken by deposition...

37 CFR 2.123 - Trial testimony in inter partes cases.

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2010-07-01

... may be taken by depositions upon oral examination as provided by this section or by depositions upon... with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for good cause, for an order that the deposition be taken by oral examination. (2) A testimonial deposition taken in a foreign country shall be taken by deposition...

39 CFR 265.13 - Compliance with subpoenas, summonses, and court orders by postal employees within the Inspection...

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2010-07-01

... assigned to the Postal Inspection Service, student interns, contractors and employees of contractors who... or testimony fails to cooperate in good faith, preventing Inspection Service legal counsel from... disruptive methods to the employee's official duties. Testimony may, for example, be provided by affidavits...

Missing Children's Assistance Act. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate. Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on S. 2014, a Bill to Amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to Provide for Assistance in Locating Missing Children (February 7 and 21; March 8, 13, and 21, 1984).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

This document presents testimony and proceedings from Congressional hearings on the problem of missing children and the remedies proposed by the Missing Children's Assistance Act. Opening testimony by Senators Arlen Specter and Paula Hawkins is presented, as is the text of the Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1983. Prepared testimony from…

Health Care Reform: How Do Women, Children, and Teens Fare? Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

Testimony of a hearing on health care reform, especially as it relates to women, children, and adolescents, is presented in this document. Statements and/or materials by these Representatives is included: Bill Barrett, Matthew Martinez, Mike Bilirakis, and Patricia Schroeder. Testimony and/or prepared statements and materials are included from…

The assessment of expert testimony relevance and admissibility in medical malpractice cases in the Czech Republic. Can American judicial practice help us?

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Zakharov, Sergey

2011-03-01

The relevance and admissibility of expert medical testimony in relation to medical malpractice suits requires a more successful development of formal criteria and a more intentional compliance with efficient judicial procedures. The American judicial system provides an excellent model for implementation of a critical approach to knowledge collection, the evaluation of the validity of scientifically sound information, and the examination of expert's testimony on the basis of a sound methodology. An analysis of the assessment and application of reliability yields evidence that assuring standards to improve the quality of expert medical testimony will increase the overall probability of a fair outcome during the judicial process. Applying these beneficial strategies in medical malpractice cases will continue to support further considerations of promoting justice and solving problems through sufficient scientific means.

Reauthorization of Title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

This Congressional report contains testimony concerning reauthorization of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, which authorizes and provides funding for the various national volunteer antipoverty programs, including Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), the Service Learning Programs, and Special Volunteer Programs. Included among those persons…

Gender and the experience of mental health expert witness testimony.

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Kaempf, Aimee C; Baxter, Prudence; Packer, Ira K; Pinals, Debra A

2015-03-01

Mental health expert witness testimony involves complex tasks, and the capacity to perform under pressure is a fundamental skill of a forensic professional. In this context, it is important to understand the nuances of the provision of expert witness testimony. There have been several efforts to examine gender bias across legal and medical systems. Despite these reviews, little is known about how men and women differ or are similar with regard to performing expert witness functions. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine whether the testimony experiences of psychiatry and psychology experts vary by gender. Differences across certain domains, such as the sense of never experiencing anxiety and the sense of one's impact on case outcome were seen across genders. Few other gender-based differences in the experience of providing expert witness testimony were seen. Although the findings of this study raise further questions, they highlight some of the important subtleties noted in forensic practice and the work of the expert witness. In future studies, researchers should continue to explore these findings on the influence of gender and expand to consider culture and race as additional factors in the experience of expert witness testimony. As forensic professional practice evolves, it is important to understand unique aspects of forensic practice, to improve training of forensic experts, and to assist forensic experts in anticipating what they may experience related to the provision of expert testimony. © 2015 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

The Effects of Positive Patient Testimonials on PTSD Treatment Choice

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Pruitt, Larry D.; Zoellner, Lori A.; Feeny, Norah C.; Caldwell, Daniel; Hanson, Robert

2012-01-01

Despite the existence of effective treatment options for PTSD, these treatments are failing to reach those that stand to benefit from PTSD treatment. Understanding the processes underlying an individual’s treatment seeking behavior holds the potential for reducing treatment-seeking barriers. The current study investigates the effects that positive treatment testimonials have on decisions regarding PTSD treatment. An undergraduate (N = 439) and a trauma-exposed community (N = 203) sample were provided with videotaped treatment rationales for prolonged exposure (PE) and sertraline treatments of PTSD. Half of each sample also viewed testimonials, detailing a fictional patient’s treatment experience. All participants then chose among treatment options and rated the credibility of- and personal reactions toward- those options. Among treatment naïve undergraduates, testimonials increased the proportion choosing PE alone; and among treatment naïve members of the trauma-exposed community sample, testimonials increased the proportion choosing a combined PE plus sertraline treatment. These effects were not observed for those with prior history of either psychotherapeutic or pharmacological treatment. Major barriers exist that prevent individuals with PTSD from seeking treatment. For a critical unreached treatment sample, those who are treatment naïve, positive patient testimonials offer a mechanism in which to make effective treatments more appealing and accessible. PMID:23103234

Hispanics in Idaho: Concerns and Challenges. Idaho Human Rights Commission, Research Report.

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Mabbutt, Richard

A study was done of the civil rights status of Hispanics in Idaho with respect to issues raised at a series of community hearings sponsored by the Idaho Human Rights Commission. Testimony included concerns about state and local hiring practices; the perceived need for bilingual state social service providers and educators; the need for outreach…

Informants' Traits Weigh Heavily in Young Children's Trust in Testimony and in Their Epistemic Inferences

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Lane, Jonathan D.; Wellman, Henry M.; Gelman, Susan A.

2013-01-01

This study examined how informants' traits affect how children seek information, trust testimony, and make inferences about informants' knowledge. Eighty-one 3- to 6-year-olds and 26 adults completed tasks where they requested and endorsed information provided by one of two informants with conflicting traits (e.g., honesty vs. dishonesty).…

Children on the Homefront: The Experiences of Children from Military Families. Testimony. CT-341

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Chandra, Anita

2010-01-01

This testimony was presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel on March 9, 2010. It discusses the findings from the study "Children on the Homefront: The Experience of Children from Military Families." This study provided important data on the well-being of military children and quantitatively…

Field Hearing on the Drug Education Program. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (Bronx, New York).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

Testimony from a Congressional hearing on drug education is presented in this document. After an opening statement by Representative Major R. Owens, statements are included by Representatives Jose E. Serrano and Cass Ballenger. Testimony and/or prepared statements from these individuals are included: (1) Joseph A. Fernandez, Chancellor, New York…

The Tobacco Deposition and Trial Testimony Archive (DATTA) project: origins, aims, and methods

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Davis, Ronald M; Douglas, Clifford E; Beasley, John K

2006-01-01

Research on previously secret tobacco industry documents has grown substantially during the past decade, since these documents first became available as the result of private and governmental litigation and investigations by the US Congress and the US Food and Drug Administration. Complementary research on tobacco litigation testimony is now being conducted through the Tobacco Deposition and Trial Testimony Archive (DATTA) project. We obtained transcripts of depositions and trial testimony, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports, and other litigation documents from law firms, court reporter firms, individual lawyers and witnesses, tobacco company websites, and other sources. As of 3 March 2006, the publicly available collection of DATTA (http://tobaccodocuments.org/datta) contained 4850 transcripts of depositions and trial testimony, including a total of about 820 000 transcript pages. Transcripts covered testimony from 1957 to 2005 (85% were for testimony from 1990 to 2005) given by more than 1500 witnesses in a total of 232 lawsuits. Twelve research teams were established to study the transcripts, with each team covering a particular topic (for example, the health consequences of tobacco use, addiction and pharmacology, tobacco advertising and promotion, tobacco‐product design and manufacture, economic impact of tobacco use, youth initiation of tobacco use, and public understanding of the risks of tobacco use and exposure to second‐hand smoke). The teams used qualitative research methods to analyse the documents, and their initial findings are published throughout this journal supplement. PMID:17130623

New Business Perspectives on the Older Worker. Hearing before the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-Seventh Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.

This document contains testimony from a congressional hearing to explore the latest developments in corporate policies affecting older workers. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from individuals representing United States corporations, such as Mutual of Omaha Companies; The Aerospace Corporation; ACS America, Inc.; Grumman…

Testimony Presented at an Open Hearing of the National Commission on Excellence in Teacher Education (Austin, Texas, October 4-5, 1984).

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1984

Testimony was presented on various issues of restoring excellence to education. The following papers are included in this document: (1) "The Neglected Obligation of the Teaching Profession" (Richard Swain); (2) "Instructional Supervision for Excellence in Education" (Ben M. Harris); (3) "Competency Testing: Excellence…

Testimony of Nationally Representative Groups. U.S. Metric Study Interim Report.

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National Bureau of Standards (DOC), Washington, DC.

As the 12th in a series of interim reports prepared for the United States Congress on the metric system, this study was authorized by law to reduce uncertainties concerning the issue of converting to metrication and to provide a better basis upon which the Congress may evaluate and resolve it. The testimony of over 230 nationally representative…

Promoting Innovation to Improve College Access and Completion: Testimony Submitted to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance

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Mayer, Alexander K.; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Diamond, John

2015-01-01

MDRC is pleased to provide testimony on college access and completion to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. Access to college has increased substantially over the last 50 years, but student success--defined as the combination of academic success and degree or certificate completion--has not kept pace. Student success,…

[Neurologic-psychiatric expert assessment in 1989 to 1991 social law].

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Ritter, G

1994-04-01

With 100 Social Court proceedings instituted in Germany (according to the territory of 1989), there could be shown the law-suits not being based on substantial arguments in two thirds and, therefore not having chances of success in foro. Among medical expert testimonies concerning with psychiatric matters female plaintiffs predominated; in contrast, neurologic testimonies were predominantly requested for males. The proportion of foreigners amounted to 5-15% depending from the matter on which testimony was requested. Mean age of the plaintiffs was approximately 50 years, they had been retired from business life on an average of 3 years before. Two thirds of the plaintiffs briefed an attorney or a representation of interests for instituting legal proceedings; the latter did not result in charges to the plaintiffs. Medical examinations to elaborate the testimony included tests employing technical measures such as neuroimaging in about one third of the cases. Relating to the latter, there is an increasing tendency obviously.

The Child Witness in the Courtroom.

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Pantell, Robert H

2017-03-01

Beginning in the 1980s, children have increasingly served as witnesses in the criminal, civil, and family courts; currently, >100 000 children appear in court each year. This statement updates the 1992 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement "The Child as a Witness" and the subsequent 1999 "The Child in Court: A Subject Review." It also builds on existing AAP policy on adverse life events affecting children and resources developed to understand and address childhood trauma. The purpose of this policy statement is to provide background information on some of the legal issues involving children testifying in court, including the accuracy and psychological impact of child testimony; to provide suggestions for how pediatricians can support patients who will testify in court; and to make recommendations for policy improvements to minimize the adverse psychological consequences for child witnesses. These recommendations are, for the most part, based on studies on the psychological and physiologic consequences of children witnessing and experiencing violence, as well as appearing in court, that have emerged since the previous AAP publications on the subject. The goal is to reduce the secondary traumatization of and long-term consequences for children providing testimony about violence they have experienced or witnessed. This statement primarily addresses children appearing in court as victims of physical or sexual abuse or as witnesses of violent acts; most of the scientific literature addresses these specific situations. It may apply, in certain situations, to children required to provide testimony in custody disputes, child welfare proceedings, or immigration court. It does not address children appearing in court as offenders or as part of juvenile justice proceedings. Copyright © 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Tax Incentives for Education. Hearing before the Committee on Finance. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.

The transcript of a hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance concerning tax incentives for education is presented. The statements of committee members and public witnesses testimony, both oral and written, are provided, as well as letters of support. Current tax expenditures for financial aid to college students, including student loan…

Testimony psychotherapy in Bosnian refugees: a pilot study.

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Weine, S M; Kulenovic, A D; Pavkovic, I; Gibbons, R

1998-12-01

The authors sought to describe the use of the testimony method of psychotherapy in a group of traumatized adult refugees from genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The subjects were 20 Bosnian refugees in Chicago who gave written informed consent to participate in a case series study of testimony psychotherapy. All subjects received testimony psychotherapy, averaging six sessions, approximately 90 minutes, weekly or biweekly. Subjects received standardized instruments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, traumatic events, global functioning, and prior psychiatric history. The instruments were administered before treatment, at the conclusion of the treatment, and at the 2- and 6-month follow-ups. The posttreatment assessments demonstrated significant decreases in the rate of PTSD diagnosis, PTSD symptom severity, and the severity of reexperiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal symptom clusters. Depressive symptoms demonstrated a significant decrease, and there was a significant increase in scores on the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. Two-month and 6-month follow-up assessments demonstrated further significant decreases in all symptoms and an increase in scores on the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. This pilot study provides preliminary evidence that testimony psychotherapy may lead to improvements in PTSD and depressive symptoms, as well as to improvement of functioning, in survivors of state-sponsored violence.

Natural Conversations as a Source of False Memories in Children: Implications for the Testimony of Young Witnesses

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Principe, Gabrielle F.; Schindewolf, Erica

2012-01-01

Research on factors that can affect the accuracy of children’s autobiographical remembering has important implications for understanding the abilities of young witnesses to provide legal testimony. In this article, we review our own recent research on one factor that has much potential to induce errors in children’s event recall, namely natural memory sharing conversations with peers and parents. Our studies provide compelling evidence that not only can the content of conversations about the past intrude into later memory but that such exchanges can prompt the generation of entirely false narratives that are more detailed than true accounts of experienced events. Further, our work show that deeper and more creative participation in memory sharing dialogues can boost the damaging effects of conversationally conveyed misinformation. Implications of this collection of findings for children’s testimony are discussed. PMID:23129880

Using a Health Message with a Testimonial to Motivate Colon Cancer Screening: Associations with Perceived Identification and Vividness

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Dillard, Amanda J.; Main, Jackie L.

2013-01-01

Research suggests that testimonials, or first-person narratives, influence health behavior and health-related decision making, but few studies have examined conceptual factors that may be responsible for these effects. In the current study, older adults who were due for colorectal cancer screening read a message about screening that included a…

Women Entrepreneurs: Their Success and Problems. Hearing before the Committee on Small Business, United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session (Eugene, Oregon).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Small Business.

This is a congressional hearing to acquire testimony and information about women in business or about unusual problems that have been found. Testimony includes statements from individuals representing Big Bear Shopper, Inc.; United States Business and Professional Women (BPW/USA); Rural Small Business Programs, Lane Community College;…

Homeless and Unemployed Veterans. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

This congressional report contains the testimony that was presented at a hearing to examine the needs of homeless and unemployed veterans. Testimony was provided by representatives of the following agencies and organizations: the Vietnam Veterans Ensemble; the National Coalition for the Homeless; the various Veterans' Administration (VA)…

20 CFR 403.140 - If the Commissioner authorizes testimony, what will be the scope and form of that testimony?

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Problems and Issues in Long-Term Care. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress. Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly (October 18, 1985) and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (January 27, 1986).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

This document provides testimony from two Congressional hearings, one on the subject of long-term care services for the elderly and the other on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. In the hearing on long-term care, opening remarks are given by Congressmen Waxman and Wyden. Expert testimony from the following witnesses is provided: (1)…

"It Was the Best Decision of My Life": a thematic content analysis of former medical tourists' patient testimonials.

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Hohm, Carly; Snyder, Jeremy

2015-01-22

Medical tourism is international travel with the intention of receiving medical care. Medical tourists travel for many reasons, including cost savings, limited domestic access to specific treatments, and interest in accessing unproven interventions. Medical tourism poses new health and safety risks to patients, including dangers associated with travel following surgery, difficulty assessing the quality of care abroad, and complications in continuity of care. Online resources are important to the decision-making of potential medical tourists and the websites of medical tourism facilitation companies (companies that may or may not be affiliated with a clinic abroad and help patients plan their travel) are an important source of online information for these individuals. These websites fail to address the risks associated with medical tourism, which can undermine the informed decision-making of potential medical tourists. Less is known about patient testimonials on these websites, which can be a particularly powerful influence on decision-making. A thematic content analysis was conducted of patient testimonials hosted on the YouTube channels of four medical tourism facilitation companies. Five videos per company were viewed. The content of these videos was analyzed and themes identified and counted for each video. Ten main themes were identified. These themes were then grouped into three main categories: facilitator characteristics (e.g., mentions of the facilitator by name, reference to the price of the treatment or to cost savings); service characteristics (e.g., the quality and availability of the surgeon, the quality and friendliness of the support staff); and referrals (e.g., referrals to other potential medical tourists). These testimonials were found either not to mention risks associated with medical tourism or to claim that these risks can be effectively managed through the use of the facilitation company. The failure fully to address the risks of medical tourism can undermine the informed decision-making of potential medical tourists, particularly given the considerable influence on decision-making by patient testimonials. Regulation of these global companies is difficult, making the development of testimonials highlighting the risks of medical tourism essential. Additional research is needed on the impact of patient testimonial videos on the decision-making of potential medical tourists.

EERE's State & Local Energy Data Tool

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Shambarger, Erick; DeCesaro, Jennifer

2014-06-23

EERE's State and Local Energy Data (SLED) Tool provides basic energy market information that can help state and local governments plan and implement clean energy projects, including electricity generation; fuel sources and costs; applicable policies, regulations, and financial incentives; and renewable energy resource potential. Watch this video to learn more about the tool and hear testimonials from real users about the benefits of using this tool.

EERE's State & Local Energy Data Tool

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Shambarger, Erick; DeCesaro, Jennifer

2018-05-30

EERE's State and Local Energy Data (SLED) Tool provides basic energy market information that can help state and local governments plan and implement clean energy projects, including electricity generation; fuel sources and costs; applicable policies, regulations, and financial incentives; and renewable energy resource potential. Watch this video to learn more about the tool and hear testimonials from real users about the benefits of using this tool.

Gay Men's Understanding and Education of New HIV Prevention Technologies in Vancouver, Canada.

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Klassen, Benjamin J; Lachowsky, Nathan J; Lin, Sally Yue; Edward, Joshua B; Chown, Sarah A; Hogg, Robert S; Moore, David M; Roth, Eric A

2017-10-01

Effective rollout of HIV treatment-based prevention such as pre-exposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention has been hampered by poor education, limited acceptability, and stigma among gay men. We undertook a thematic analysis regarding the education sources and acceptability of these New Prevention Technologies (NPTs) using 15 semistructured interviews with gay men in Vancouver, Canada, who were early adopters of NPTs. NPT education was derived from a variety of sources, including the Internet, health care providers, community organizations, sexual partners, and peers; participants also emphasized their own capacities as learners and educators. Acceptable forms of NPT education featured high-quality factual information, personal testimony, and easy access. Stigma was highlighted as a major barrier. For public health, policy makers, and gay communities to optimize the personal and population benefits of NPTs, there is a need for increased community support and dialogue, antistigma efforts, early NPT adopter testimony, and personalized implementation strategies.

Restoring the Power Projection Capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces

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2017-02-16

Armed Services on February 16, 2017. For more information on this publication , visit www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT464.html Testimonies RAND...law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is...planning prior to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine did not take account of the need to deter large-scale aggression against the North Atlantic Treaty

Testimony before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on Behalf of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education Regarding Universal Service.

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Koeppe, Al

This document provides a written account of a testimony of Al Koeppe, on behalf of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. He describes the Commission on Higher Education and its role in the state as coordinating higher education within the state, planning, policy development, and advocacy. He…

Options for Restructuring the Federal Employment and Training System. Hearing before the Employment, Housing, and Aviation Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.

These Congressional hearings contain testimony regarding options for restructuring the federal employment and training system. Representatives of the following agencies and organizations provided testimony at the hearings: National Commission on Employment Policy; Health, Education and Human Services Division, Education and Employment Issues, U.S.…

Child Support and Fatherhood Proposals. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Human Resources.

These hearings transcripts compile testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means focusing on the performance of the child support enforcement program and providing information on current child support and fatherhood proposals. Oral testimony was heard from eight invited witnesses. Three members of Congress…

Alternative Reproductive Technologies: Implications for Children and Families. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (May 21, 1987).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

A hearing was held for the purpose of receiving testimony about alternative reproductive technologies and their implications for children, families, and society. Testimony provided: (1) a comparison of in vitro fertilization and gamete intrafallopian transfer, and trends in in vitro fertilization; (2) a summary of definitions, statistics, and the…

Graduate Medical Education (GME). Hearing Before the Committee on Finance. United States Senate. One Hundred Fifth Congress. First Session (March 12, 1997).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.

This hearing presents testimony on Medicare support for graduate medical education in light of Clinton Administration and other reform proposals to reduce the number of specialized residencies in teaching hospitals. The testimony includes opening statements by Senator William V. Roth, Jr., chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Senator Phil…

Controlling Cancer: Choices for a Healthy Life. Hearing before the Select Committee on Aging. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session (Cranston, RI).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.

This paper contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine ways of controlling cancer. Opening statements are included from Representatives Claudine Schneider, Jim Lightfoot, and Ben Blaz. Testimonies are given by Rosemarie Lindgren, a homemaker and former cancer patient, and by Jules Cardin, a patient…

50 CFR 221.52 - What are the requirements for presenting testimony?

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... testimony? (a) Written direct testimony. Unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ, all direct hearing testimony must be prepared and submitted in written form. (1) Prepared written testimony must: (i) Have line numbers inserted in the left-hand margin of each page; (ii) Be authenticated by an affidavit or...

18 CFR 385.507 - Prepared written testimony (Rule 507).

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48 CFR 1252.242-71 - Contractor testimony.

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... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Contractor testimony. 1252... Contractor testimony. As prescribed in (TAR) 48 CFR 1242.7000(b), insert the following clause: Contractor Testimony (OCT 1994) All requests for the testimony of the Contractor or its employees, and any intention to...

Workforce Investment Act: Labor has Made Progress in Addressing Areas of Concern, but More Focus Needed on Understanding What Works and What Doesn't. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. GAO-09-396T

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Scott, George A.

2009-01-01

Since the Workforce Investment Act's (WIA) enactment in 1998, GAO has issued numerous reports that included recommendations regarding many aspects of WIA. These aspects include performance measures and accountability, funding formulas and spending, one-stop centers, and training, as well as services provided to specific populations, such as…

Using a health message with a testimonial to motivate colon cancer screening: associations with perceived identification and vividness.

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Dillard, Amanda J; Main, Jackie L

2013-12-01

Research suggests that testimonials, or first-person narratives, influence health behavior and health-related decision making, but few studies have examined conceptual factors that may be responsible for these effects. In the current study, older adults who were due for colorectal cancer screening read a message about screening that included a testimonial from a similar other who had previously made the screening decision. We assessed participants' identification with the testimonial character and the degree to which they found the message to be vivid. We explored associations between these factors and participants' knowledge following the message, mood, certainty about screening, and their behavioral intentions to look for more information about screening and to have a test in the next year. In bivariate analyses, identification and vividness were both significantly, positively associated with knowledge and behavioral intentions to have screening in the next year. However, multivariate analyses revealed that only vividness remained significantly associated with knowledge and intentions to be screened.

7 CFR 1.652 - What are the requirements for presenting testimony?

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... presenting testimony? (a) Written direct testimony. Unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ, all direct hearing testimony must be prepared and submitted in written form. (1) Prepared written testimony must: (i) Have line numbers inserted in the left-hand margin of each page; (ii) Be authenticated by an affidavit or...

7 CFR 900.40 - Written testimony and USDA data request requirements.

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... 7 Agriculture 8 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Written testimony and USDA data request requirements... and Nut Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders § 900.40 Written testimony and USDA data request... testimony, if prepared as an exhibit, and any other exhibits available to USDA before testimony is given on...

7 CFR 900.40 - Written testimony and USDA data request requirements.

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7 CFR 900.40 - Written testimony and USDA data request requirements.

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... 7 Agriculture 8 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Written testimony and USDA data request requirements... and Nut Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders § 900.40 Written testimony and USDA data request... testimony, if prepared as an exhibit, and any other exhibits available to USDA before testimony is given on...

GAO's Views on the Default Task Force's Recommendations for Reducing Default Costs in the Guaranteed Student Loan Program. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives.

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Gainer, William J.

This General Accounting Office (GAO) testimony before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, concerns the findings of the task force that addressed the increasing costs of student loan defaults. The task force report is considered, generally, to provide additional incentives and…

Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Opportunities to Improve Student Success. Additional Submitted Testimony from Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, MDRC, to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn

2015-01-01

MDRC is pleased to have this opportunity to provide additional information for the consideration of Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, and members of the Committee on ways research can be used to improve the academic success of low-income college students. The goal of this additional testimony is to reiterate the second recommendation in…

Inheritance as Intimate, Implicated Publics: Building Practices of Remembrance with Future Teachers in Response to Residential School Survivor Testimonial Media and Literature

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Taylor, Lisa

2014-01-01

In this article, I contextualize and outline my use of testimonial literature, including orature, by residential school survivors in a preservice course focused on building practices of witness-­as-study (Simon & Eppert, 2005). My theorization of the course curriculum and pedagogy draws on key texts by Roger Simon as a means of proposing…

Children, Youth, and Families in the Midwest. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session (St. Paul, Minnesota, September 26, 1983).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

Reporting the second in a series of regional fact-finding committee hearings held across the United States, this document includes testimony from social service organizations and state offices in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Testimony from clients and representatives of these agencies documents efforts to ameliorate problems…

Legal Services for the Elderly: A New Assault? Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Services of the Select Committee on Aging. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.

This document contains prepared statements and public testimony from the Congressional hearing on legal services for the elderly. Following opening statements by task force members, the testimony of Senator Heinz and Representatives Morrison and Wyden is given. Topics which are covered include the impact of the Legal Services Corporation proposed…

Review of Nutrition Research and Education Activities. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition of the Committee on Agriculture. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture.

This document records the oral and written testimony given at a Congressional hearing on nutrition research and education as carried out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Witnesses included officials from the Department, professors and administrators from various university nutrition programs, and medical doctors. Testimony stressed the…

On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training Programs. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

This congressional report contains testimony dealing with on-the-job and apprenticeship training programs. More specifically, the testimony focused on the employment problems, educational and training needs, and programs available to assist unemployed as well as underemployed Vietnam era veterans. Included among those agencies and organizations…

Reducing the Number of Uninsured Children: Outreach and Enrollment Efforts. Testimony of Donna Cohen Ross, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, before the Senate Finance Committee.

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Ross, Donna Cohen

This testimony of Donna Cohen Ross describes the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' work to reduce the number of uninsured children. The Center specializes in programs and policies affecting low- and moderate-income families, including issues related to health coverage for the uninsured. It works with many groups on strategies to identify…

Contaminated Frozen Strawberries in School Lunches. Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session (June 5, 1997).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

This hearing includes testimony on contaminated strawberries in school lunches. Contaminated strawberries were determined to be the cause of an outbreak of hepatitis in the state of Michigan. In addition to statements by the committee members, testimony was given by: (1) Mary Ann Keeffe, Acting Under Secretary, Food Nutrition and Consumer…

20 CFR 403.140 - If the Commissioner authorizes testimony, what will be the scope and form of that testimony?

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... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false If the Commissioner authorizes testimony, what will be the scope and form of that testimony? 403.140 Section 403.140 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION IN LEGAL...

Perceptions of industry responsibility and tobacco control policy by US tobacco company executives in trial testimony.

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Chaiton, Michael; Ferrence, Roberta; LeGresley, Eric

2006-12-01

Trial testimony from the United States provides a unique opportunity to examine strategies of the American tobacco industry. This paper examines congruence between the arguments for tobacco control policy presented by representatives of the American tobacco industry at trial and the stages of responsibility associated with corporate social responsibility principles in other industries. Trial testimony collected and coded by the Deposition and Trial Testimony Archive (DATTA). All available testimony was gathered from representative senior staff from major tobacco companies: Brown & Williamson, Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, and Liggett. Transcripts from each witness selected were collected and imported in text format into WinMax, a qualitative data program. The documents were searched for terms relating to tobacco control policies, and relevant terms were extracted. A hand search of the documents was also conducted by reading through the testimony. Inferred responsibility for various tobacco control policies (health information, second-hand smoking, youth smoking) was coded. The level of responsibility for tobacco control policy varied according to the maturity of the issue. For emerging issues, US tobacco company representatives expressed defensiveness while, for more mature issues, such as youth smoking, they showed increased willingness to deal with the issue. This response to social issues is consistent with corporate social responsibility strategies in other industries. While other industries use corporate social responsibility programmes to address social issues to protect their core business product, the fundamental social issue with tobacco is the product itself. As such, the corporate nature of tobacco companies is a structural obstacle to reducing harm caused by tobacco use.

Meeting a Forensic Podiatry Admissibility Challenge: A Daubert Case Study.

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Nirenberg, Michael

2016-05-01

This article is an introduction to the United States Supreme Court's standard of admissibility of forensic evidence and testimony at trial, known as the Daubert standard, with emphasis on how this standard applies to the field of forensic podiatry. The author, a forensic podiatrist, provided law enforcement with evidence tying a bloody sock-clad footprint found at the scene of a homicide to the suspect. In 2014, the author testified at a pretrial hearing, known as "a Daubert hearing," to address the admissibility of this evidence in court. This was the first instance of forensic podiatry being the primary subject of a Daubert hearing. The hearing resulted in the court ordering this evidence admissible. The expert's testimony contributed to the suspect's conviction. This article serves as a reference for forensic podiatrists and experts in similar fields that involve impression evidence, providing evidentiary standards and their impact on expert evidence and testimony. © 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

This document records the oral and written testimony of persons who testified at a hearing on how vocational rehabilitation for persons with disabilities, particularly severe disabilities, can be improved. Witnesses included directors of federal and state rehabilitation services departments, and officials of rehabilitation provider organizations…

Bayesian rationality in evaluating multiple testimonies: incorporating the role of coherence.

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Harris, Adam J L; Hahn, Ulrike

2009-09-01

Routinely in day-to-day life, as well as in formal settings such as the courtroom, people must aggregate information they receive from different sources. One intuitively important but underresearched factor in this context is the degree to which the reports from different sources fit together, that is, their coherence. The authors examine a version of Bayes' theorem that not only includes factors such as prior beliefs and witness reliability, as do other models of information aggregation, but also makes transparent the effect of the coherence of multiple testimonies on the believability of the information. The results suggest that participants are sensitive to all the normatively relevant factors when assessing the believability of a set of witness testimonies. (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved.

Teacher Training Programs: Activities Underway To Improve Teacher Training, but Information Collected To Assess Accountability Has Limitations. Testimony before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives.

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Ashby, Cornelia M.

This testimony highlights two components of the 1998 amendments to the Higher Education Act (which were intended to enhance the quality of classroom teaching by improving training programs for prospective teachers and qualifications of current teachers). One component provides grants, and another, called the "accountability provisions," requires…

Review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Proposed Rule, "Nutrition Objectives for School Meals." Hearing before the Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition of the Committee on Agriculture. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture.

These hearing transcripts provide testimony on a rule proposed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), "Nutrition Objectives for School Meals," that would require meals served under the national school lunch program to be consistent with federal dietary guidelines. The majority of the testimony addressed the content of…

DOD Service Academies: Further Efforts Needed To Eradicate Sexual Harassment. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Force Requirements and Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate.

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Gebicke, Mark E.

This testimony provides a review of sexual harassment at the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Information on the extent to which sexual harassment occurred at the academies, the forms it took, its effects on those subjected to it, as well as the academies' efforts to eradicate sexual harassment is…

Children, Youth, and Families of the Mountain West. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First session (Salt Lake City, UT, December 6, 1983).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

The third of five regional fact-finding committee hearings across the United States, this report includes testimony from hearing committee members and social service organizations in Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Live and prepared testimony presents information on problems associated with abuse of women, children, and the elderly;…

GI Bill Program. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One-Hundredth Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

This congressional report contains the testimony given at a hearing that was convened to review a bill to make permanent the educational assistance provisions for members of the All-Volunteer Force and the Selected Reserve that are generally known as the New GI Bill. The report includes testimony that was given by representatives of the following…

Manufacturing Research and Education. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Science of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses who addressed the issue of how to strengthen research and education in engineering design and manufacturing at U.S. universities. The testimony includes a review of recommendations from two studies of the National Research Council and of the plans and programs of the National…

The Veterans' Job Training Program. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (Galesburg, Illinois, Schererville, Indiana).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

This congressional report contains testimony that was given in reference to proposed amendments to improve the Veterans' Job Training Program. Testimony by representatives of the following agencies, businesses, and organizations is included: the Chicago Veterans Administration Regional Office, the Peoria Vet Center, the Quad Cities Vet Center, J…

Preparing Teachers for the Classroom: The Role of the Higher Education Act and No Child Left Behind. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness. Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session (May 17, 2007). Serial Number 110-39

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US House of Representatives, 2007

2007-01-01

This hearing includes testimony on how the Higher Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act are currently working and what steps can be taken to better coordinate these programs to move closer to the goal of a highly qualified teacher in every classroom. Statements and testimony are included from: Honorable Jason Altmire, Congressional…

Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 3062 and Related Bills. (June 16, 1983). Serial No. 138.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.

This document presents the transcripts of the Congressional hearing on the protection of children against sexual exploitation. Opening statements from Subcommittee Chairman William J. Hughes and from Representative Lawrence J. Smith are presented. Testimony and prepared statements from seven witnesses are provided, including Congressional…

Veterans' Employment and Training Programs in the Department of Labor. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Opening statements by subcommittee chairman Timothy J. Penny and subcommittee member Christopher H. Smith, witness testimony, and material submitted for the record are included in this report of a congressional hearing on veterans' employment and training programs. The following witnesses provided prepared statements: Gregory Bresser, national…

Native American Children, Youth, and Families. Part 3. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session (Albuquerque, NM, January 10, 1986).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

As part of a weeklong investigation into conditions among Native American families and children, the House of Representatives Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families met to hear testimony from tribal leaders, parents, young adults, and service providers from reservations and pueblos in New Mexico and Colorado. Topics include unemployment…

Perceptions of industry responsibility and tobacco control policy by US tobacco company executives in trial testimony

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Chaiton, Michael; Ferrence, Roberta; LeGresley, Eric

2006-01-01

Objective Trial testimony from the United States provides a unique opportunity to examine strategies of the American tobacco industry. This paper examines congruence between the arguments for tobacco control policy presented by representatives of the American tobacco industry at trial and the stages of responsibility associated with corporate social responsibility principles in other industries. Data sources Trial testimony collected and coded by the Deposition and Trial Testimony Archive (DATTA). Study selection All available testimony was gathered from representative senior staff from major tobacco companies: Brown & Williamson, Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, and Liggett. Data extraction Transcripts from each witness selected were collected and imported in text format into WinMax, a qualitative data program. The documents were searched for terms relating to tobacco control policies, and relevant terms were extracted. A hand search of the documents was also conducted by reading through the testimony. Inferred responsibility for various tobacco control policies (health information, second‐hand smoking, youth smoking) was coded. Data synthesis The level of responsibility for tobacco control policy varied according to the maturity of the issue. For emerging issues, US tobacco company representatives expressed defensiveness while, for more mature issues, such as youth smoking, they showed increased willingness to deal with the issue. This response to social issues is consistent with corporate social responsibility strategies in other industries. Conclusion While other industries use corporate social responsibility programmes to address social issues to protect their core business product, the fundamental social issue with tobacco is the product itself. As such, the corporate nature of tobacco companies is a structural obstacle to reducing harm caused by tobacco use. PMID:17130631

Oversight on Family Planning Programs under Title X of the Public Health Service Act, 1984. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Family and Human Services of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on Consideration of the Reauthorization of Title X of the Public Health Service Act, the Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs (April 5 and May 1, 1984).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This document provides witness testimony and prepared statements from two sessions of the congressional hearing called to consider the reauthorization of Title X of the Public Health Service Act, the Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs. Testimony is provided from the federal administration, state officials, representatives…

Field Hearing on H.R. 6: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session (Tempe, AZ, October 16, 1993).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education.

These transcripts present testimony concerning the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which since 1965 has provided the bulk of federal aid to elementary and secondary schools and related programs. Much of the testimony was from Arizona education officials, school administrators, teachers, civic leaders, and…

Children and Families in the Midwest: Employment, Family Services and the Rural Economy. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session (Galesburg, IL, August 11, 1986).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

The House select committee met to hear testimony from parents, children, service providers, and researchers concerning the effects of job and income loss on families in central Illinois. The testimony of the first panel consisted of personal narratives. A high school student whose parents may move the family in order to find better paying jobs…

DOD Education Benefits: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Tuition Assistance Program. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate. GAO-11-389T

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Scott, George A.

2011-01-01

This testimony discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD) oversight of its Military Tuition Assistance (TA) Program. In fiscal year 2010, the TA Program provided $531 million in tuition assistance to approximately 302,000 service members who elected to pursue off-duty postsecondary education. DOD offers these benefits to service members in order…

A Strong Independent Community College for the District of Columbia. Testimony of Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow and Director of Greater Washington Research at the Brookings Institution, before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole Community College Roundtable

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Rivlin, Alice M.

2009-01-01

In this testimony, the author talks briefly about how the District of Columbia Appleseed and her organization, Greater Washington Research at Brookings, came to sponsor the community college feasibility study they have released. In 2008, both Brookings and DC Appleseed published papers highlighting the importance of providing opportunities for DC…

Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Employment, and Revenue Sharing of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session. S.2185.

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Testimony is presented from a hearing held to consider a bill (S. 2185) to extend the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit for an additional year. (Originally passed in 1978, the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit focuses tax incentives for employment on specific target groups found to experience high unemployment rates.) Included in the hearings is testimony provided…

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment in the 1990s. Keeping Old Promises, Meeting New Demands. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session (Denver, CO, September 15, 1991).

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Testimony on the topic of child abuse prevention and treatment is presented in this document. After an opening statement by Representative Patricia Schroeder of Colorado, testimony and supplemental materials by these persons are included: (1) Marilyn Van Derbur, motivational lecturer, Denver, Colorado; (2) Barry Bennett, program manager,…

45 CFR 1303.16 - Conduct of hearing.

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... written direct testimony will be used in appeals under this part in lieu of oral direct testimony. When the parties submit prepared written direct testimony, witnesses must be available at the hearing for... written direct testimony, the Departmental Appeals Board may exempt it from the requirement. However, such...

10 CFR 1707.207 - Restrictions that apply to testimony.

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... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Restrictions that apply to testimony. 1707.207 Section 1707.207 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY DNFSB EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1707.207...

10 CFR 1707.207 - Restrictions that apply to testimony.

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10 CFR 1707.207 - Restrictions that apply to testimony.

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10 CFR 1707.207 - Restrictions that apply to testimony.

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10 CFR 1707.207 - Restrictions that apply to testimony.

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24 CFR 180.635 - Written testimony.

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... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Written testimony. 180.635 Section... § 180.635 Written testimony. The ALJ may accept and enter into the record direct testimony of witnesses made by verified written statement rather than by oral presentation at the hearing. Unless the ALJ...

33 CFR 20.808 - Written testimony.

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... 6 Domestic Security 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Procedure when testimony or production of... Procedure when testimony or production of documents is sought; general. (a) If official information is... requiring oral testimony, and identification of potentially relevant documents. (c) The appropriate...

Dissociative identity disorder: Medicolegal challenges.

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Farrell, Helen M

2011-01-01

Persons with dissociative identity disorder (DID) often present in the criminal justice system rather than the mental health system and perplex experts in both professions. DID is a controversial diagnosis with important medicolegal implications. Defendants have claimed that they committed serious crimes, including rape or murder, while they were in a dissociated state. Asserting that their alter personality committed the bad act, defendants have pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). In such instances, forensic experts are asked to assess the defendant for DID and provide testimony in court. Debate continues over whether DID truly exists, whether expert testimony should be allowed into evidence, and whether it should exculpate defendants for their criminal acts. This article reviews historical and theoretical perspectives on DID, presents cases that illustrate the legal implications and controversies of raising an insanity defense based on multiple personalities, and examines the role of forensic experts asked to comment on DID with the goal of assisting clinicians in the medicolegal assessment of DID in relation to crimes.

The need for tort reform as part of health care reform.

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Thornton, Tiffany; Saha, Subrata

2008-01-01

There is no doubt about the need for tort reform. The current state of the legal system imposes great costs on the U.S. health care system and society in general-an astounding $865 billion each year. Physicians are forced to practice defensive medicine to protect themselves from litigation. Caps on non-economic damages have helped reduce malpractice insurance rates and encouraged young physicians to pursue specialties such as obstetrics. Collective insurance pools and national insurance programs for physicians and hospitals are some options that other countries employ to reduce malpractice rates. Regulation of expert testimony by medical societies would curb false or biased testimony. Other recommendations to improve the tort system include establishing expert health courts similar to those that currently exist for tax and patent law, using mediation, creating patient compensation funds, making acknowledgment of errors inadmissible in court, providing certificates of merit or pretrial screening panels to confirm the validity of lawsuits, and developing treatment contracts. Clearly some action must be taken to amend our current wasteful tort system.

Superfund reauthorization. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on H. R. 4813 and H. R. 4915, February 28, March 1, 8, and 15, 1984

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Four days of hearings on two bills (H.R. 4813 and H.R. 4915) designed to provide cleanup funds for hazardous waste sites cover the testimony of 42 witnesses, including that of Environmental Protection Agency Director Ruckelshaus and representatives of the US Chamber of Commerce, government agencies, environmental and other interest groups, the medical profession, the chemical and mining industries, and waste treatment agencies and organizations. The three-year-old Superfund has only cleaned up a few sites, and EPA predicts that the $1.6 billion fund can handle only 170 of the 546 priority sites. The reauthorizing bills increase funding, set cleanup standards, increasemore » enforcement provisions, and encourage a state and federal partnership in the cleanup process. Material submitted for the record follows the text of the two bills and the testimony.« less

Evaluation of child maltreatment in the emergency department setting: an overview for behavioral health providers.

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Leetch, Aaron N; Leipsic, John; Woolridge, Dale P

2015-01-01

Emergency providers are confronted with medical, social, and legal dilemmas with each case of possible child maltreatment. Keeping a high clinical suspicion is key to diagnosing latent abuse. Child abuse, especially sexual abuse, is best handled by a multidisciplinary team including emergency providers, nurses, social workers, and law enforcement trained in caring for victims and handling forensic evidence. The role of the emergency provider in such cases is to identify abuse, facilitate a thorough investigation, treat medical needs, protect the patient, provide an unbiased medical consultation to law enforcement, and provide an ethical testimony if called to court. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

An Experimental Analysis of Children's Ability to Provide a False Report about a Crime

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Wyman, Joshua; Foster, Ida; Talwar, Victoria

2016-01-01

A considerable amount of research has evaluated children's lie-telling behaviors and skills1-2; however, limitations with the tasks used for eliciting false testimonies and interviewing children have restricted the generalizability of the findings. The primary aim of the current study is to provide an easy-to-administer and ecologically valid method for measuring the veracity and quality of school-aged children's (ages 6-11) testimonies when they are asked to provide different types of true and false reports. Moreover, the methodology enables researchers to examine the social and developmental factors that could influence the credibility of a child's testimony. In the current study, children will witness a theft, and are then asked to either falsely deny the transgression, falsely accuse a researcher of the theft, or tell the truth. Afterwards, children are to be interviewed by a second researcher using a thorough and ecologically valid interview protocol that requires children to provide closed-ended and free-recall responses about the events with the instigator (E1). Coders then evaluate the length and number of theft-related details the children give throughout the interview, as well as their ability to maintain their true and false reports. The representative results indicate that the truth and lie-telling conditions elicit the intended behaviors from the children. The open-ended interview questions encouraged children to provide free-recall information about their experiences with E1. Moreover, findings from the closed-ended questions suggest that children are significantly better at maintaining their lies with age, and when producing a false denial compared to a false accusation. Results from the current study can be used to develop a greater understanding of the characteristics of children's true and false testimonies about crime, which can potentially benefit law enforcement, legal staff and professionals who interview children. PMID:27168278

An Experimental Analysis of Children's Ability to Provide a False Report about a Crime.

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Wyman, Joshua; Foster, Ida; Talwar, Victoria

2016-05-03

A considerable amount of research has evaluated children's lie-telling behaviors and skills(1-2); however, limitations with the tasks used for eliciting false testimonies and interviewing children have restricted the generalizability of the findings. The primary aim of the current study is to provide an easy-to-administer and ecologically valid method for measuring the veracity and quality of school-aged children's (ages 6-11) testimonies when they are asked to provide different types of true and false reports. Moreover, the methodology enables researchers to examine the social and developmental factors that could influence the credibility of a child's testimony. In the current study, children will witness a theft, and are then asked to either falsely deny the transgression, falsely accuse a researcher of the theft, or tell the truth. Afterwards, children are to be interviewed by a second researcher using a thorough and ecologically valid interview protocol that requires children to provide closed-ended and free-recall responses about the events with the instigator (E1). Coders then evaluate the length and number of theft-related details the children give throughout the interview, as well as their ability to maintain their true and false reports. The representative results indicate that the truth and lie-telling conditions elicit the intended behaviors from the children. The open-ended interview questions encouraged children to provide free-recall information about their experiences with E1. Moreover, findings from the closed-ended questions suggest that children are significantly better at maintaining their lies with age, and when producing a false denial compared to a false accusation. Results from the current study can be used to develop a greater understanding of the characteristics of children's true and false testimonies about crime, which can potentially benefit law enforcement, legal staff and professionals who interview children.

From early detection to rehabilitation in the community: reading beyond the blog testimonies of survivors' quality of life and prostate cancer representation.

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Zanchetta, Margareth Santos; Cognet, Marguerite; Lam-Kin-Teng, Mary Rachel; Dumitriu, Marie Elisabeth; Renaud, Lise; Rhéaume, Jacques

2016-12-16

Survivors' testimonies can reveal much about men's experiences of prostate cancer and impacts on their quality of life (QOL) during the clinical trajectory of the disease. These survivors' shared thoughts and views were hypothesized to reflect salient features of their lived social representation of prostate cancer. We explored the content of testimonies posted by men to a public blog hosted by a French national prostate cancer patients' association. The study question, "What do French bloggers' testimonies reveal about their lived experiences with prostate cancer, especially regarding their quality of life in community settings, that underpin their social representation of prostate cancer?" guided the exploration and analysis of the textual data. The aims were to better understand men's experiences and predominant thoughts and views, to elucidate patients' behaviours, and to enlighten medical policy and practice. Explore issues of QOL as reported by French prostate cancer survivors in a public blog by: (a) identifying the salient aspects and issues of the experience of living with prostate cancer from the perspective of survivors; and (b) analyzing the content in the posted testimonies regarding perceived and lived impacts of prostate cancer on QOL. A critical ethnographic study guided the selection of textual data from 196 male bloggers' testimonies about prostate cancer posted in the period from 2008 to 2013. Media content analysis method was undertaken on blog testimonies, framed by a multidimensional conceptual framework of QOL. Testimonies focused mainly on medical care and rehabilitation, recovery, health education and self-care, as well as on a global vision of prostate cancer and its impacts on personal views of manhood and masculinity. The language used indicated that political, educative and compassionate discourses were intertwined to create a complex representation of the experience and effects of prostate cancer; this multi-faceted representation can inform the public and professional debate about men's capacity to provide emotional support and problem-solve within a community of interest. Findings, while based on data limited to mostly one-time entries to a French blog, contribute to understanding a unique, collective expression of men's lived experiences of prostate cancer. These anonymous survivors shared their varied reactions, ways of coping, and thoughts on needed change.

Oversight of the National Science Foundation. Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. U.S. House of Representatives, One-Hundred-First Congress. First Session. March 9, 14, 16, 1989. No. 21.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

This document contains prepared remarks and testimony of the hearings before the subcommittee on science, research and technology regarding the oversight of the National Science Foundation (NSF) particularly the status of science education in the United States. The document includes the testimony and prepared statements of: (1) Hon. Sherwood…

An Analysis of the Navys Fiscal Year 2016 Shipbuilding Plan

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2015-12-01

19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) 12/01/2014 Technical Report - Congressional Testimony An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2016 Shipbuilding ...Release 12/4/2015 No U U U CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES Testimony An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2016 Shipbuilding Plan Eric J. Labs Senior...Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Navy’s 2016 shipbuilding plan and the 2014 update to the service’s 2012 force structure

Hispanic Children and Their Families: A Key to Our Nation's Future = Los Ninos Latinos y Sus Familias: La Llave al Futuro de Nuestro Pais. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session.

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This document comprises testimony presented at a hearing on Hispanic children and their families. Nine witnesses included educators, social scientists, community leaders, and elected officials from Hispanic communities. The following testimony was presented: (1) reports citing the growing Hispanic dropout rate and declining economic progress…

29 CFR 18.701 - Opinion testimony by lay witnesses.

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... 29 Labor 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Opinion testimony by lay witnesses. 18.701 Section 18.701 Labor Office of the Secretary of Labor RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS... Opinion testimony by lay witnesses. If the witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness' testimony...

The expert witness. Neither Frye nor Daubert solved the problem: what can be done?

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Kaufman, H H

2001-01-01

Flawed expert scientific testimony has compromised truth finding in American litigation, including in medical malpractice and in product liability cases. The Federal Rules of Evidence and the Supreme Court in Daubert and other cases have established standards for testimony that include reliability and relevance, and established judges as gatekeepers. However, because of lack of understanding of scientific issues, judges have problems with this role, and juries have difficulties with scientific evidence. Professionals and the judiciary have made some advances, but a better system involving the court's use of neutral experts and a mechanism to hold experts accountable for improprieties is needed.

National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act. Report of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on S.1415 Together with Additonal Views. United States Senate, 105th Congress, 2d Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

The purposes of Senate bill S.1415 concerning youth smoking are reviewed and a favorable report with an amendment is provided. The background and need for the legislation is analyzed and the legislative history, including hearings and testimony, is summarized. An analysis of Sections 1-10 is presented individually. Discussion of the bill follows…

What are cancer centers advertising to the public?: a content analysis.

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Vater, Laura B; Donohue, Julie M; Arnold, Robert; White, Douglas B; Chu, Edward; Schenker, Yael

2014-06-17

Although critics have expressed concerns about cancer center advertising, analyses of the content of these advertisements are lacking. To characterize the informational and emotional content of direct-to-consumer cancer center advertisements. Content analysis. Top U.S. consumer magazines (n = 269) and television networks (n = 44) in 2012. Types of clinical services promoted; information provided about clinical services, including risks, benefits, costs, and insurance availability; use of emotional advertising appeals; and use of patient testimonials were assessed. Two investigators independently coded advertisements using ATLAS.ti, and κ values ranged from 0.77 to 1.00. A total of 102 cancer centers placed 409 unique clinical advertisements in top media markets in 2012. Advertisements promoted treatments (88%) more often than screening (18%) or supportive services (13%). Benefits of advertised therapies were described more often than risks (27% vs. 2%) but were rarely quantified (2%). Few advertisements mentioned coverage or costs (5%), and none mentioned specific insurance plans. Emotional appeals were frequent (85%), evoking hope for survival (61%), describing cancer treatment as a fight or battle (41%), and inducing fear (30%). Nearly one half of advertisements included patient testimonials, which were usually focused on survival, rarely included disclaimers (15%), and never described the results that a typical patient may expect. Internet advertisements were not included. Clinical advertisements by cancer centers frequently promote cancer therapy with emotional appeals that evoke hope and fear while rarely providing information about risks, benefits, costs, or insurance availability. Further work is needed to understand how these advertisements influence patient understanding and expectations of benefit from cancer treatments. National Institutes of Health.

49 CFR 835.10 - Testimony in Federal, State, or local criminal investigations and other proceedings.

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... 49 Transportation 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Testimony in Federal, State, or local criminal investigations and other proceedings. 835.10 Section 835.10 Transportation Other Regulations Relating to Transportation (Continued) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY OF BOARD EMPLOYEES § 835.10 Testimony in Federal, State, or local crimina...

24 CFR 15.204 - Consideration of demands for production of material or provision of testimony.

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... unreasonable; (vii) Production of the material or provision of the testimony would not be required under the... production of material or provision of testimony. 15.204 Section 15.204 Housing and Urban Development Office... FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION BY HUD EMPLOYEES Production of...

10 CFR 110.107 - Presentation of testimony in an oral hearing.

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2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Presentation of testimony in an oral hearing. 110.107... AND MATERIAL Hearings § 110.107 Presentation of testimony in an oral hearing. (a) All direct testimony in an oral hearing shall be filed no later than 7 days before the hearing or as otherwise ordered or...

36 CFR 1251.10 - What are the filing requirements for a demand for documents or testimony?

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... date that records or testimony is required. Demands submitted in less than 45 days before records or... requirements for a demand for documents or testimony? 1251.10 Section 1251.10 Parks, Forests, and Public... the filing requirements for a demand for documents or testimony? You must comply with the following...

36 CFR 1251.10 - What are the filing requirements for a demand for documents or testimony?

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... date that records or testimony is required. Demands submitted in less than 45 days before records or... requirements for a demand for documents or testimony? 1251.10 Section 1251.10 Parks, Forests, and Public... the filing requirements for a demand for documents or testimony? You must comply with the following...

32 CFR 644.118 - Awards.

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2010-07-01

... court awards (including jury or commission awards) where such awards do not exceed the highest testimony... Commissioner's Report, court award or jury verdict. This recommendation should include a discussion of any...

Children's Memory for Their Mother's Murder: Accuracy, Suggestibility, and Resistance to Suggestion.

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McWilliams, Kelly; Narr, Rachel; Goodman, Gail S; Ruiz, Sandra; Mendoza, Macaria

2013-01-31

From its inception, child eyewitness memory research has been guided by dramatic legal cases that turn on the testimony of children. Decades of scientific research reveal that, under many conditions, children can provide veracious accounts of traumatic experiences. Scientific studies also document factors that lead children to make false statements. In this paper we describe a legal case in which children testified about their mother's murder. We discuss factors that may have influenced the accuracy of the children's eyewitness memory. Children's suggestibility and resistance to suggestion are illustrated. Expert testimony, based on scientific research, can aid the trier of fact when children provide crucial evidence in criminal investigations and courtroom trials about tragic events.

Can pictorial warning labels on cigarette packages address smoking-related health disparities?: Field experiments in Mexico to assess warning label content

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Thrasher, James F.; Arillo-Santillán, Edna; Villalobos, Victor; Pérez-Hernández, Rosaura; Hammond, David; Carter, Jarvis; Sebrié, Ernesto; Sansores, Raul; Regalado-Piñeda, Justino

2012-01-01

Objective This study aimed to determine the most effective content of pictorial health warning labels (HWLs) and whether educational attainment moderates these effects. Methods Field experiments were conducted with 529 adult smokers and 530 young adults (258 nonsmokers; 271 smokers), wherein participants reported responses to different HWLs printed on cigarette packages. One experiment involved manipulating textual form (testimonial narrative vs didactic) and the other involved manipulating imagery type (diseased organs vs human suffering). Results Tests of mean ratings and rankings indicated that HWLs with didactic textual forms had equivalent or significantly higher credibility, relevance, and impact than HWLs with testimonial forms. Results from mixed-effects models confirmed these results. However, responses differed by participant educational attainment: didactic forms were consistently rated higher than testimonials among participants with higher education, whereas the difference between didactic and testimonial narrative forms was weaker or not statistically significant among participants with lower education. In the second experiment, with textual content held constant, greater credibility, relevance and impact was found for graphic imagery of diseased organs than imagery of human suffering. Conclusions Pictorial HWLs with didactic textual forms appear to work better than with testimonial narratives. Future research should determine which pictorial HWL content has the greatest real-world impact among consumers from disadvantaged groups, including assessment of how HWL content should change to maintain its impact as tobacco control environments strengthen and consumer awareness of smoking-related risks increases. PMID:22350859

Can pictorial warning labels on cigarette packages address smoking-related health disparities? Field experiments in Mexico to assess pictorial warning label content.

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Thrasher, James F; Arillo-Santillán, Edna; Villalobos, Victor; Pérez-Hernández, Rosaura; Hammond, David; Carter, Jarvis; Sebrié, Ernesto; Sansores, Raul; Regalado-Piñeda, Justino

2012-03-01

The objective of this study was to determine the most effective content of pictorial health warning labels (HWLs) and whether educational attainment moderates these effects. Field experiments were conducted with 529 adult smokers and 530 young adults (258 nonsmokers; 271 smokers). Participants reported responses to different pictorial HWLs printed on cigarette packages. One experiment involved manipulating textual form (testimonial narrative vs. didactic) and the other involved manipulating image type (diseased organs vs. human suffering). Tests of mean ratings and rankings indicated that pictorial HWLs with didactic textual forms had equivalent or significantly higher credibility, relevance, and impact than pictorial HWLs with testimonial forms. Results from mixed-effects models confirmed these results. However, responses differed by participant educational attainment: didactic forms were consistently rated higher than testimonials among participants with higher education, whereas the difference between didactic and testimonial narrative forms was weaker or not statistically significant among participants with lower education. In the second experiment, with textual content held constant, greater credibility, relevance, and impact was found for graphic imagery of diseased organs than imagery of human suffering. Pictorial HWLs with didactic textual forms seem to work better than those with testimonial narratives. Future research should determine which pictorial HWL content has the greatest real-world impact among consumers from disadvantaged groups, including assessment of how HWL content should change to maintain its impact as tobacco control environments strengthen and consumer awareness of smoking-related risks increases.

Hearings on Reauthorization of H.R. 6: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, (Washington, D.C., March 4, 18, 23, 31, April 21 and 27, 1993).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

These transcripts provide testimony regarding the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. The first part of the transcripts presents testimony from members of national educational associations urging legislators to show a stronger commitment to helping education professionals improve their skills and to adopt…

Potential reduced exposure products (PREPs) in industry trial testimony.

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Wayne, Geoffrey Ferris

2006-12-01

To identify patterns in trial testimony that may reflect on the intentions or expectations of tobacco manufacturers with regard to the introduction of potential reduced exposure products (PREPs). Research was conducted using the Deposition and Trial Testimony Archive (DATTA) collection of trial testimony and depositions housed online at Tobacco Documents Online (www.tobaccodocuments.org). Relevant testimony was identified through full-text searches of terms indicating PREPs or harm reduction strategies. The role and function of PREPs in testimony were classified according to common and contrasting themes. These were analysed in the context of broader trial arguments and against changes in time period and the market. Analysis of testimony suggests that the failure of PREPs in the market tempered initial industry enthusiasm and made protection of the conventional cigarette market its major priority. The "breakthrough" character of PREPs has been de-emphasised, with trial arguments instead positioning PREPs as simply another choice for consumers. This framework legitimises the sale of conventional brands, and shifts the responsibility for adoption of safer products from the manufacturer to the consumer. Likewise, testimony has abandoned earlier dramatic health claims made with regard to PREPs, which had undermined industry arguments regarding efforts to reduce harm in conventional products. More recent testimony advocates the broad acceptance of independent guidelines that would validate use of health claims and enable the industry to market PREPs to consumers. Trial testimony reflects the changing role and positioning of PREPs by the tobacco industry. The findings are of particular importance with regard to future evaluation and potential regulation of reduced harm products.

Professional oversight of physician expert witnesses: an analysis of complaints to the Professional Conduct Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1992-2006.

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Kesselheim, Aaron S; Studdert, David M

2009-01-01

To investigate the role of the professional conduct review program that is operated by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). The program adjudicates complaints against AANS members for their work as expert witnesses in medical malpractice litigation. Policymakers worry that physician expert witnesses who espouse unfounded views in malpractice cases may fuel inappropriate litigation. A growing number of professional societies have sought to oversee their members' work as expert witnesses by instituting standards to regulate this conduct and enforcing those standards through formal disciplinary procedures. The AANS runs the longest-established and busiest program of this kind in the country. Plaintiffs' lawyers and consumer advocates have questioned the even-handedness of this form of self-regulation. We reviewed the confidential case summaries of all 59 complaints involving charges of inappropriate expert witness testimony adjudicated by the AANS Professional Conduct Committee from 1992 to 2006. We developed descriptive categories for the characteristics of the complainant and respondent, the types of misconduct alleged, and the outcomes of the review, including penalties imposed. The most common type of allegation was presentation of testimony that misrepresented the standard of care. Nineteen complaints (32%) were dismissed, but 40 (68%) resulted in sanctions ranging from censure to expulsion from membership. Both the frequency of complaints and length of sanctions have increased in the last 4 years. Although the AANS is highly attentive to procedural fairness, the overwhelming majority (57/59, 97%) of complaints related to testimony from witnesses acting for plaintiffs. Professional organizations may play a useful role in oversight of expert witness conduct, provided they maintain procedural fairness and strive for impartiality, as the AANS program seems to have done. However, from a policy perspective, this form of oversight is incomplete and should be complemented by other mechanisms aimed at ensuring the quality of physician testimony.

College student reactions to health warning labels: sociodemographic and psychosocial factors related to perceived effectiveness of different approaches.

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Berg, Carla J; Thrasher, James F; Westmaas, J Lee; Buchanan, Taneisha; Pinsker, Erika A; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S

2011-12-01

To examine factors associated with perceiving different types of pictorial cigarette health warning labels as most effective in motivating smokers to quit or preventing smoking initiation among college students. We administered an online survey to 24,055 students attending six Southeast colleges in Fall, 2010. We obtained complete data for the current analyses from 2600. Current smoking prevalence was 23.5%. The largest majority (78.6%) consistently rated gruesome images as most effective, 19.5% rated testimonial images as most effective, and only a small proportion rated either standard (1.6%) or human suffering images (0.3%) as most effective. Subsequent analyses focused on differences between those endorsing gruesome images or testimonials as most effective. Factors related to ranking testimonials versus gruesome images as most effective included being female (p<0.01), White (p<0.01), and nonsmokers (p=0.04), lower perceived smoking prevalence (p<0.01), and greater receptivity to laws/restrictions around smoking (p<0.01) and tobacco marketing (p=0.01). Among smokers, factors related to ranking testimonials as most effective versus gruesome images included being female (p=0.03), being White (p=0.03), higher autonomous motivation (p=0.03), and greater extrinsic self-efficacy (p=0.02). Understanding factors related to perceived effectiveness of different pictorial warnings among subpopulations should inform health warning labels released by the FDA. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

College student reactions to health warning labels: Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors related to perceived effectiveness of different approaches

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Berg, Carla J.; Thrasher, James F.; Westmaas, J. Lee; Buchanan, Taneisha; Pinsker, Erika A.; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

2011-01-01

Objective To examine factors associated with perceiving different types of pictorial cigarette health warning labels as most effective in motivating smokers to quit or preventing smoking initiation among college students. Method We administered an online survey to 24,055 students attending six Southeast colleges in Fall, 2010. We obtained complete data for the current analyses from 2,600. Results Current smoking prevalence was 23.5%. The largest majority (78.6%) consistently rated gruesome images as most effective, 19.5% rated testimonial images as most effective, and only a small proportion rated either standard (1.6%) or human suffering images (0.3%) as most effective. Subsequent analyses focused on differences between those endorsing gruesome images or testimonials as most effective. Factors related to ranking testimonials versus gruesome images as most effective included being female (p<0.01), White (p<0.01), and nonsmokers (p=0.04), lower perceived smoking prevalence (p<0.01), and greater receptivity to laws/restrictions around smoking (p<0.01) and tobacco marketing (p=0.01). Among smokers, factors related to ranking testimonials as most effective versus gruesome images included being female (p=0.03), being White (p=0.03), higher autonomous motivation (p=0.03), and greater extrinsic self-efficacy (p=0.02). Conclusions Understanding factors related to perceived effectiveness of different pictorial warnings among subpopulations should inform health warning labels released by the FDA. PMID:21945706

40 CFR 1611.9 - Testimony in Federal, State, or local criminal investigations and other proceedings.

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Testimony by otolaryngologists in defense of tobacco companies 2009-2014.

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Jackler, Robert K

2015-12-01

To examine expert testimony offered by otolaryngologists in defense of the tobacco industry and to assess whether opinions rendered were congruent with evidence in the scientific literature. Data sources include publically available expert witness depositions and trial testimony of board-certified otolaryngologists employed by the tobacco industry in defense of lawsuits brought by smokers suffering from head and neck cancer. The cases, adjudicated in Florida between 2009 and 2014, focused on whether smoking caused the plaintiff's cancer. The study includes nine legal cases of upper aerodigestive tract cancer involving six otolaryngologists serving as expert witnesses for the tobacco industry. Cancer sites included larynx (5), esophagus (2), mouth (1), and lung (1). Five of the six otolaryngologists consistently, over multiple cases, offered opinions that smoking did not cause the plaintiff's cancer. By highlighting an exhaustive list of potential risk factors, such as human papillomavirus (HPV), alcohol, asbestos, diesel fumes, salted fish, mouthwash, and even urban living, they created doubt in the minds of the jurors as to the role of smoking in the plaintiff's cancer. Evidence shows that this testimony, which was remarkably similar across cases, was part of a defense strategy shaped by tobacco's law firms. A small group of otolaryngologists regularly serve as experts on behalf of the tobacco industry. Examination of their opinions in relation to the scientific literature reveals a systematic bias in interpreting the data relating to the role played by smoking in head and neck cancer causation. N/A. Laryngoscope published by Wiley on behalf of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc, “The Triological Society” and American Laryngological Association (the “Owner”).

Testimony of C. D. Zerby at hearing to show cause re testing operations for radioactive waste disposal, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 23, 1978

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On February 23, 1978, a hearing was held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to show cause why the suspended drilling permits for drilling at Vacherie and Rayburn's Domes should not be permanently revoked. Presentations on behalf of the Department of Energy were made by Dr. J. D. Martinez, Dr. C. D. Zerby, and Dr. C. A. Heath. The text of this report presents the prepared testimony of C. D. Zerby. Not included are the many questions and answers. The testimony as presented may be incomplete since it was prepared from notes used by C. D. Zerby during the presentation. The presentationsmore » are concerned with responsibilities, National Waste Terminal Storage/Office of Waste Isolation programs, Louisiana exploration programs, Avery Island, environmental studies, facility description, other study areas, and previous communications regarding the program. (JRD)« less

Vocational Rehabilitation: An Employment Program. Hearing on Examining the Vocational Rehabilitation System and the Rehabilitation Act, Focusing Slightly and Explore Some of the Issues, Including Linkage, the VR System Faces in Ohio, (Columbus, OH) before the Subcommittee on Employment and Training of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session.

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This congressional report contains testimony examining the vocational rehabilitation system and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act and exploring some of the issues, including linkage, faced by the vocational rehabilitation system in Ohio. Statements were provided by a U.S. senator (Mike DeWine, Ohio) and representatives of the following agencies…

Prison Inmate Training and Rehabilitation Act of 1993. Hearing on H.R. 703 Prison Inmate Training and Rehabilitation Act of 1993, before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration of the Committee on the Judiciary. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary.

This congressional hearing considers legislation intended to provide additional work opportunities for inmates in the federal prison system and to help reduce the reliance of federal prison industries on traditional industries. Testimony includes statements, letters, written statements, and other materials presented by the following: U.S. senators…

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. House of Representatives, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session on H.R. 5653 and H.R. 4957 (March 5, 11, and 12, 1982).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

This book contains proceedings from legislation designed to improve public awareness about the health effects of smoking. The texts of both proposed bills on the Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act are included. Testimony of citizens and health experts is provided that relates personal experiences as well as medical evidence dealing…

Climate for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the United States. Hearings before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session. Part 2. August 27 and 28, 1984--A Silicon Valley Perspective. August 30 and 31, 1984--A Route 128 Perspective.

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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.

This Congressional report deals with the views of persons residing and working in the Silicon Valley in California and near Route 128 around Boston on strategies for encouraging entrepreneurship. Included among those persons providing testimony concerning the perspectives of individuals and groups from these two regions were representatives of the…

Reauthorization Hearings on the Older Americans Act: Part 2. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress (Montpelier, VT, March 28; Flint, MI, April 11; and Algona, IA, April 24, 1987).

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This document contains the text of three hearings held in Vermont, Michigan, and Iowa which constitute part two of the Congressional hearings held to examine reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Opening statements are included from Representatives Dale Kildee, Tom Sawyer, Fred Grandy, and Thomas Tauke. Testimony is provided from 55…

1984 National Science Foundation Authorization. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology of the Committee on Science and Technology. U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 2066 (February 23,25; March 1,8,10, 1983). No. 21

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology.

These hearings focused on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) proposed program and budget. Testimony of witnesses, prepared statements, discussions, and supporting documentation (including hearings summary) are provided. Among the issues, areas, and topics addressed were: (1) relevance of NSF's mission to presidential goals; (2) science and…

The Education Deficit. A Staff Report Summarizing the Hearing on "Competitiveness and the Quality of the American Work Force," Prepared for the Use of the Subcommittee on Education and Health of the Joint Economic Committee. Congress of the United States, 101st Congress, First Session, December 14, 1988.

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Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC.

This staff report summarizes testimony on competitiveness and the quality of the American work force. The testimony was received during 9 days of hearings held between September 23 and December 3, 1987, that featured 52 witnesses including federal and state officials, educators, business and labor leaders, and scholars. Contents comprise prepared…

Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriations for 1975. Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session. Part 2, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Overview of Fiscal Year Budget, Testimony of the Secretary, Special Reports.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Appropriations.

In this budget overview, the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Caspar W. Weinberger and his assistants present testimony and exhibits on the Department's programs. A large portion of the volume pertains to Public Health Service and Social Security Administration matters. Education issues discussed include bilingual…

Hearings Before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session. Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Nutrition--1973. Part 1--Consequences of Malnutrition; Part 2--Government Responses. Hearings Held Washington, D.C., June 5, 6, and 7, 1973.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.

Part One of these hearings before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate includes the testimony of scientists and doctors engaged in research regarding the relationship between maternal, fetal, and infant nutrition and optimum mental and physical development of the child. In testimony it was shown that the…

The Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session on S.2294, the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986 (July 23, 24, and 29, 1986).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

Testimony is presented regarding the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986 which mandates special education for handicapped children from the age of 3 and proposes a discretionary program of infant intervention. Testimony from the following agencies and associations is included: National Association of State Boards of Education; National…

12 CFR 19.183 - Rights of witnesses.

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... of testimony to clarify any of the answers given; and (3) Make summary notes during the testimony... representing the person may be excluded from the proceedings during the taking of testimony of any other...

Determining dangerousness in sexually violent predator evaluations: cognitive-experiential self-theory and juror judgments of expert testimony.

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Lieberman, Joel D; Krauss, Daniel A; Kyger, Mariel; Lehoux, Maribeth

2007-01-01

Past research examining the effects of expert testimony on the future dangerousness of a defendant in death penalty sentencing found that jurors are more influenced by less scientific clinical expert testimony and tend to devalue scientific actuarial testimony. This study was designed to determine whether these findings extend to civil commitment trials for sexual offenders and to test a theoretical rationale for this effect. In addition, we investigated the influence of a recently developed innovation in risk assessment procedures, Guided Professional Judgment (GPJ) instruments. Consistent with a cognitive-experiential self-theory based explanation, mock jurors motivated to process information in an experiential condition were more influenced by clinical testimony, while mock jurors in a rational mode were more influenced by actuarial testimony. Participants responded to clinical and GPJ testimony in a similar manner. However, participants' gender exerted important interactive effects on dangerousness decisions, with male jurors showing the predicted effect while females did not. The policy implications of these findings are discussed. 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Effect evaluation of a road safety education program based on victim testimonials in high schools in Belgium.

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Cuenen, Ariane; Brijs, Kris; Brijs, Tom; Van Vlierden, Karin; Daniels, Stijn; Wets, Geert

2016-09-01

For several decades policy makers worldwide have experimented with testimonials as a strategy to promote road safety supportive views in a wide variety of target populations such as recidivists and students. In its basic format, a (relative of) a victim or an offender brings a personal testimonial of what it is to experience a traffic accident. The underlying idea is that such a testimonial will emotionally affect participants, thereby stimulating them to cognitively reflect upon their own behavior and responsibility as a road user. Unfortunately, empirical literature on the effectiveness of this strategy is rather scarce and inconsistent. This study investigated the effect of a large-scale program with victim testimonials for high schools in Belgium on five socio-cognitive and behavioral variables drawn from the Theory of Planned Behavior (i.e., attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention and behavior). Moreover, this study investigated program effects on participants' cognitive and emotional estate and whether this influences the program's impact on socio-cognitive and behavioral variables. Our test sample included 1362 students, who were assigned to a baseline - follow-up group and a post-test - follow-up group. We questioned both groups, a first time (just before or after session attendance) on paper, and a second time (two months after session attendance) online. Results indicate the program had, both immediate and two months after attendance, small to medium positive effects on most socio-cognitive and behavioral variables. However, effects depended on participants' demographic profile, their baseline values on the socio-cognitive and behavioral variables, and the degree to which they were cognitively/emotionally affected by the program. We discuss the practical implications of these findings and formulate recommendations for the development of future interventions based on victim testimonials. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Hearing on Examination of Recommendations and Proposals by the Administration and Various Organizations on the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session (Montpelier, VT).

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These hearings transcripts present testimony concerning the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education (ESA) Act, which, since 1965, has provided the bulk of federal aid to elementary and secondary schools and related programs. Much of the testimony was from Vermont education officials, school administrators, teachers, consultants,…

Posthumous Testimony for Dr. Leo Gross and his Family / Restoration of the 'Lost' Biography of a Physician Victim of the Holocaust

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Hildebrandt, Sabine; Von Villiez, Anna; Seidelman, William E

At a time when the last direct witnesses of the Holocaust are passing, new approaches to the restoration of 'lost' biographies of victims need to be considered. This investigation describes the potential of an international collaboration including surviving family members. Archival documents discovered in Jerusalem in 1983 concerned a discussion on the cancellation of a medical licence for a German Jewish physician, Dr. Leo Gross of Kolberg, who had been disenfranchised from medical practice under Nazi law. After applying for a medical licence during a 1935 visit to Palestine, Gross remigrated to Germany, where he was imprisoned in a concentration camp. No further information was found until 2014, when a group of scholars linked a variety of archival and internet-accessible sources and located a nephew of Gross. The nephew's testimony, cross-referenced against data from other sources, enabled the reconstruction of the 'lost' biography of his uncle and family, in fact a posthumous testimony. The resulting narrative places Dr. Leo Gross within his professional and social network, and serves his commemoration within this context of family and community. The restored biography of Dr. Leo Gross presents an exemplary case study for the future of Holocaust testimony.

Legal Professionals' Knowledge of Eyewitness Testimony in China: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Jiang, Lina; Luo, Dahua

2016-01-01

Purpose To examine legal professionals’ knowledge of a wide range of factors that affect eyewitness accuracy in China. Methods A total of 812 participants, including 210 judges, 244 prosecutors, 202 police officers, and 156 defense attorneys, were asked to respond to 12 statements about eyewitness testimony and 3 basic demographic questions (i.e., gender, age, and prior experience). Results Although the judges and the defense attorneys had a somewhat higher number of correct responses than the other two groups, all groups showed limited knowledge of eyewitness testimony. In addition, the participants’ responses to only four items (i.e., weapon focus, attitude and expectations, child suggestibility, and the impact of stress) were roughly unanimous within the four legal professional groups. Legal professionals’ gender showed no significant correlations with their knowledge of eyewitness testimony. Prior experiences were significantly and negatively correlated with the item on the knowledge of forgetting curve among judges but positively correlated with two items (i.e., attitudes and exposure time) among defense attorneys and with 4 statements (i.e., the knowledge of attitudes and expectations, impact of stress, child witness accuracy, and exposure time) among prosecutors. Conclusions The findings suggest that knowledge of the factors that influence eyewitness accuracy must be more effectively communicated to legal professionals in the future. PMID:26828933

On sound and unsound mind: the role of suicide in tort and insurance litigation.

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Simon, Robert I; Levenson, James L; Shuman, Daniel W

2005-01-01

Suicide continues to be a recognized as a crime by common law in a few states. In those jurisdictions, the beneficiary of a claim must prove that the individual who attempted or committed suicide was of unsound mind, to avoid having the patient's act declared illegal, which would bar recovery of the claim. In malpractice and insurance cases, expert testimony is required regarding the mental state of the individual who attempted or committed suicide. Psychiatric testimony varies widely, depending on the legal definition of "unsound mind" and the highly subjective interpretation of legal definitions. Some experts equate suicide with an unsound mind, whereas others apply M'Naghten criteria. Some psychiatrists who disagree with criminalizing suicide refuse to participate in these proceedings. In suicide malpractice cases, the appropriate function of the expert witness is to provide testimony about the standard of care. When experts attempt to testify about "sound or unsound" mind, they must be mindful of the imperfect fit between psychiatry and the law.

Asbestos publications

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NIOSH publications and testimony on the health effects of exposure to asbestos were included in this compilation as full text articles or abstracts. Additional NIOSH publications on asbestos were listed in a bibliography. The information in this report included occupational safety and health guidelines for asbestos from NIOSH; respiratory diseases (asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma); work related lung disease surveillance report; and the NIOSH analytical methods for fibers, asbestos fibers, chrysotile asbestos, and bulk asbestos. Also contained in this report was NIOSH's testimony of January 24, 1991 on OSHA's proposed rule on occupational exposure to asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite and actinolite; andmore » NIOSH's statement of April 26, 1990 before the Subcommittee on Toxic Substances, Environmental Oversight, Research and Development, Committee on Environment and Public Works.« less

Pollution of Illinois and Mississippi Rivers by Chicago sewage, a digest of the testimony taken in the case of the State of Missouri v. the State of Illinois and the Sanitary District of Chicago

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Leighton, Marshall O.

1907-01-01

The testimony taken in the suit of the State of Missouri against the State of Illinois and the sanitary district of Chicago comprises the best symposium on river pollution, its biological and chemical aspects, and its general and special sanitary significance that has ever been assembled. The contentions of both parties to the suit' are supported by the most eminently qualified men in the United States. The evidence presented and the discussions recorded are therefore of unique importance. The final record of testimony occupies 8,000 printed pages, much of which is irrelevant. This digest of testimony is the result of an attempt to recover the valuable material and present it in concise form. A consistent endeavor has been made by the reviewer to eliminate all personal opinions with reference to the issue and to make an impartial presentation of so much of the testimony as in his opinion appears to be relevant and of scientific importance. It will be well to remember in this connection that any digest of so large a volume of testimony must be the result of a final exercise of personal opinion by the reviewer as to those parts which may best be excluded. Naturally opinions will differ on this point; therefore it will be strange if many of those familiar with the case do not find that certain portions of testimony which they consider most important are passed over in this digest without reference. Controversies between counsel, objections to the admission of testimony, legal technicalities and quibbles, badgering cross-examination, and in general all the testimony introduced for purposes of mere corroboration have been disregarded. The object has been to present a faithful statement of the scientific phases of the testimony to the exclusion, if need be, of the legal aspect of the case. 

Forensic psychiatric evaluations: an overview of methods, ethical issues, and criminal and civil assessments.

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Sher, Leo

2015-05-01

Forensic psychiatry is frequently defined as the branch of psychiatry that deals with issues arising in the interface between psychiatry and the law. Psychiatrists are called on by the legal system to provide testimony in a wide variety of cases, criminal and civil. In criminal cases, forensic psychiatrists may be asked to comment on the competence of a person to make decisions throughout all the phases of criminal investigation, trial, and punishment. These include the competence to stand trial, to plead guilty, to be sentenced, to waive appeal, and to be executed. In civil cases, forensic psychiatric experts are asked to evaluate a number of civil competences, including competence to make a will or contract or to make decisions about one's person and property. Psychiatrists are also called on to testify about many other issues related to civil cases. Forensic psychiatrists who work with children and adolescents are frequently involved in evaluations and testimonies concerning juvenile delinquency, child custody, termination of parental rights, and other issues. As such, forensic psychiatric experts have now developed into a reputable and well-known group of professionals. Forensic evaluation methods, ethical issues related to forensic psychiatric practice, and some common criminal and civil forensic psychiatric evaluations are discussed in this overview.

Education and Training for American Competitiveness. Hearings before the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session on H.R. 5, School Improvement Act of 1987; and H.R. 90 Education and Training for American Competitiveness Act of 1987 (February 10, 11, 18, 25; March 4, 11, and 12, 1987).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

This congressional report contains testimony pertinent to the passage of the School Improvement Act of 1987 and the Education and Training for American Competitiveness Act of 1987. Testimony by representatives of the following agencies and organizations is included in the report: New York University; the United Steelworkers of America; the…

Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force. Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force in the Mid-Atlantic Region Which Would Coordinate Government Agencies, Including U.S. Attorneys, the FBI, DEA, Customs Service, BATF, and the IRS. Dover, Delaware.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

This document presents testimony and proceedings from the Congressional hearings on organized crime and drug enforcement in the Mid-Atlantic region, and government efforts to solve these problems. Opening statements are presented from Senators Strom Thurmond and Joseph Biden. Testimony is also presented from the United States attorneys for the…

40 CFR 179.93 - Testimony.

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... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Testimony. 179.93 Section 179.93 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS FORMAL EVIDENTIARY... the memory or demeanor of the witness is of importance. Written direct testimony shall be in the form...

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... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Testimony. 179.93 Section 179.93 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS FORMAL EVIDENTIARY... the memory or demeanor of the witness is of importance. Written direct testimony shall be in the form...

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... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Testimony. 179.93 Section 179.93 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS FORMAL EVIDENTIARY... the memory or demeanor of the witness is of importance. Written direct testimony shall be in the form...

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... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Testimony. 179.93 Section 179.93 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS FORMAL EVIDENTIARY... the memory or demeanor of the witness is of importance. Written direct testimony shall be in the form...

The effects of rational and experiential information processing of expert testimony in death penalty cases.

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Krauss, Daniel A; Lieberman, Joel D; Olson, Jodi

2004-01-01

Past research examining the effects of actuarial and clinical expert testimony on defendants' dangerousness in Texas death penalty sentencing has found that jurors are more influenced by less scientific pure clinical expert testimony and less influenced by more scientific actuarial expert testimony (Krauss & Lee, 2003; Krauss & Sales, 2001). By applying cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST) to juror decision-making, the present study was undertaken in an attempt to offer a theoretical rationale for these findings. Based on past CEST research, 163 mock jurors were either directed into a rational mode or experiential mode of processing. Consistent with CEST and inconsistent with previous research using the same stimulus materials, results demonstrate that jurors in a rational mode of processing more heavily weighted actuarial expert testimony in their dangerousness assessments, while those jurors in the experiential condition were more influenced by clinical expert testimony. The policy implications of these findings are discussed. Copyright 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Willingness to revise own testimony: 3- and 4-year-olds' selective trust in unexpected testimony from accurate and inaccurate informants.

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Li, Xiaoqian; Yow, W Quin

2018-09-01

Prior work has shown that young children trust single accurate and inaccurate individuals to a similar extent in their endorsement of novel information. However, it remains unknown to what extent children trust a credible or noncredible individual when given information that is pitted against their own beliefs. The current study examined whether children, when given unexpected testimony that contradicted their initial beliefs but was not completely unbelievable, would selectively revise their beliefs depending on the informant's past history of accuracy. The participants (3- and 4-year-olds; N = 100) were familiarized with an informant who labeled a series of common objects either accurately or inaccurately. Following that, all children saw a picture of an ambiguous hybrid artifact that consisted of features of two typical common artifacts and were asked to identify the hybrid object with their own label. Subsequently, children watched the previously accurate or inaccurate informant give the same hybrid object a different but plausible label. Children expressed a greater tendency to override their initial judgments and endorse the unexpected testimony from a previously accurate informant than from someone who had consistently made naming errors. The findings provide novel understandings of the circumstances under which 3- and 4-year-old preschoolers may or may not rely on the informant's prior reliability in their selective learning. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Sexual torture of Palestinian men by Israeli authorities.

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Weishut, Daniel J N

2015-11-01

In the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, arrests and imprisonment of Palestinian men in their early adulthood are common practice. The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) collected thousands of testimonies of Palestinian men allegedly tortured or ill-treated by Israeli authorities. There are many types of torture, sexual torture being one of them. This study is based on the PCATI database during 2005-2012, which contains 60 cases-- 4% of all files in this period--with testimonies of alleged sexual torture or ill-treatment. It is a first in the investigation of torture and ill-treatment of a sexual nature, allegedly carried out by Israeli security authorities on Palestinian men. Findings show that sexual ill-treatment is systemic, with 36 reports of verbal sexual harassment, either directed toward Palestinian men and boys or toward family members, and 35 reports of forced nudity. Moreover, there are six testimonies of Israeli officials involved in physical sexual assault of arrested or imprisoned Palestinian men. Physical assault in most cases concerned pressing and/or kicking the genitals, while one testimony pertained to simulated rape, and another described an actual rape by means of a blunt object. The article provides illustrations of the various types of sexual torture and ill-treatment of boys and men in the light of existing literature, and recommendations. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

49 CFR 225.31 - Investigations.

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... inquiries of persons having knowledge of the facts, conduct interviews and inquiries, and attend as an... event testimony will be taken under oath, a record made, and opportunity provided to question witnesses...

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Testimony Work with Bosnian Refugees: Living in Legal Limbo.

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Luebben, Sabine

2003-01-01

Introduces testimony project for traumatized Bosnian refugees in Frankfurt, Germany. Method used in combination with supportive therapy and informed advocacy to reduce survivors' feelings of humiliation and demoralization. Survivors benefited psychologically. Testimony material documented human rights abuse both in country of origin and exile,…

Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Nikki Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee on Government Reform United States House

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50 CFR 18.87 - Direct testimony.

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... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 8 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Direct testimony. 18.87 Section 18.87 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (CONTINUED... PLANTS (CONTINUED) MARINE MAMMALS Notice and Hearing on Section 103 Regulations § 18.87 Direct testimony...

50 CFR 18.87 - Direct testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 9 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Direct testimony. 18.87 Section 18.87 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (CONTINUED... PLANTS (CONTINUED) MARINE MAMMALS Notice and Hearing on Section 103 Regulations § 18.87 Direct testimony...

50 CFR 18.87 - Direct testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 9 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Direct testimony. 18.87 Section 18.87 Wildlife and Fisheries UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (CONTINUED... PLANTS (CONTINUED) MARINE MAMMALS Notice and Hearing on Section 103 Regulations § 18.87 Direct testimony...

5 CFR 1216.207 - Restrictions that apply to testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

.... 1216.207 Section 1216.207 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND... LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Demands or Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1216.207 Restrictions... requester and other parties to the legal proceeding to agree that the transcript of the testimony will be...

Giving Voice: Autobiographical/Testimonial Literature by First Nations Women of British Columbia.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Beard, Laura J.

2000-01-01

Discusses various definitions of the "testimonial" and characteristics that distinguish it from related literary genres. Examines autobiographical and testimonial literature by Native women of British Columbia, focusing on first-hand accounts of student experiences in Indian residential schools. Contains 29 references. (SV)

Endangered Species Employment Transition Assistance Act of 1992. Hearing To Amend the Job Training Partnership Act To Establish an Endangered Species Employment Transition Assistance Program, and for Other Purposes, before the Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This congressional hearing focuses on the Endangered Species Employment Transition Assistance Act of 1992, which would amend the Job Training Partnership Act to provide job training and supportive services to workers dislocated as a result of enforcement of the Endangered Species Act. Testimony includes statements, articles, publications,…

40 CFR 1611.3 - Scope of permissible testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... other types of CSB documents, including but not limited to safety recommendations, safety studies, safety proposals, safety accomplishments, reports labeled studies, and analysis reports, as they contain...

Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representati

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Testimony of Nikki L. Tinsley Inspector General U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representatives

78 FR 72850 - Production of Nonpublic Records and Testimony of OPIC Employees in Legal Proceedings

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... sufficient time to obtain it by deposition. The Vice-President/General Counsel may well deny a request for testimony at a legal proceeding unless you explain why you could not have used deposition testimony instead. The Vice-President/General Counsel will [[Page 72851

12 CFR 390.84 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 390.84 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 512.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 512.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 238.115 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 512.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 512.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 238.115 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 390.84 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 238.115 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 512.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the record... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

22 CFR 172.4 - Testimony and production of documents prohibited unless approved by appropriate Department...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Testimony and production of documents... DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACCESS TO INFORMATION SERVICE OF PROCESS; PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL... § 172.4 Testimony and production of documents prohibited unless approved by appropriate Department...

5 CFR 1216.203 - Filing requirements for litigants seeking documents or testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... documents or testimony. 1216.203 Section 1216.203 Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD... OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Demands or Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents § 1216... written request must contain the following information: (1) The caption of the legal proceeding, docket...

20 CFR 403.135 - What happens to your application for testimony?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false What happens to your application for testimony? 403.135 Section 403.135 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS § 403.135 What happens to your...

20 CFR 403.120 - How do you request testimony?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false How do you request testimony? 403.120 Section 403.120 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCTION...: Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Office of General Law, P.O. Box 17788...

Interactions Between Knowledge and Testimony in Children’s Reality-Status Judgments

PubMed Central

Lopez-Mobilia, Gabriel; Woolley, Jacqueline D.

2016-01-01

In two studies we attempt to capture the information processing abilities underlying children’s reality-status judgments. Forty 5- to 6-year-olds and 53 7- to 8-year-olds heard about novel entities (animals) that varied in their fit with children’s world knowledge. After hearing about each entity, children could either guess reality status immediately or listen to testimony first. Informants varied in their expertise and in their testimony, which either supported or refuted the entities’ existence. Results revealed that children were able to evaluate the fit between the new information and their existing knowledge; this information then governed their decision regarding whether to seek testimony. Testimony had the strongest effect when new information did not conflict with, but was also not representative of, children’s knowledge. PMID:28190976

Juvenile Justice: A New Focus on Prevention. Hearing on Proposed Legislation Authorizing Funds for Programs of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, Focusing on Early Intervention and Prevention Strategies in Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency at the County Level, before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session (April 29, 1992).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

The text of a Senate hearing on juvenile justice is presented in this report. The report opens with testimony by Senator Herbert Kohl. Senator Kohl's testimony focuses on youth violence, prevention, and public policy. A prepared statement by Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., focuses on providing the necessary resources, leadership, and coordination in…

Beliefs and expectancies in legal decision making: an introduction to the Special Issue

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McAuliff, Bradley D.; Bornstein, Brian H.

2013-01-01

This introduction describes what the co-editors believe readers can expect in this Special Issue. After beliefs and expectancies are defined, examples of how these constructs influence human thought, feeling, and behavior in legal settings are considered. Brief synopses are provided for the Special Issue papers on beliefs and expectancies regarding alibis, children’s testimony behavior, eyewitness testimony, confessions, sexual assault victims, judges’ decisions in child protection cases, and attorneys’ beliefs about jurors’ perceptions of juvenile offender culpability. Areas for future research are identified, and readers are encouraged to discover new ways that beliefs and expectancies operate in the legal system. PMID:24348006

12 CFR 112.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... witness has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... witness before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 112.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... witness has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... witness before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

12 CFR 112.5 - Rights of witnesses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... witness has given. During the taking of the testimony of a witness, such attorney may make summary notes... witness before, during, and after the taking of his testimony and may briefly question the witness, on the... permitted to be present during the taking of testimony of any other witness called in such proceeding...

Using Testimonial Response to Frame the Challenges and Possibilities of Risky Historical Texts

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Damico, James; Apol, Laura

2008-01-01

Literature that vividly and explicitly describes (often in the form of testimonies from one or more characters) traumatic and/or catastrophic events of human history poses particular challenges for readers. This article proposes testimonial response as one approach to responding to these "risky historical texts." By way of introducing "testimonial…

36 CFR 703.17 - Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

.../or documents are demanded. 703.17 Section 703.17 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DISCLOSURE OR PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR INFORMATION Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.17 Procedures when testimony...

10 CFR 1707.203 - Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony. 1707.203 Section 1707.203 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY...) The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board reserves the right to require additional information to...

10 CFR 1707.203 - Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony. 1707.203 Section 1707.203 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY...) The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board reserves the right to require additional information to...

10 CFR 1707.203 - Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony. 1707.203 Section 1707.203 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY...) The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board reserves the right to require additional information to...

10 CFR 1707.203 - Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony. 1707.203 Section 1707.203 Energy DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TESTIMONY BY...) The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board reserves the right to require additional information to...

45 CFR 1201.6 - Procedure when testimony or production of documents is sought.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Procedure when testimony or production of...) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO... CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL OR STATE LITIGATION § 1201.6 Procedure when testimony or production of documents is...

45 CFR 615.5 - Legal proceedings between private litigants: Testimony and production of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS § 615.5 Legal... employee may testify as to facts within his or her personal knowledge, but, unless specifically authorized...) Testify as to facts when the General Counsel determines such testimony would not be in the best interest...

45 CFR 615.5 - Legal proceedings between private litigants: Testimony and production of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS § 615.5 Legal... employee may testify as to facts within his or her personal knowledge, but, unless specifically authorized...) Testify as to facts when the General Counsel determines such testimony would not be in the best interest...

45 CFR 615.5 - Legal proceedings between private litigants: Testimony and production of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS § 615.5 Legal... employee may testify as to facts within his or her personal knowledge, but, unless specifically authorized...) Testify as to facts when the General Counsel determines such testimony would not be in the best interest...

45 CFR 615.5 - Legal proceedings between private litigants: Testimony and production of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS § 615.5 Legal... employee may testify as to facts within his or her personal knowledge, but, unless specifically authorized...) Testify as to facts when the General Counsel determines such testimony would not be in the best interest...

45 CFR 615.5 - Legal proceedings between private litigants: Testimony and production of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Welfare (Continued) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS § 615.5 Legal... employee may testify as to facts within his or her personal knowledge, but, unless specifically authorized...) Testify as to facts when the General Counsel determines such testimony would not be in the best interest...

75 FR 13306 - Copyright Royalty Judges’ Authority to Subpoena a Nonparticipant to Appear and Give Testimony or...

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2010-03-19

.... 1305 (Office of Personnel Management & Merit Systems Protection Board may ``subpena witnesses and... or the vice chairman, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all documentary... the attendance and testimony of a witness, versus the mere authority to subpoena documentary...

Surface transportation : prospects for innovation through research, intelligent transportation systems, state infrastructure banks, and design-build contracting : testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Committee on Environ

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1997-03-06

This testimony describes how innovation in federal research, financing and contracting methods has the potential for improving the performance of the nation's surface transportation system. The testimony is based on three reports on the reauthorizati...

7 CFR 900.40 - Written testimony and USDA data request requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... the day of appearance at the hearing. Industry requests for preparation of USDA data for a rulemaking... 7 Agriculture 8 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Written testimony and USDA data request requirements... and Nut Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders § 900.40 Written testimony and USDA data request...

7 CFR 900.40 - Written testimony and USDA data request requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... the day of appearance at the hearing. Industry requests for preparation of USDA data for a rulemaking... 7 Agriculture 8 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Written testimony and USDA data request requirements... and Nut Marketing Agreements and Marketing Orders § 900.40 Written testimony and USDA data request...

40 CFR 2.402 - Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in Civil Legal Proceedings Where the United States Is Not a Party § 2.402 Policy on presentation of testimony and production of... request of a State or local government or State legislative committee. (b) Except as permitted by...

21 CFR 20.1 - Testimony by Food and Drug Administration employees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Testimony by Food and Drug Administration employees. 20.1 Section 20.1 Food and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN... laws administered by the Food and Drug Administration, shall give any testimony before any tribunal...

[The Testimony. Contributions to the Construction of Historical Memory].

PubMed

Roldán, Ismael

2013-06-01

Testimony is a complex act that contributes significantly to the elaboration of mourning, both individually and on a collective level. This is the central idea that is discussed in the text, using as a basis, the results of research conducted as a pilot intervention in the year 2010 for Visible Victims Foundation, and was then replicated in four other regions. In 1998 the National Liberation Army attacked the pipeline OCENSA causing severe damage to the people of Machuca (Segovia, Antioquia). In 2010 the psychologist Ligia Rascovsky implemented an intervention strategy to support the construction of individual and collective memory among survivors of the attack, who, in addition to serious injuries, suffered physical and psychosocial after effects such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results of this work are used to understand the relevance of the testimony in the psychosocial recovery processes, which is a major challenge for Colombian society today. The type of study was psychosocial intervention in 43 adults of both sexes, Machuca residents who were affected by the bombing, and agreed to voluntarily participate in designed workshops. The workshops followed experiential type techniques (psychodrama, psycho-fantasies, etc.), in which the purpose was to identify the damage by developing testimonial memory of what happened. The workshops express the emotions of grief, recognize the injustice of suffering, fight memory defense that justifies violence and raising awareness of human rights. It also facilitated the process of dignity, empowerment and security in personal and collective reconstruction. In expressing their memoirs thus, they could be free from fear and gain more confidence in themselves as individuals and as a social group, as seen in the formation of individual leadership. These results are the basis of the discussion presented. In this context it has been found that the testimonial narrative is an instrument of personal and social healing, as demonstrated in the workshops held with the inhabitants of Machuca, and made with a thousand other people in other locations. The testimony is essential to recognize the dignity and thus reconstruct individual memory from the collective memory. This work provides sufficient testimonial evidence to propose lines of work in the interests of psychosocial policy in order to combine the search for truth and reconstruction of collective memory, along with to the care of victims, and reparation and social reconciliation in Colombia. Copyright © 2013 Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría. Publicado por Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

Unorthodox Alternative Therapies Marketed to Treat Lyme Disease

PubMed Central

Lantos, Paul M.; Shapiro, Eugene D.; Auwaerter, Paul G.; Baker, Phillip J.; Halperin, John J.; McSweegan, Edward; Wormser, Gary P.

2015-01-01

Background. Some patients with medically unexplained symptoms or alternative medical diagnoses suspect that they chronically suffer from the tick-borne infection Lyme disease. These patients are commonly targeted by providers of alternative therapies. This study was designed to identify and characterize the range of unorthodox alternative therapies advertised to patients with a diagnosis of Lyme disease. Methods. Internet searches using the Google search engine were performed to identify the websites of clinics and services that marketed nonantimicrobial therapies for Lyme disease. We subsequently used the PubMed search engine to identify any scientific studies evaluating such treatments for Lyme disease. Websites were included in our review so long as they advertised a commercial, nonantimicrobial product or service that specifically mentioned utility for Lyme disease. Websites with patient testimonials (such as discussion groups) were excluded unless the testimonial appeared as marketing on a commercial site. Results. More than 30 alternative treatments were identified, which fell into several broad categories: these included oxygen and reactive oxygen therapy; energy and radiation-based therapies; nutritional therapy; chelation and heavy metal therapy; and biological and pharmacological therapies ranging from certain medications without recognized therapeutic effects on Borrelia burgdorgeri to stem cell transplantation. Review of the medical literature did not substantiate efficacy or, in most cases, any rationale for the advertised treatments. Conclusions. Providers of alternative therapies commonly target patients who believe they have Lyme disease. The efficacy of these unconventional treatments for Lyme disease is not supported by scientific evidence, and in many cases they are potentially harmful. PMID:25852124

A Rapid and Efficient Method for Evaluation of Suspect Testimony: Palynological Scanning.

PubMed

Wiltshire, Patricia E J; Hawksworth, David L; Edwards, Kevin J

2015-11-01

A rapid method for evaluating suspect testimony is valuable at any stage in an inquiry and can result in a change of direction in an investigation. Rape cases, in particular, can present problems where a defendant renders DNA analysis redundant by claiming that the claimant consented to have sexual relations. Forensic palynology is valuable in confirming or eliminating locations as being crime scenes, thus checking the testimony of both parties. In contrast to some forensic disciplines, forensic palynology can provide critical information without time-consuming full analysis. Two cases are described where the palynological assemblages from comparator samples of pertinent places were compared with those obtained from clothing of claimants and defendants. The results of rapid microscopical scanning of relevant preparations led to early confessions, thus obviating the need for costly analyses and protracted court proceedings. A third case demonstrates the unbiased nature of this technique where a man, although innocent of any offense, lied about having visited the crime scene for fear of prosecution. This highlights the need for sensitive policing in claims of rape. © 2015 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

NIOSH testimony to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's notice of proposed rulemaking on occupational exposure to asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Not Available

1990-05-09

Richard A. Lemen's purpose for appearing at the hearing is to provide testimony to OSHA regarding the proposed rulemaking to remove nonasbestiform tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite from the asbestos standard. NIOSH is concerned that deleting cleavage fragments of nonasbestiform tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite from the asbestos standard poses a potentially serious health risk for exposed workers. In the NIOSH/OSHA report, NIOSH also reaffirmed its position that there is no scientific basis for differentiating health risks between types of asbestos fibers for regulatory purposes. In its 1984 testimony, NIOSH urged that the goal be to eliminate asbestos fiber exposures (NIOSH 1984).more » Where fiber exposures cannot be eliminated, exposures should be limited to the lowest concentration possible. NIOSH finds no scientifically valid health evidence for removing from the asbestos standard cleavage fragments that (1) become airborne when nonasbestiform tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite are mined, milled and used and (2) meet the microscopic definition of a fiber.« less

From Empathy to Critical Reflection: The Use of Testimonies in The Training of Holocaust Educators

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Bornstein, Lilach Naishtat; Naveh, Eyal

2018-01-01

How can we bridge the emotional and cognitive study of Holocaust testimonies in Israel? Can empathy be used as a stepping stone to critical reflection? And how can teachers address the manipulative popular interpretation of these testimonies in Israel, which seemingly place them beyond critical reflection? We examine these questions through an…

12 CFR 1101.5 - Testimony and production of documents in response to subpoena, order, etc.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Testimony and production of documents in response to subpoena, order, etc. 1101.5 Section 1101.5 Banks and Banking FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL DESCRIPTION OF OFFICE, PROCEDURES, PUBLIC INFORMATION § 1101.5 Testimony and production of...

Testimony Presented at an Open Hearing of the National Commission on Excellence in Teacher Education (Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 25-26, 1984).

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

1984

Testimony was presented by representatives of the St. Croix Valley Association of Teacher Educators (SVCATE) and the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA). SCVATE recommendations are presented on the topics of teacher recruitment, preservice teacher education, inservice teacher education, and teacher retention. MASA testimony,…

24 CFR 15.203 - Making a demand for production of material or provision of testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Making a demand for production of... INFORMATION ACT AND TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION BY HUD EMPLOYEES Production of Material or... demand for production of material or provision of testimony. (a) Any demand made to the Department or an...

36 CFR 703.17 - Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

.../or documents are demanded. 703.17 Section 703.17 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF... Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.17 Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded. A demand for testimony and/or documents by a Library employee must be...

36 CFR 703.17 - Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

.../or documents are demanded. 703.17 Section 703.17 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF... Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.17 Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded. A demand for testimony and/or documents by a Library employee must be...

36 CFR 703.17 - Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

.../or documents are demanded. 703.17 Section 703.17 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF... Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.17 Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded. A demand for testimony and/or documents by a Library employee must be...

27 CFR 70.803 - Requests or demands for disclosure in testimony and in related matters.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 27 Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Requests or demands for disclosure in testimony and in related matters. 70.803 Section 70.803 Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms... PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION Disclosure § 70.803 Requests or demands for disclosure in testimony and in...

26 CFR 301.7456-1 - Administration of oaths and procurement of testimony; production of records of foreign...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Actions by the United States § 301.7456-1 Administration of oaths and procurement of testimony; production... 26 Internal Revenue 18 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Administration of oaths and procurement of testimony; production of records of foreign corporations, foreign trusts or estates and nonresident alien...

11 CFR 9409.5 - Procedures for demand for testimony or production of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 11 Federal Elections 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Procedures for demand for testimony or... § 9409.5 Procedures for demand for testimony or production of documents. (a) A demand directed to the... New York Avenue, NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005. Acceptance of a demand shall not constitute an...

15 CFR 15.14 - Demand for testimony or production of documents: Department procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... represented by an attorney, to refine or limit a demand so that compliance is less burdensome or obtain... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Demand for testimony or production of....14 Demand for testimony or production of documents: Department procedures. (a) Whenever a demand for...

YouTube and the single-rod contraceptive implant: a content analysis.

PubMed

Paul, Jennifer; Boraas, Christy M; Duvet, Mildred; Chang, Judy C

2017-07-01

Since the internet has become an important source of contraceptive information with YouTube.com as the second most visited site, we analysed contraceptive implant YouTube videos for content and clinical accuracy. Using the terms 'contraceptive implant', 'Nexplanon' and 'Implanon', the top 20 results on YouTube by relevance and view count were identified. After excluding duplicates, single-rod implant videos in English were included. Videos were classified as providing a professional or patient perspective. Views, duration and comments were noted. Videos were rated for reliability, global quality scale and whether they were positive or negative about the implant. Inter-rater agreement was measured. A total of 120 videos were retrieved; 52 were eligible for review. Less than 23% were professional videos; the majority reported patient experience (46% testimonials, 27% real-time procedure videos, 4% other). Patient videos had been posted a significantly longer duration of time than professional videos (364 vs 188 days, p =0.02), were less reliable ( p ≤0.0001) and were of lower global quality ( p <0.0001). Some 61% of implant testimonial videos were rated as 'positive experiences' and inter-rater agreement was very good (κ=0.81). All testimonials mentioned side effects, commonly irregular bleeding and discomfort with insertion. A minority (26%) reported misinformation. This study found that most of the information on YouTube pertaining to contraceptive implants is accurate, is presented from the patient's perspective, and promotes the method's use. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.

16 CFR 1000.8 - Meetings and hearings; public notice.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... agency, including the rendering of official decisions, are generally announced in advance and open to the... relevant testimony and data. (d) Notices of Commission meetings, Commission hearings, and other Commission...

12 CFR 404.26 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Banking EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION DISCLOSURE Demands for Testimony of Current... Bank personnel. Ex-Im Bank personnel—includes any current or former officer or employee of Ex-Im Bank... connection with the transaction of official business, including any materials classified as “Federal records...

Murder Must Memorize

PubMed Central

Brainerd, C. J.

2013-01-01

Memory reports usually provide the evidence that is most determinative of guilt or innocence in criminal proceedings—including in the most serious proceedings, capital murder trials. Thus, memory research is bedrock science when it comes to the reliability of legal evidence, and expert testimony on such research is a linchpin of just verdicts. This principle is illustrated with a capital murder trial in which several of the most powerful forms of memory distortion were present (e.g., phantom recollections, robust interrogation methods that stimulate false self-incrimination). A key question before the jury, whether to regard the defendant’s confession as true or false, turned on a theoretical principle that is used to explain memory distortion in the laboratory, the verbatim-gist distinction, and on research showing that it is possible to create false memories that embody the gist of experience. The scientific testimony focused on instances in which false gist memories had been created under controlled conditions (e.g., of having been lost in a mall, of receiving surgery for a fictitious injury), as well as on real-life examples of false memory for the gist experience (e.g., recovered memories of sexual abuse, alien abduction memories). The defendant was found innocent of capital murder. PMID:23638648

78 FR 9336 - Production of FHFA Records, Information, and Employee Testimony in Legal Proceedings

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2013-02-08

... proposed rule would establish requirements and procedures for demanding or requesting parties to submit demands or requests, and factors for FHFA to consider in determining whether FHFA employees will provide... business, protect confidential information, provide guidance to demanding or requesting parties, minimize...

An archival study of eyewitness memory of the Titanic's final plunge.

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Riniolo, Todd C; Koledin, Myriah; Drakulic, Gregory M; Payne, Robin A

2003-01-01

A handful of real-life studies demonstrate that most eyewitnesses accurately recall central details (i.e., the gist of what happened) from traumatic events. The authors evaluated the accuracy of archival eyewitness testimony from survivors of the Titanic disaster who witnessed the ship's final plunge. The results indicate that most eyewitness testimony (15 eyewitnesses of 20) is consistent with forensic evidence that demonstrates that the Titanic was breaking apart while it was still on the ocean's surface. Despite the methodological limitations of archival research, the authors provide evidence from a single-occurrence traumatic event (with a large-scale loss of life) that the majority of eyewitnesses accurately recall central details.

29 CFR 18.703 - Bases of opinion testimony by experts.

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2010-07-01

... Bases of opinion testimony by experts. The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the... 29 Labor 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Bases of opinion testimony by experts. 18.703 Section 18.703...

36 CFR § 703.17 - Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded.

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2013-07-01

.../or documents are demanded. § 703.17 Section § 703.17 Parks, Forests, and Public Property LIBRARY OF... Documents in Certain Legal Proceedings Where the Library Is Not a Party § 703.17 Procedures when testimony and/or documents are demanded. A demand for testimony and/or documents by a Library employee must be...

Testimony and Narrative as a Political Relation: The Question of Ethical Judgment in Education

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Adami, Rebecca; Hållander, Marie

2015-01-01

In this article, we explore the role of film in educational settings and argue that testimony and narrative are dependent upon each other for developing ethical judgments. We use the film "12 Angry Men" to enhance our thesis that the emotional response that sometimes is intended in using film as testimonies in classrooms requires a…

29 CFR 18.703 - Bases of opinion testimony by experts.

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2011-07-01

... 29 Labor 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Bases of opinion testimony by experts. 18.703 Section 18... Bases of opinion testimony by experts. The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the...

29 CFR 18.703 - Bases of opinion testimony by experts.

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2013-07-01

... 29 Labor 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Bases of opinion testimony by experts. 18.703 Section 18... Bases of opinion testimony by experts. The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the...

29 CFR 18.703 - Bases of opinion testimony by experts.

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2012-07-01

... 29 Labor 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Bases of opinion testimony by experts. 18.703 Section 18... Bases of opinion testimony by experts. The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the...

12 CFR 404.30 - Factors General Counsel may consider in determining whether to authorize testimony and/or the...

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2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Factors General Counsel may consider in determining whether to authorize testimony and/or the production of records. 404.30 Section 404.30 Banks and Banking EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION DISCLOSURE Demands for Testimony of Current...

The impact of testimony on children's moralization of novel actions.

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Rottman, Joshua; Young, Liane; Kelemen, Deborah

2017-08-01

What leads children to moralize actions that cause no apparent harm? We hypothesized that adults' verbal instruction ("testimony"), as well as emotions such as disgust, would influence children's moralization of apparently harmless actions. To test this hypothesis, 7-year-old children were asked to render moral judgments of novel, seemingly victimless, body-directed or nature-directed actions after being exposed to adults' testimony or to an emotional induction. Study 1 demonstrated that children became more likely to judge actions as "wrong" upon being verbally presented with testimony about disgust or anger-but not upon being directly induced to feel disgusted. Study 2 established that principle-based testimony is an even more powerful source of moralization, and additionally found long-term retention of newly formed moral beliefs. These studies also indicated that children frequently lack introspective insight into the sources of their newly acquired moral reactions; they often invoked welfare-based concerns in their explanations regardless of experimental condition. In sum, this research demonstrates that children rapidly and enduringly moralize entirely unfamiliar, apparently innocuous actions upon exposure to a diverse array of morally relevant testimony. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).

Commercial aviation : programs and options for providing air service to small communities : testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2007-04-25

Congress established two key programs to help support air service to small communities the Essential Air Service (EAS) providing about $100 million in subsidies per year and the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) that provide...

Potential environmental effects of 765-kV transmission lines: views before the New York State Public Service Commission, Cases 26529 and 26559, 1976-1978

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Scott-Walton, B.; Clark, K. M.; Holt, B. R.

1979-11-01

Testimony given before the New York Public Service Commission in two recent cases on the potential environmental effects of 765-kV overhead ac transmission lines is reviewed. The testimony focused on the potential effects of audible noise, on the potential biological effects of the electromagnetic fields, on the potential for electric shocks to people who touch vehicles parked under the proposed lines, on the potential effects of the electromagnetic fields on electronic cardiac pacemakers, and on potential effects of ozone produced by corona discharge from the lines. The testimony fully explored these questions; however, it did not resolve all of them.more » The testimony indicates potential impacts from the audible noise and from the electrostatic shocks that people can receive when they touch a large vehicle parked under the lines. The testimony also indicates that certain cardiac pacemaker and lead combinations may, under certain circumstances, undergo reversion to a fixed rate of pacing in the presence of the fields under the lines, but that little risk to cardiac patients results except possibly for those patients for whom competition between the heart's own rate and the pacemaker rate presents a health risk. The testimony fails to demonstrate biological hazards from the field; further research is necessary to understand better the effects of the fields on biological systems. The testimony indicates that ozone produced by the lines will not significantly affect the environment.« less

"I know it because it happened to me!" Confrontations of children within forensic investigations.

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Katz, Carmit; Barnetz, Zion

2018-06-06

Confrontations and cross-examination are considered to be a vital stage in forensic investigations; however, laboratory and field studies have systematically shown their adverse effects on children`s testimonies. The current field study aimed to assess the strategies utilized, and the frequency with which they are used, in confrontations within forensic investigations involving children following suspected abuse, and to assess their effects on the children's testimonies. The forensic investigations were conducted using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Protocol. The transcripts of 224 children aged 4-14, who were referred for forensic investigation following suspected physical or sexual abuse, were analyzed. All the cases included external evidence suggesting a high probability of abuse. The results indicated that confrontations of children were utilized in more than 60% of the forensic interviews, regardless of the child`s age. The vast majority of the interviewers' confrontation strategies involved references to the alleged suspects, with the number of confrontations ranging from 1 to 18 per interview. An examination of the children`s responses to the confrontations revealed that most of the children insisted on their initial reported testimonies; however, some of the children displayed confusion or fear, and one child recanted the allegation. The discussion addresses how confrontations and cross-examination, as a necessary stage of forensic investigation, can affect children`s testimonies, and the implications of these effects for the forensic context. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Vocational Rehabilitation Act Reauthorization. Hearing on Examining Proposed Legislation Authorizing Funds for Programs of the Rehabilitation Act, Including H.R. 1385, to Consolidate, Coordinate, and Improve Employment, Training, Literacy, and Vocational Rehabilitation Programs in the United States, before the Subcommittee on Employment and Training of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This congressional report contains testimony pertaining to reauthorization of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, which was drafted to authorize funds for programs covered by the act and consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States. Statements were provided by three…

Problems of Runaway Youth. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session on Problems of and Services Provided for Runaway and Homeless Youth, Focusing on Support to State and Local Governments and Nonprofit Agencies for the Development of Community-Based Programs.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

These hearings, focusing on financial support for community-based programs dealing with problems of runaway and homeless youths, explore the scope of the problem, types of activities which are being undertaken, and paths for future action. Testimony and prepared statements are presented by several witnesses including a commissioner of the…

Importation of solid waste. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on H. R. 5186, June 25, 1984

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1984-01-01

A hearing on H.R. 5186, which would give states more control over solid wastes entering their boundaries than is provided in the Solid Waste Disposal Act, focused on concerns about the transport and storage of hazardous materials as states face a rapidly decreasing capacity to absorb more waste material. The ten witnesses included local officials, waste processing and management companies, recycling companies, and environmental agencies. Their testimony follows the text of H.R. 5186.

17 CFR 4.41 - Advertising by commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and the principals thereof.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... client; or (3) Refers to any testimonial, unless the advertisement or sales literature providing the..., publication, writing, advertisement or other literature or advice, whether by electronic media or otherwise...

17 CFR 4.41 - Advertising by commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and the principals thereof.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... client; or (3) Refers to any testimonial, unless the advertisement or sales literature providing the..., publication, writing, advertisement or other literature or advice, whether by electronic media or otherwise...

17 CFR 4.41 - Advertising by commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and the principals thereof.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... client; or (3) Refers to any testimonial, unless the advertisement or sales literature providing the..., publication, writing, advertisement or other literature or advice, whether by electronic media or otherwise...

12 CFR 1215.1 - Scope and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

..., does not constitute a waiver by FHFA of any privilege. ... and Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS PRODUCTION OF FHFA RECORDS... Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to produce records or information, or to provide testimony relating...

A Preliminary Investigation of the Effects of Giving Testimony and Learning Yogic Breathing Techniques on Battered Women's Feelings of Depression

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Franzblau, Susan H.; Echevarria, Sonia; Smith, Michelle; Van Cantfort, Thomas E.

2008-01-01

Researchers have shown that mood and sense of control over one's life are significantly affected by testimony and other forms of disclosure and that learning to control breathing has positive effects on mood and anxiety. This preliminary experiment tests whether African American and European American abused women who give testimony about their…

Emergency Management: Status of School Districts' Planning and Preparedness. Testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives. GAO-07-821T

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Ashby, Cornelia M.

2007-01-01

In this testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) discusses the status of school districts' planning and preparedness for emergencies. According to the testimony, federal and state governments support emergency management in school districts with a range of resources…

36 CFR 1251.6 - How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony?

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2011-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony? 1251.6 Section 1251.6 Parks, Forests... testimony or production of records would assist or hinder NARA in performing its statutory duties; (f...

36 CFR 1251.6 - How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony? 1251.6 Section 1251.6 Parks, Forests... testimony or production of records would assist or hinder NARA in performing its statutory duties; (f...

36 CFR 1251.6 - How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony?

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2010-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony? 1251.6 Section 1251.6 Parks, Forests... testimony or production of records would assist or hinder NARA in performing its statutory duties; (f...

36 CFR 1251.6 - How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony? 1251.6 Section 1251.6 Parks, Forests... testimony or production of records would assist or hinder NARA in performing its statutory duties; (f...

Teachers as Memory Makers: Testimony in the Making of a New History in South Africa

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Dryden-Peterson, Sarah; Sieborger, Rob

2006-01-01

This article examines the use of testimony in the making of a new history in South Africa, situating this phenomenon in the context of public construction of memory and identifying history teachers as critical to the process. Through an ethnographic study of 16 schools that illuminates the use of teacher testimony in Cape Town history classrooms,…

NIOSH comments to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule on occupational exposure to asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite by J. D. Millar, April 26, 1991

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Not Available

1991-04-26

The testimony contains the comments of NIOSH regarding the proposed rule on occupational exposure to asbestos (1332214), tremolite (14567738), anthophyllite (17068789), and actinolite (77536664). The testimony included a memorandum comparing NIOSH Method 7400 to OSHA Method ID 160, an evaluation of glove bag containment in asbestos removal, the limit of detection that was ascertained from the sampling strategies for three sets of samples, effectiveness of periodic cleaning of surfaces with a HEPA vacuum, an update on cancer mortality among chrysotile (12001295) asbestos miners, and the use of hand tools to remove built up roofing.

What Do Our Patients Truly Want? Conjoint Analysis of an Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice Using Internet Crowdsourcing.

PubMed

Wu, Cindy; Scott Hultman, C; Diegidio, Paul; Hermiz, Steven; Garimella, Roja; Crutchfield, Trisha M; Lee, Clara N

2017-01-01

What do patients want when looking for an aesthetic surgeon? When faced with attributes like reputation, years in practice, testimonials, photos, and pricing, which is more valuable? Moreover, are attributes procedure-specific? Currently, inadequate evidence exists on which attributes are most important to patients, and to our knowledge, none on procedure-specific preferences. First, to determine the most important attributes to breast augmentation, combined breast/abdominal surgery, and facelift patients using conjoint analysis. Second, to test the conjoint using an internet crowdsourcing service (Amazon Mechanical Turk [MTurk]). Anonymous university members were asked, via mass electronic survey, to pick a surgeon for facelift surgery based on five attributes. Attribute importance and preference was calculated. Once pre-tested, the facelift, breast augmentation and combined breast/abdominal surgery surveys were administered worldwide to MTurk. The university facelift cohort valued testimonials (33.9%) as the most important, followed by photos (31.6%), reputation (18.2%), pricing (14.4%), and practice years (1.9%). MTurk breast augmentation participants valued photos (35.3%), then testimonials (33.9%), reputation (15.7%), pricing (12.2%), and practice years (3%). MTurk combined breast/abdominal surgery and facelift participants valued testimonials (38.3% and 38.1%, respectively), then photos (27.9%, 29.4%), reputation (17.5%, 15.8%), pricing (13.9%, 13.9%), practice years (2.4%, 2.8%). Breast augmentation patients placed higher importance on photos; combined breast/abdominal surgery and facelift patients valued testimonials. Conjoint analysis has had limited application in plastic surgery. To our knowledge, internet crowdsourcing is a novel participant recruitment method in plastic surgery. Its unique benefits include broad, diverse and anonymous participant pools, low-cost, rapid data collection, and high completion rate. © 2016 The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc. Reprints and permission: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Think Earth.

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Niedermeyer, Fred; Ice, Kay

1992-01-01

Describes a series of environmental education instructional units for grades K-6 developed by the Think Earth Consortium that cover topics such as conservation, pollution control, and waste reduction. Provides testimony from one sixth-grade teacher that field tested the second-grade unit. (MDH)

36 CFR 1012.2 - What is the Presidio Trust's policy on granting requests for employee testimony or Presidio Trust...

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2010-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What is the Presidio Trust's policy on granting requests for employee testimony or Presidio Trust records? 1012.2 Section 1012.2 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PRESIDIO TRUST LEGAL PROCESS: TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS General Information § 1012.2 What...

36 CFR § 1251.6 - How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true How does the General Counsel determine whether to comply with a demand for records or testimony? § 1251.6 Section § 1251.6 Parks... testimony or production of records would assist or hinder NARA in performing its statutory duties; (f...

Testimony of Gina Adams, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute. Before the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Hearing on "Improving Early Childhood Development Policies and Practices"

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Adams, Gina

2009-01-01

This paper presents the testimony of Gina Adams before the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Hearing on "Improving Early Childhood Development Policies and Practices." This testimony was presented to the House Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives last March 19, 2009. She talks about how…

A Randomized Trial Evaluating Child Dog-Bite Prevention in Rural China through Video-Based Testimonials

PubMed Central

Shen, Jiabin; Pang, Shulan; Schwebel, David C.

2015-01-01

Objective Dog-bite injuries pose significant threat to children globally. School-aged children are especially at risk because of their cognitively immature tendency toward low perceived vulnerability to bites, and this risk is elevated further for school-aged children living in rural China due to the large number of stray dogs, all potential rabies carriers, present in their communities. Methods This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether viewing an educational video of testimonials would change safety knowledge, perceived vulnerability, and simulated behaviors with dogs among a sample of 280 third and fourth graders living in rural China. Participants were randomly assigned to view either an educational video of testimonials on dog-bite prevention (treatment) or an educational video of testimonials on drowning prevention (comparison). Safety knowledge, perceived vulnerability to dog bites, and simulated behavior with dogs using a dollhouse model were assessed both before and after exposure to the video of testimonials. Results Children who watched the educational video of testimonials on dog-bite prevention had increased safety knowledge, higher perceived vulnerability, and less risky simulated behaviors with dogs compared to the comparison group. Mediation analysis revealed that the intervention successfully changed children's simulated behaviors with dogs through greater safety knowledge and increased perceived vulnerability. Conclusions Results suggest the incorporation of testimonials into injury prevention programs has potential for broad global dissemination. The fact that both increased knowledge and heightened perceived vulnerability mediated changes in simulated behavior suggests the dual roles of knowledge and appraisal on children's injury-risk behavior. PMID:26523353

A randomized trial evaluating child dog-bite prevention in rural China through video-based testimonials.

PubMed

Shen, Jiabin; Pang, Shulan; Schwebel, David C

2016-05-01

Dog-bite injuries pose significant threat to children globally. School-age children are especially at risk because of their insufficient safety knowledge and cognitively immature tendency toward low perceived vulnerability to bites, and this risk is elevated further for school-age children living in rural China due to the large number of stray dogs, all potential rabies carriers, present in their communities. This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether viewing an educational video of testimonials would change safety knowledge, perceived vulnerability, and simulated behaviors with dogs among a sample of 280 third and fourth graders living in rural China. Participants were randomly assigned to view either an educational video of testimonials on dog-bite prevention (treatment) or an educational video of testimonials on drowning prevention (comparison). Safety knowledge, perceived vulnerability to dog bites, and simulated behavior with dogs using a dollhouse model were assessed both before and after exposure to the video of testimonials. Children who watched the educational video of testimonials on dog-bite prevention had increased safety knowledge, higher perceived vulnerability, and less risky simulated behaviors with dogs compared with the comparison group. Mediation analysis revealed that the intervention successfully changed children's simulated behaviors with dogs through greater safety knowledge and increased perceived vulnerability. Results suggest the incorporation of testimonials into injury prevention programs has potential for broad global dissemination. The fact that both increased knowledge and heightened perceived vulnerability mediated changes in simulated behavior suggests the dual roles of knowledge and appraisal on children's injury-risk behavior. (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

42 CFR 431.242 - Procedural rights of the applicant or beneficiary.

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2014-10-01

... State or local agency or the skilled nursing facility or nursing facility at the hearing; (b) Bring... interference; and (e) Question or refute any testimony or evidence, including opportunity to confront and cross...

42 CFR 431.242 - Procedural rights of the applicant or beneficiary.

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2012-10-01

... State or local agency or the skilled nursing facility or nursing facility at the hearing; (b) Bring... interference; and (e) Question or refute any testimony or evidence, including opportunity to confront and cross...

42 CFR 431.242 - Procedural rights of the applicant or recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... State or local agency or the skilled nursing facility or nursing facility at the hearing; (b) Bring... interference; and (e) Question or refute any testimony or evidence, including opportunity to confront and cross...

42 CFR 431.242 - Procedural rights of the applicant or beneficiary.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... State or local agency or the skilled nursing facility or nursing facility at the hearing; (b) Bring... interference; and (e) Question or refute any testimony or evidence, including opportunity to confront and cross...

42 CFR 431.242 - Procedural rights of the applicant or recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... State or local agency or the skilled nursing facility or nursing facility at the hearing; (b) Bring... interference; and (e) Question or refute any testimony or evidence, including opportunity to confront and cross...

43 CFR 2.7 - What information should you include about your fee category?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; RECORDS AND TESTIMONY How To Make a Request § 2.7 What information should you... a commercial-use requester, news media, educational or noncommercial scientific institution, or...

My heart is on my tongue: the untranslated self in a translated world.

PubMed

Krog, Antjie

2008-04-01

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was the first body to provide translation in all the languages of the country, setting people free from groping around with distorted tongues, unable to see, talk or hear one another ... After three centuries of silence South Africans could daily hear the black voice talking and being translated; for the first time white South Africans could hear and listen. Through translation we could access our deepest emotions and feelings. But among the two thousand testimonies there were some that were incomprehensible, that confirmed every racial stereotype built up over many years of apartheid. What does one do with these 'untranslatable' narratives? This paper looks at one TRC testimony and one Bushmen story, both of them translated from indigenous languages and both posing enormous moral dilemmas. Read in a particular way, the Bushmen story seems to say that they had no sense of responsibility. I will look at the story in its cultural context as revealed through translation to see if another conclusion is possible. In the TRC testimony, I and two colleagues looked at the slippages between the original Xhosa testimony and the interpreted version and explore the consequences thereof. I want to make the point that a narrative can be experienced as discriminatory and ethically problematic when read through a particular, in this case a western, perspective. But the moment there is an attempt to interpret the narrative via its embeddedness in an indigenous worldview, it becomes breathtakingly ethical, fair and logical.

[Rethinking criminal responsibility: practical application of operational diagnosis and gnostic into expert testimony].

PubMed

Okada, Takayuki

2005-01-01

There had been argument concerning the difference between the agnostic approach and the gnostic approach to the psychiatric perspective of criminal responsibility until the landmark ruling by the 3rd court of the Japanese Supreme Court in 1984. The decision upheld the gnostic approach and affirmed that the defendant's criminal responsibility should be based on such factors as psychopathology, motive, modus operandi, situation surrounding the crime, and pre-morbid personality, as long as the offense was not directly motivated by the delusion or hallucination. The gnostic explanation includes so many various factors that the psychiatric testimony cannot easily be objective, while agnostic experts can find a conclusion about criminal responsibility only by psychiatric diagnosis. To establish a standard, the authors summarized the means of determination of criminal responsibility. The authors also discussed various topics related to criminal responsibility including Asperger's syndrome, illicit drug intoxication, and prescribed drug intoxication.

Asbestos in schools. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session on H. J. Res. 153, February 19, 1987

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Not Available

1987-01-01

A hearing on H.J. Res. 153, under which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would issue grants and loans to help school administrators finish the job of eliminating asbestos hazards from school buildings, included testimony from educators, school boards, citizen groups, and representatives of EPA. At issue was the administration's position that there is need for federal assistance for the clean-up, and that previous federal expenditures have been adequate. Witnesses explored the financial problems local schoold face in removing the asbestos and their need for further help. The hearing record includes the test of H.J. Res. 153, the testimony of themore » nine principal witnesses, and additional material submitted for the record.« less

Unorthodox alternative therapies marketed to treat Lyme disease.

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Lantos, Paul M; Shapiro, Eugene D; Auwaerter, Paul G; Baker, Phillip J; Halperin, John J; McSweegan, Edward; Wormser, Gary P

2015-06-15

Some patients with medically unexplained symptoms or alternative medical diagnoses suspect that they chronically suffer from the tick-borne infection Lyme disease. These patients are commonly targeted by providers of alternative therapies. This study was designed to identify and characterize the range of unorthodox alternative therapies advertised to patients with a diagnosis of Lyme disease. Internet searches using the Google search engine were performed to identify the websites of clinics and services that marketed nonantimicrobial therapies for Lyme disease. We subsequently used the PubMed search engine to identify any scientific studies evaluating such treatments for Lyme disease. Websites were included in our review so long as they advertised a commercial, nonantimicrobial product or service that specifically mentioned utility for Lyme disease. Websites with patient testimonials (such as discussion groups) were excluded unless the testimonial appeared as marketing on a commercial site. More than 30 alternative treatments were identified, which fell into several broad categories: these included oxygen and reactive oxygen therapy; energy and radiation-based therapies; nutritional therapy; chelation and heavy metal therapy; and biological and pharmacological therapies ranging from certain medications without recognized therapeutic effects on Borrelia burgdorgeri to stem cell transplantation. Review of the medical literature did not substantiate efficacy or, in most cases, any rationale for the advertised treatments. Providers of alternative therapies commonly target patients who believe they have Lyme disease. The efficacy of these unconventional treatments for Lyme disease is not supported by scientific evidence, and in many cases they are potentially harmful. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Intercollegiate Athletics: Revenues and Expenses, Gender and Minority Profiles, and Compensation in Athletic Departments. Testimony. Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives.

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Crawford, Clarence C.

This publication presents the testimony of Clarence C. Crawford, the Associate Director of Education and Employment Issues for the Human Resources Division of the General Accounting Office (GAO). The testimony deals with the finances of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its member schools, gender profiles in schools' athletic…

Congressional Testimony on Educational Innovations. Testimony to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education Committee on Education and Labor. U.S. House of Representatives. Rand Paper Series No. 5983.

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Berman, Paul

This testimony summarizes the results of the Rand Corporation's change agent study of educational innovations funded by federal programs. The second section consists of policy recommendations for ESEA Title IV Consolidated Programs, Part C. The study aimed to help improve federal policies by describing how the process of innovation and educational…

Integrating Postsecondary Education Interventions to Help Low-Income Students Succeed. Testimony of Alexander Mayer, Deputy Director, Postsecondary Education, MDRC, Before the California State Assembly Higher Education Committee and the Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance

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Mayer, Alexander

2018-01-01

This document presents the testimony of MDRC's Alex Mayer, the Deputy Director for Postsecondary Education at MDRC. The three points that Alex Mayer emphasizes in this testimony before the California State Assembly Higher Education Committee and the Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance on integrating postsecondary education interventions to…

[Andrology and anthropology in the Talmud].

PubMed

Kottek, S S

2001-01-01

The article analyses andrological aspects of Hebrew medicine and legislation. A detailed analysis of the sources provides interesting testimonies about the practice of abstinence, sexual hygiene, evaluation of male pleasure, religious prohibitions, dangers of committing sexual excesses and forbidden practices as homosexuality.

Search engine ranking, quality, and content of webpages that are critical vs noncritical of HPV vaccine

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Fu, Linda Y.; Zook, Kathleen; Spoehr-Labutta, Zachary; Hu, Pamela; Joseph, Jill G.

2015-01-01

Purpose Online information can influence attitudes toward vaccination. The aim of the present study is to provide a systematic evaluation of the search engine ranking, quality, and content of webpages that are critical versus noncritical of HPV vaccination. Methods We identified HPV vaccine-related webpages with the Google search engine by entering 20 terms. We then assessed each webpage for critical versus noncritical bias as well as for the following quality indicators: authorship disclosure, source disclosure, attribution of at least one reference, currency, exclusion of testimonial accounts, and readability level less than 9th grade. We also determined webpage comprehensiveness in terms of mention of 14 HPV vaccine relevant topics. Results Twenty searches yielded 116 unique webpages. HPV vaccine-critical webpages comprised roughly a third of the top, top 5 and top 10-ranking webpages. The prevalence of HPV vaccine-critical webpages was higher for queries that included term modifiers in addition to root terms. Compared with noncritical webpages, webpages critical of HPV vaccine overall had a lower quality score than those with a noncritical bias (p<.01) and covered fewer important HPV-related topics (p<.001). Critical webpages required viewers to have higher reading skills, were less likely to include an author byline, and were more likely to include testimonial accounts. They also were more likely to raise unsubstantiated concerns about vaccination. Conclusion Webpages critical of HPV vaccine may be frequently returned and highly ranked by search engine queries despite being of lower quality and less comprehensive than noncritical webpages. PMID:26559742

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Web-focused campaign. Revitalized Web site helps ease advertising costs.

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2007-01-01

After a successful branding campaign, Saint Thomas Health Services in Nashville has launched a recruiting campaign that emphasizes a new careers Web site. Smaller newspaper ads now lead folks to the Web. Information there includes testimonials.

45 CFR 508.6 - Résumé of hearing, preparation of.

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2010-10-01

... which the hearing was based, and including a list of documents and contents and other items relative to the issues that were introduced as evidence. A brief analysis of oral testimony will also be prepared...

Time Is Money...and the Enemy of College Completion: Transform American Higher Education to Boost Completion and Reduce Costs. Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training

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Jones, Stan

2012-01-01

This paper presents Stan Jones' testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. In his testimony, he talks about a new American majority of students that is emerging on campuses, especially at community colleges. These students must delicately balance long hours at jobs they must…

Optimizing the Presentation of Mental Health Information in Social Media: The Effects of Health Testimonials and Platform on Source Perceptions, Message Processing, and Health Outcomes.

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Quintero Johnson, Jessie M; Yilmaz, Gamze; Najarian, Kristy

2017-09-01

Using social media for the purpose of disseminating mental health information is a critical area of scientific inquiry for health communication professionals. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the presence of a first-person testimonial in educational mental health information placed in Facebook and Twitter messages influenced college students' (N = 257) source perceptions, information processing, cognitive elaboration, health information recall, beliefs, and behavioral intentions. Results show that exposure to social media messages that featured mental health information embedded with a testimonial predicted less source homophily and more critical thoughts about the social media source, less systematic message processing, and less cognitive elaboration. Health information recall was significantly impacted by both the social media platform and message content such that participants in the testimonial condition on Facebook were more likely to recall the health facts in those messages whereas participants who viewed the testimonial in Twitter were less likely to recall the facts in those tweets. Compared to those who read Facebook messages, participants who read Twitter messages reported higher levels of systematic message processing. These findings suggest that the integration of health testimonials into social media messages might inadvertently provoke psychological resistance to mental health information, thereby reducing the persuasive impact of those messages.

Face-to-face confrontation: effects of closed-circuit technology on children's eyewitness testimony and jurors' decisions.

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Goodman, G S; Tobey, A E; Batterman-Faunce, J M; Orcutt, H; Thomas, S; Shapiro, C; Sachsenmaier, T

1998-04-01

The present study was designed to examine effects of closed-circuit technology on children's testimony and jurors' perceptions of child witnesses. For the study, a series of elaborately staged mock trials was held. First, 5- to 6-year-old and 8- to 9-year-old children individually participated in a play session with an unfamiliar male confederate. Approximately 2 weeks later, children individually testified about the event at downtown city courtroom. Mock juries composed of community recruits viewed the trials, with the child's testimony presented either live in open court or over closed-circuit television. Mock jurors made ratings concerning the child witness and the defendant, and deliberated to reach a verdict. Results indicated that overall, older children were more accurate witnesses than younger children. However, older, not younger children produced more inaccurate information in free recall. Compared to live testimony in open court, use of closed-circuit technology led to decreased suggestibility for younger children. Testifying in open court was also associated with children experiencing greater pretrial anxiety. Closed-circuit technology did not diminish fact finders' abilities to discriminate accurate from inaccurate child testimony, nor did it directly bias jurors against the defendant. However, closed-circuit testimony biased jurors against child witnesses. Moreover, jurors tended to base their impressions of witness credibility on perceived confidence and consistency. Implications for the use of closed-circuit technology when children testify are discussed.

Narrative Characteristics of Genocide Testimonies Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Years Later

PubMed Central

Ng, Lauren C.; Ahishakiye, Naphtal; Miller, Donald E.; Meyerowitz, Beth E.

2015-01-01

Cognitive theories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that trauma narratives that make greater use of somatosensory, perceptual, and negative emotion words may be indicators of greater risk of PTSD symptoms (Ehlers & Clark, 2000). The purpose of this study was to analyze whether the way that survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi naturally construct genocide testimonies predicts PTSD symptoms six years later. One hundred orphaned heads of household (OHH) who were members of a community association gave testimonies about their genocide experiences in 2002. In 2008, PTSD symptoms of 61 of the original OHH were assessed using a genocide specific version of the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (Weiss & Marmar, 2004). Experienced genocide events were coded from the genocide testimonies, and the types of words used in the testimonies were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count program (Pennebaker, Chung, Ireland, Gonzales, & Booth, 2007). Pearson correlations and path analyses assessed the relationships between variables. After accounting for genocide events, touching positively predicted avoidance, and sadness negatively predicted hyperarousal. Sensory descriptions of traumatic experiences in trauma narratives may signify higher risk for mental health problems, while expressions of sadness may indicate emotional processing and better mental health. Analyzing genocide testimonies may help identify survivors at the highest risk of developing PTSD symptoms, even among a group of survivors who have arguably suffered some of the most severe genocide experiences. PMID:25793398

49 CFR 845.25 - Examination of witnesses.

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2010-10-01

... witnesses. (b) Materiality, relevancy, and competency of witness testimony, exhibits, or physical evidence... inquiry, opportunity shall be given to show materiality, relevancy, or competency of the testimony or...

S.674, The Sensible Advertising and Family Education Act. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

This Congressional hearing discusses legislation that would require health warnings to be included in advertisements of alcoholic beverages. Opening statements are included from Senators Hollings, Burns, Danforth, Thurmond, and Simon, and from Representative Kennedy. Testimony is included from two panels of witnesses, whose members include: (1)…

Reliability of Children’s Testimony in the Era of Developmental Reversals

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Brainerd, C. J.; Reyna, V. F.

2012-01-01

A hoary assumption of the law is that children are more prone to false-memory reports than adults, and hence, their testimony is less reliable than adults’. Since the 1980s, that assumption has been buttressed by numerous studies that detected declines in false memory between early childhood and young adulthood under controlled conditions. Fuzzy-trace theory predicted reversals of this standard developmental pattern in circumstances that are directly relevant to testimony because they involve using the gist of experience to remember events. That prediction has been investigated during the past decade, and a large number of experiments have been published in which false memories have indeed been found to increase between early childhood and young adulthood. Further, experimentation has tied age increases in false memory to improvements in children’s memory for semantic gist. According to current scientific evidence, the principle that children’s testimony is necessarily more infected with false memories than adults’ and that, other things being equal, juries should regard adult’s testimony as necessarily more faithful to actual events is untenable. PMID:23139439

The effects of integrating instrumental and affective arguments in rhetorical and testimonial health messages.

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Keer, Mario; van den Putte, Bas; de Wit, John; Neijens, Peter

2013-01-01

Recent research highlights the superior influence of affect over cognition in health decision making. The present study examined the independent and combined effects of 2 message characteristics that are thought to tap into the cognition-affect distinction: message format (rhetorical vs. testimonial) and argument type (instrumental vs. affective). In this 2 × 2 experiment, 81 college students were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 health messages discouraging binge drinking. The results indicated that messages containing affective arguments were judged more positively and perceived as more effective than were messages containing instrumental arguments. The results further revealed an interaction effect between message format and argument type. Testimonials were more persuasive when they contained affective arguments than when they contained instrumental arguments. Type of arguments did not influence the efficacy of rhetorical messages. Mediation analyses revealed that instrumental arguments reduce the efficacy of testimonials because they prevent individuals from being transported into the story, and increase psychological reactance. In conclusion, testimonial messages more effectively discourage binge drinking among college students when they contain affective, as opposed to instrumental, arguments.

75 FR 12584 - Sunshine Act; Public Hearing

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2010-07-01

... JUSTICE Assigning Responsibility Concerning Applications for Orders Compelling Testimony or Production of..., United States Code, to compel testimony in response to antitrust civil investigative demands for oral...

Promoting colorectal cancer screening through group education in community-based settings.

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Crookes, Danielle M; Njoku, Ogo; Rodriguez, Maria Carina; Mendez, Elsa Iris; Jandorf, Lina

2014-06-01

National colonoscopy adherence rates near 65% and New York City (NYC) colonoscopy rates approach 69%. Despite an overall increase in national colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, rates of CRC screening among Blacks and Latinos are lower than non-Latino Whites. We developed two group level, culturally targeted educational programs about CRC for Blacks and Latinos. One hour programs included education about screening, peer testimony given by a colonoscopy-adherent person, and pre- and post-knowledge assessment. From 2010 to 2012, we conducted 66 education programs in NYC, reaching 1,065 participants, 62.7% of whom were 50 years of age or older identified as Black or Latino and provided information about colonoscopy history (N = 668). Colonoscopy adherence in the sample was 69.3%. There was a significant increase in mean knowledge score about CRC and CRC screening from pretest to posttest. Sixty-eight percent of attendees without prior colonoscopy reported intent to schedule a colonoscopy as a result of attending the program. Culturally targeted education programs with peer testimony are a valuable way to raise awareness about CRC and colonoscopy and can influence intent to screen among nonadherent persons. Additional research is needed to establish group level education as an effective means of promoting CRC screening.

Hearing to Restore Eligibility in the Special Milk Program. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 904 to Amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to Eliminate Certain Restrictions on the Eligibility of Schools to Participate in the Special Milk Program.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

On March 23, 1983, testimony was heard concerning H.R. 904, a bill amending the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to eliminate certain restrictions on the eligibility of schools to participate in the Special Milk Program. Included in this brief publication are statements focusing on (1) the "false economy" of not providing surplus milk to…

Impact of Drug Education. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session on Examining the Need for Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Public Schools and on Proposals to Provide Assistance for the Development and Expansion of Drug Prevention Programs in Elementary and Secondary Schools in the United States.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Senate hearing called to examine what drug abuse prevention curriculum will effectively teach public school children to say "no" to drugs. Opening statements are included from Senators Paula Hawkins, John Kerry, Alfonse D'Amato, Dennis DeConcini, Charles…

Youth Violence and Gangs. Hearing on the Status of the Juvenile Justice System in America, Focusing on Activities of Youth Gangs and Their Access to Guns, and How Programs Can Help Prevent the Violence Associated with Youth Gangs, before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, (November 26, 1991).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

The text of a Senate hearing on the status of youth gangs and their access to guns, and of violence prevention programs is provided in this document. Statements from Senators Herbert Kohl, Paul Simon, and Dennis DeConcini are presented. Testimony and prepared statements from these witnesses is included: (1) James Gabarino, president, Erikson…

ShakeMap fed by macroseismic data in France: feedbacks and contribution for improving SHA.

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Schlupp, A.

2016-12-01

We are using the USGS ShakeMap software V3.5 that allows including intensity as input in association with instrumental data. We have been collecting citizen testimonies for 17 years in France, a region of moderate seismicity for the metropolitan part and in a subduction context for the West Indies part. We collect frequently several thousands testimonies after Mw>≈4.5. Thanks to the selection of "intensity characteristic thumbnails", we can provide in real time a single questionnary intensity (SQI) averaged at the city scale for a preliminary EMS98 intensity. We observed that about 65% of these "thumbnails SQI" are identical to the "final expert SQI" and the remaining part is shifted by only an intensity degree. With about 36000 cities (1 per 14 square km), we are able to sample in details the territory when the about 400 seismic stations give irreplaceable precise ground motion parameters but very local and most of the times at a farther epicentral distance. Since 2012, we contribute as intensity provider for ShakeMap in Pyrenees range (www.SisPyr.eu). Since spring 2016, we run the ShakeMap V3.5 in a "beta version" for the whole territory of France with several adaptations for region with moderate size events. The BCSF provides Intensities (www.franceseisme.fr), RESIF the instrumental data (www.resif.fr) with the West Indies observatories (OVSG-OVSM) and few stations of bordering countries. Feedbacks are: a huge improvement at any distance by including intensities, need to use regional attenuation law, detection of important ML overestimation in few regions, strong dependence to the epicenter localization, recent published GMICE well adapted, difficulty to represent non circular isoseismals. What we learn from ShakeMap is also a valuable contribution for hazard assessment. We aim to continuously improve the results for a state reference ShakeMap through a specific "ShakeMap transverse action" and its working group in the frame of RESIF.

18 CFR 1301.52 - Definitions.

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... by TVA Employees, Production of Official Records, and Disclosure of Official Information in Legal... testimony or production of documents or other material, including an affidavit, deposition, interrogatory... legislative body), for the production, disclosure, or release of TVA records or information or for the...

Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Volume 4

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1986-01-01

This volume contains all the hearings of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident from 6 February to 25 February 1986. Among others, the testimony of NASA's acting administrator William R. Graham is included.

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... Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS... IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND DOCUMENT FRAUD § 68.25 Subpoenas. (a) An Administrative Law... testimony of witnesses and production of things including, but not limited to, papers, books, documents...

Efficacy of Web-Based Collection of Strength-Based Testimonials for Text Message Extension of Youth Suicide Prevention Program: Randomized Controlled Experiment.

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Thiha, Phyo; Pisani, Anthony R; Gurditta, Kunali; Cherry, Erin; Peterson, Derick R; Kautz, Henry; Wyman, Peter A

2016-11-09

Equipping members of a target population to deliver effective public health messaging to peers is an established approach in health promotion. The Sources of Strength program has demonstrated the promise of this approach for "upstream" youth suicide prevention. Text messaging is a well-established medium for promoting behavior change and is the dominant communication medium for youth. In order for peer 'opinion leader' programs like Sources of Strength to use scalable, wide-reaching media such as text messaging to spread peer-to-peer messages, they need techniques for assisting peer opinion leaders in creating effective testimonials to engage peers and match program goals. We developed a Web interface, called Stories of Personal Resilience in Managing Emotions (StoryPRIME), which helps peer opinion leaders write effective, short-form messages that can be delivered to the target population in youth suicide prevention program like Sources of Strength. To determine the efficacy of StoryPRIME, a Web-based interface for remotely eliciting high school peer leaders, and helping them produce high-quality, personal testimonials for use in a text messaging extension of an evidence-based, peer-led suicide prevention program. In a double-blind randomized controlled experiment, 36 high school students wrote testimonials with or without eliciting from the StoryPRIME interface. The interface was created in the context of Sources of Strength-an evidence-based youth suicide prevention program-and 24 ninth graders rated these testimonials on relatability, usefulness/relevance, intrigue, and likability. Testimonials written with the StoryPRIME interface were rated as more relatable, useful/relevant, intriguing, and likable than testimonials written without StoryPRIME, P=.054. StoryPRIME is a promising way to elicit high-quality, personal testimonials from youth for prevention programs that draw on members of a target population to spread public health messages. ©Phyo Thiha, Anthony R Pisani, Kunali Gurditta, Erin Cherry, Derick R Peterson, Henry Kautz, Peter A Wyman. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (http://publichealth.jmir.org), 09.11.2016.

The Trial of Katherine Harrison.

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Woodward, Walter W.

2003-01-01

Presents a lesson plan in which the teacher and students participate in a mock trial of Katherine Harrison, who was accused of witchcraft in the seventeenth century. Provides background information about the trial, as well as primary sources of the testimonies given by witnesses during the trial. (CMK)

76 FR 53993 - Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

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Some Heartland Farmers Just Say No to Chemicals.

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McDermott, Jeanne

1990-01-01

Discusses how the increasing pollution and decreasing effectiveness of agrichemicals has spurred a new interest in "natural" farming practices in the midwestern United States. Provides the testimony of farmers who have converted their farming operations from chemically intensive to sustainable or alternative agricultural practices. (MCO)

12 CFR 622.105 - Conduct of investigation.

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EPA/Army June 6, 2002 Testimony

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Testimony of Granta Nakayama, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, October 4, 2007.

Narrative characteristics of genocide testimonies predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms years later.

PubMed

Ng, Lauren C; Ahishakiye, Naphtal; Miller, Donald E; Meyerowitz, Beth E

2015-05-01

Cognitive theories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that trauma narratives that make greater use of somatosensory, perceptual, and negative emotion words may be indicators of greater risk of PTSD symptoms (Ehlers & Clark, 2000). The purpose of this study was to analyze whether the way that survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi naturally construct genocide testimonies predicts PTSD symptoms 6 years later. One hundred orphaned heads of household (OHH) who were members of a community association gave testimonies about their genocide experiences in 2002. In 2008, PTSD symptoms of 61 of the original OHH were assessed using a genocide-specific version of the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (Weiss & Marmar, 1997). Experienced genocide events were coded from the genocide testimonies, and the types of words used in the testimonies were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count program (Pennebaker, Chung, Ireland, Gonzales, & Booth, 2007). Pearson correlations and path analyses assessed the relationships between variables. After accounting for genocide events, touching positively predicted avoidance, and sadness negatively predicted hyperarousal. Sensory descriptions of traumatic experiences in trauma narratives may signify higher risk for mental health problems whereas expressions of sadness may indicate emotional processing and better mental health. Analyzing genocide testimonies may help identify survivors at the highest risk of developing PTSD symptoms, even among a group of survivors who have arguably suffered some of the most severe genocide experiences. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

20 CFR 702.341 - Formal hearings; depositions; interrogatories.

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20 CFR 702.341 - Formal hearings; depositions; interrogatories.

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How to Get What You Need When You Go Eyeball-to-Eyeball with Lawmakers.

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Holcomb, John H.

1981-01-01

Offers guidelines for educators who are invited to testify before lawmakers, whether a committee of Congress, a state legislature, or a local zoning board. Includes advice on pretestimony strategy, presenting the testimony, and follow-up. (WD)

["An Italian Court recognizes the occupational origin of a trigeminal neuroma in a mobile telephone user: a case-study of the complex relationships between science and laws"].

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Lagorio, Susanna; Vecchia, P

2011-01-01

Scientific knowledge is essential for the resolution of disputes in law and administrative applications (such as toxic tort litigation and workers' compensation) and provides essential input for public policy decisions. There are no socially agreed-upon rules for the application of this knowledge except in the law. On a practical level, the legal system lacks the ability to assess the validity of scientific knowledge that can be used as evidence and therefore relies heavily on expert opinion. A key issue is how to ensure that professionals in any field provide judges with sound advice, based on relevant and reliable scientific evidence. The search for solutions to this problem seems particularly urgent in Italy, a country where a number of unprecedented verdicts of guilt have been pronounced in trials involving personal injuries from exposure to electromagnetic fields. An Italian Court has recently recognized the occupational origin of a trigeminal neuroma in a mobile telephone user, and ordered the Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL) to award the applicant compensation for a high degree (80%) of permanent disability. We describe and discuss the salient aspects of this sentence as a case-study in the framework of the use (and misuse) of scientific evidence in toxic-tort litigations. Based on the motivations of the verdict, it appears that the judge relied on seriously flawed expert testimonies. The "experts" who served in this particular trial were clearly inexperienced in forensic epidemiology in general, as well as in the topic at hand. Selective overviews of scientific evidence concerning cancer risks from mobile phone use were provided, along with misleading interpretations of findings from relevant epidemiologic studies (including the dismissal of the Interphone study results on the grounds of purported bias resulting from industry funding). The necessary requirements to proceed to causal inferences at individual level were not taken into account and inappropriate methods to derive estimates of personal risk were used. A comprehensive strategy to improve the quality of expert witness testimonies in legal proceedings and promote just and equitable verdicts is urgently needed in Italy. Contrary to other countries, such as the United States or the United Kingdom, legal standards for expert testimony, such as preliminary assessment of scientific evidence admissibility and qualification requirements for professionals acting as experts in the courtroom, are lacking in our country. In this and similar contexts, recommendations issued by professional associations (including EBEA and BEMS) could play a role of paramount importance. As examples, we refer to the guidelines recently endorsed by the UK General Medical Council and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Non-School Hours: Mobilizing School and Community Resources. Hearing on Examining Certain Initiatives To Mobilize School and Community Resources To Provide Quality Programs To Address the Needs of Students during Non-School Hours, Including the Administration's Proposed Expansion of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Designed To Provide Funds to School-Community Partnerships To Start Up or Expand After-School, Extended Learning Programs for Schoolage Children of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This hearing explored ways in which to meet children's and families' needs during nonschool hours. It examined the nature of those needs, the barriers that various segments of the community face, how the Federal Government can help build coordinated school and community networks, and how to make nonschool hours safe for children. Testimony was…

The effects of neuroimaging and brain injury on insanity defenses.

PubMed

Gurley, Jessica R; Marcus, David K

2008-01-01

Although neurological evidence is used with increasing frequency in criminal trials, there is limited research examining the effects that this evidence has on juror decision-making in insanity trials. Participants (396) were presented with a case summary and psychological testimony and asked to render either a verdict of guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2 (psychosis or psychopathy) x (presence or absence of an MRI indicating a brain lesion) x (presence or absence of testimony describing a car accident that caused injury to the brain) factorial design. Defendants diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, defendants who could demonstrate the existence of a brain lesion via MRI, and defendants who had a history of brain injury were more likely to be found not guilty by reason of insanity than those defendants who did not present any neurological testimony. Participants who reported they were more influenced by the psychological and neurological testimony were almost six times more likely to render a verdict of NGRI than those participants who reported that the psychological and neurological testimony and evidence did not influence their decision regarding verdict. (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

38 CFR 14.803 - Policy.

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2011-07-01

... 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Policy. 14.803 Section 14.803 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS LEGAL SERVICES, GENERAL... in Legal Proceedings § 14.803 Policy. (a) VA personnel may provide testimony or produce VA records in...

20 CFR 404.1512 - Evidence.

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2011-04-01

... we can use to reach conclusions about your medical impairment(s) and, if material to the... examination or treatment, or to us during interviews, on applications, in letters, and in testimony in our... provide evidence about: (1) Your age; (2) Your education and training; (3) Your work experience; (4) Your...

75 FR 71787 - Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

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... recommendations will relate to our disability programs in the following areas: medical and vocational analysis of... medical-vocational adjudication policies and processes. Agenda: The Panel will meet on Wednesday, December... business. Those interested in providing testimony in person at the meeting or via teleconference should...

5 CFR 2423.8 - Investigation of charges.

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2010-01-01

... purposes and policies of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute can best be achieved by the...) Producing documentary evidence pertinent to the matters under investigation; and (3) Providing statements of.... 7132 for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary or other evidence...

Perceived credibility and eyewitness testimony of children with intellectual disabilities.

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Henry, L; Ridley, A; Perry, J; Crane, L

2011-04-01

Although children with intellectual disabilities (ID) often provide accurate witness testimony, jurors tend to perceive their witness statements to be inherently unreliable. The current study explored the free recall transcripts of child witnesses with ID who had watched a video clip, relative to those of typically developing (TD) age-matched children, and assessed how mock jurors perceived these transcripts in the absence of knowledge of group (ID or TD) membership. A further aim of this research was to determine whether perceptions of credibility were associated with levels of free recall and witness characteristics (anxiety and mental age). Mock jurors rated the testimony of children with ID as less credible than that of a TD age-matched comparison group. This was largely because of the transcripts of the children with ID containing fewer details than those of the TD children. Anxiety and mental age were found to have no effect on perceived levels of credibility. It appears that even in the absence of knowledge of whether a child does or does not have ID, this factor still affects perceptions of credibility among mock jurors. Our findings suggest that fundamental differences in the quality of the witness transcripts lead to lower perceptions of credibility for children with ID. © 2011 The Authors. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

27 CFR 46.271 - Entry, examination and testimony.

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... PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES Floor Stocks Tax on Certain Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, and Cigarette Tubes Held for Sale on April 1, 2009 Ttb Authorities § 46.271 Entry, examination and testimony...

27 CFR 46.271 - Entry, examination and testimony.

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... PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES Floor Stocks Tax on Certain Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, and Cigarette Tubes Held for Sale on April 1, 2009 Ttb Authorities § 46.271 Entry, examination and testimony...

Airport financing : smaller airports face future funding shortfalls

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1999-02-22

Testimony before Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and : Infrastructure, House of Represenatives on airport funding issues. Testimony : focused on 1) how much funding has been made available to small airports for : capital develop...

27 CFR 46.271 - Entry, examination and testimony.

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2010-04-01

... PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES Floor Stocks Tax on Certain Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, and Cigarette Tubes Held for Sale on April 1, 2009 Ttb Authorities § 46.271 Entry, examination and testimony...

27 CFR 46.271 - Entry, examination and testimony.

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2012-04-01

... PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES Floor Stocks Tax on Certain Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, and Cigarette Tubes Held for Sale on April 1, 2009 Ttb Authorities § 46.271 Entry, examination and testimony...

27 CFR 46.271 - Entry, examination and testimony.

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2013-04-01

... PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES Floor Stocks Tax on Certain Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, and Cigarette Tubes Held for Sale on April 1, 2009 Ttb Authorities § 46.271 Entry, examination and testimony...

Effect of Message Format and Content on Attitude Accessibility Regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections.

PubMed

Jain, Parul; Hoffman, Eric; Beam, Michael; Xu, Shan Susan

2017-11-01

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are widespread in the United States among people ages 15-24 years and cost almost $16 billion yearly. It is therefore important to understand message design strategies that could help reduce these numbers. Guided by exemplification theory and the extended parallel process model (EPPM), this study examines the influence of message format and the presence versus absence of a graphic image on recipients' accessibility of STI attitudes regarding safe sex. Results of the experiment indicate a significant effect from testimonial messages on increased attitude accessibility regarding STIs compared to statistical messages. Results also indicate a conditional indirect effect of testimonial messages on STI attitude accessibility, though threat is greater when a graphic image is included. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Minority Participation and Retention in Higher Education. Hearing on Examining Certain Issues Relating to Minority Participation in Higher Education, Focusing on Student Aid Programs before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities.

This hearing transcript presents testimony concerning minority participation and retention in higher education with emphasis on implications for student aid programs. Oral testimony or prepared statements were presented by Senators Paul Simon, Claiborne Pell, and Carol Mosely-Braun. Testimony was also offered by: (1) the president and three…

19 CFR 207.24 - Hearing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES Final Determinations, Short Life Cycle Products § 207.24 Hearing. (a) In... closed, presentations at the hearing shall not include business proprietary information. Notwithstanding... the Secretary no later than three (3) business days before the hearing. In the case of testimony to be...

NIOSH testimony on indoor air quality: Selected references before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean and Water Protection, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate by J. Donald Millar, May 26, 1989

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Not Available

1989-09-01

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has compiled the document in response to an increasing number of requests for information about indoor air quality (IAQ), including sick building syndrome. Included in the publication are: NIOSH Congressional testimony that describes the NIOSH IAQ investigations program and summarizes the results of NIOSH research and findings on IAQ problems, NIOSH guidance for conducting indoor air quality investigations, NIOSH journal article on evaluating building ventilation systems, and list of non-NIOSH publications on indoor air quality. As the Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for occupational safety and healthmore » standards, NIOSH limits its IAQ activities to the occupational environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also conducts an IAQ program and can be contacted for information regarding both occupational and non-occupational settings.« less

Search Engine Ranking, Quality, and Content of Web Pages That Are Critical Versus Noncritical of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine.

PubMed

Fu, Linda Y; Zook, Kathleen; Spoehr-Labutta, Zachary; Hu, Pamela; Joseph, Jill G

2016-01-01

Online information can influence attitudes toward vaccination. The aim of the present study was to provide a systematic evaluation of the search engine ranking, quality, and content of Web pages that are critical versus noncritical of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. We identified HPV vaccine-related Web pages with the Google search engine by entering 20 terms. We then assessed each Web page for critical versus noncritical bias and for the following quality indicators: authorship disclosure, source disclosure, attribution of at least one reference, currency, exclusion of testimonial accounts, and readability level less than ninth grade. We also determined Web page comprehensiveness in terms of mention of 14 HPV vaccine-relevant topics. Twenty searches yielded 116 unique Web pages. HPV vaccine-critical Web pages comprised roughly a third of the top, top 5- and top 10-ranking Web pages. The prevalence of HPV vaccine-critical Web pages was higher for queries that included term modifiers in addition to root terms. Compared with noncritical Web pages, Web pages critical of HPV vaccine overall had a lower quality score than those with a noncritical bias (p < .01) and covered fewer important HPV-related topics (p < .001). Critical Web pages required viewers to have higher reading skills, were less likely to include an author byline, and were more likely to include testimonial accounts. They also were more likely to raise unsubstantiated concerns about vaccination. Web pages critical of HPV vaccine may be frequently returned and highly ranked by search engine queries despite being of lower quality and less comprehensive than noncritical Web pages. Copyright © 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

77 FR 57089 - Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

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2012-09-17

..., 20201. Mailed testimony must be received no later than Monday, September 24, 2012. Note: PDF files, hand-written notes and photographs will not be accepted. Requests for public comment and written testimony will...

CSC Tip Sheets: Testimonial Videos

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Testimonial videos can be used to communicate to your target audience from the perspective of someone like them who has participated in program activities and can speak to the benefits and motivations of the activities your program is promoting.

20 CFR 403.125 - How will we handle requests for records, information, or testimony involving SSA's Office of the...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

...' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS AND... Security Administration, 300 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. ...

Evaluation of a Drowning Prevention Program Based on Testimonial Videos: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Pang, Shulan; Schwebel, David C.

2016-01-01

Objective Unintentional drowning is the most common cause of childhood death in rural China. Global intervention efforts offer mixed results regarding the efficacy of educational programs. Methods Using a randomized controlled design, we evaluated a testimonial-based intervention to reduce drowning risk among 280 3rd- and 4th-grade rural Chinese children. Children were randomly assigned to view either testimonials on drowning risk (intervention) or dog-bite risk (control). Safety knowledge and perceived vulnerability were measured by self-report questionnaires, and simulated behaviors in and near water were assessed with a culturally appropriate dollhouse task. Results Children in the intervention group had improved children’s safety knowledge and simulated behaviors but not perceived vulnerability compared with controls. Conclusions The testimonial-based intervention’s efficacy appears promising, as it improved safety knowledge and simulated risk behaviors with water among rural Chinese children. PMID:26546476

40 CFR 1.37 - Office of External Affairs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... policy on American Indian affairs and the development of programs for environmental protection on Indian lands; and (4) The development and oversight of national programs and internal policies, strategies, and... pending and enrolled bills, as required by OMB Circular No. A-19 and Bulletin No. 72-6; provides testimony...

40 CFR 1.37 - Office of External Affairs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... policy on American Indian affairs and the development of programs for environmental protection on Indian lands; and (4) The development and oversight of national programs and internal policies, strategies, and... pending and enrolled bills, as required by OMB Circular No. A-19 and Bulletin No. 72-6; provides testimony...

40 CFR 305.26 - Prehearing conference.

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2011-07-01

... testimony, and admissions or stipulations of fact which will avoid unnecessary proof; (5) The limitation of... at the conference and shall serve that summary on all parties in the manner provided in § 305.5(b)(2... together with the conditions and terms thereof. (5) The Presiding Officer shall order depositions upon oral...

45 CFR 79.33 - Witnesses.

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2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Witnesses. 79.33 Section 79.33 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 79.33 Witnesses. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, testimony at the hearing shall be given...

Unravelling Our Realities: Nepali Students as Researchers and Activists

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Koirala-Azad, Shabnam

2008-01-01

This paper is based on a participatory research project with four Nepali high school students. This study provides analyses and perspectives of the "insiders", unlike most research on higher education, which is produced through the government. These student testimonies not only expose some of the deep inequalities in educational quality…

Eyewitness Memory and Eyewitness Identification Performance in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

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Ternes, Marguerite; Yuille, John C.

2008-01-01

Background: Since individuals with intellectual disabilities are often the only witnesses to alleged crimes, it is important to know their capacity to provide eyewitness testimony. Methods: Twenty-two participants with intellectual disabilities and 23 comparison group participants had their photographs taken by a confederate. One to two weeks…

Is Probabilistic Evidence a Source of Knowledge?

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Friedman, Ori; Turri, John

2015-01-01

We report a series of experiments examining whether people ascribe knowledge for true beliefs based on probabilistic evidence. Participants were less likely to ascribe knowledge for beliefs based on probabilistic evidence than for beliefs based on perceptual evidence (Experiments 1 and 2A) or testimony providing causal information (Experiment 2B).…

6 CFR 13.33 - Witnesses.

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2010-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Witnesses. 13.33 Section 13.33 Domestic Security DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES § 13.33 Witnesses. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, testimony at the hearing will be given orally by...

State Solar Technical Assistance | State, Local, and Tribal Governments |

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NREL State Solar Technical Assistance State Solar Technical Assistance Request Assistance Subscribe to Email Updates NREL provides direct technical assistance to state and local governments on expert testimony on policy best practices. The Solar Technical Assistance Team (STAT) Network is designed

Managing Oppositional Masculinity Politics: The Gendering of a Government-Commissioned Research Project

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Lingard, Bob; Martino, Wayne; Mills, Martin

2013-01-01

In this paper, we draw on pro-feminist, anti-essentialist espistemological and theoretical frameworks, in conjunction with adopting autoethnographic narratives, both to provide critical insight into and contextualize the particular testimony and witnessing of our own personal involvement in the gendering of a government-commissioned research…

Managing a Standards Collection in an Engineering Consulting Firm.

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Hamilton, Beth A.

1983-01-01

Summarizes efforts to identify, acquire, and organize a standards collection, with emphasis on provision of information services to staff and clientele of the Forensic Engineering and Science Center, Triodyne, Inc., who provide expert testimony in court cases involving accidents caused by defective products and equipment failures. References are…

Learning Lives and Alumni Voices

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Jacobs, Andrea; Leach, Camilla; Spencer, Stephanie

2010-01-01

Changes in governmental financial support are causing many would-be students to question the value of higher education or to consider attending a local university. Oral history testimonies provide a source for understanding the role that living, as well as working, within an academic community plays in the learning lives of its alumni. An…

76 FR 5821 - Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain...

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2011-02-02

... Report AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of public hearing and opportunity to provide testimony and written comments in connection with the Commission's second annual report... date for the public hearing and deadlines for filing briefs and other written submissions, in...

7 CFR 1.212 - General.

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2013-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false General. 1.212 Section 1.212 Agriculture Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS Appearance of USDA Employees as Witnesses in Judicial or Administrative Proceedings § 1.212 General. No USDA employee may provide testimony or produce documents in a...

7 CFR 1.212 - General.

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2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false General. 1.212 Section 1.212 Agriculture Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS Appearance of USDA Employees as Witnesses in Judicial or Administrative Proceedings § 1.212 General. No USDA employee may provide testimony or produce documents in a...

7 CFR 1.212 - General.

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2014-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false General. 1.212 Section 1.212 Agriculture Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS Appearance of USDA Employees as Witnesses in Judicial or Administrative Proceedings § 1.212 General. No USDA employee may provide testimony or produce documents in a...

7 CFR 1.212 - General.

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2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false General. 1.212 Section 1.212 Agriculture Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS Appearance of USDA Employees as Witnesses in Judicial or Administrative Proceedings § 1.212 General. No USDA employee may provide testimony or produce documents in a...

7 CFR 1.212 - General.

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2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false General. 1.212 Section 1.212 Agriculture Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS Appearance of USDA Employees as Witnesses in Judicial or Administrative Proceedings § 1.212 General. No USDA employee may provide testimony or produce documents in a...

32 CFR 516.48 - Official information.

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2011-07-01

... witness in court provided such interview or appearance is consistent with the requirements of §§ 516.49... should be present during any interview or testimony to act as legal representative of the Army. If a question seeks information not previously authorized for release, the legal representative will advise the...

32 CFR 516.48 - Official information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... witness in court provided such interview or appearance is consistent with the requirements of §§ 516.49... should be present during any interview or testimony to act as legal representative of the Army. If a question seeks information not previously authorized for release, the legal representative will advise the...

18 CFR 1301.55 - Responding to demands.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... information to be withheld. (c) Factors to be considered in determining whether requested testimony or records... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Responding to demands... Proceedings § 1301.55 Responding to demands. Generally, authorization to provide the requested material or...

NIOSH testimony to DOL on the Occupational Safety And Health Administration's proposed rule on occupational exposure to asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite by J. D. Millar, January 24, 1991

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Not Available

1991-01-24

The testimony contains the comments of NIOSH regarding the proposed rule on occupational exposure to asbestos (1332214), tremolite (14567738), anthophyllite (17068789) and actinolite (77536664) exposures. NIOSH supports OSHA in proposing changes to the existing asbestos standard to minimize the risk of asbestos related diseases in workers. The current standard is insufficient to protect the health of workers exposed to asbestos, and the proposed changes represent a prudent and necessary approach to accomplish this goal. Specific topics addressed in the testimony include exposure limits for asbestos; methods for sampling and analysis of airborne fibers; use of time weighted averages to measuremore » exposure; use of engineering controls, good work practices and personal protective equipment; use of engineering controls and work practices for brake and clutch repair and service; required use of specific work practices during maintenance of vinyl asbestos floor tile; housekeeping; definitions of small scale and short duration operations; exemption of roofing operations from the requirement for negative pressure enclosures; communication among employers and owners; regulated areas for asbestos removal, maintenance, demolition, and renovation operations; use of glove bags; definition of competent person; and notification to OSHA and method of notification.« less

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report. Volume 3

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

White, Donald J. (Editor); Goodman, Patrick A. (Editor); Reingold, Lester A. (Editor); Kirchhoff, Christopher M. (Editor); Simon, Ariel H. (Editor)

2003-01-01

This report describes the results of an investigative analysis performed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate at th the specific request of the Defense Columbia Investigation Support Team (DCIST) who was supporting the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB). The work was performed during the period February 20, 2003 through 20 July 2003. An interim release of measurement findings was provided the CAIB on 24 April 2003, and the information was released in public testimony to the CAIB on May 6, 2003 at the Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas. The overall assessment and conclusions of this report are consistent with the CAIB 6 May 2003 testimony, with one notable exception discussed in Section VI. This report has been reviewed by the AFRL/SN Flight Day Two DCIST appointed assessment team, and is hereby released to the CAIB and DCIST for final disposition.

Note on the Honduras Radio Schools (ACPH--Accion Cultural Popular Hondureno). IEC Discussion Paper. Appendix 4.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Young, Michael

This report on the radio schools in Honduras, Central America, includes (1) an account of an afternoon session of the radio school's Primary Equivalence Programme (PEPA), including a testimonial of a student and a statement regarding the importance of the monitors; (2) information on the social background of Honduras; (3) an historical account of…

Forensic engineering: applying materials and mechanics principles to the investigation of product failures.

PubMed

Hainsworth, S V; Fitzpatrick, M E

2007-06-01

Forensic engineering is the application of engineering principles or techniques to the investigation of materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not perform as intended. In particular, forensic engineering can involve providing solutions to forensic problems by the application of engineering science. A criminal aspect may be involved in the investigation but often the problems are related to negligence, breach of contract, or providing information needed in the redesign of a product to eliminate future failures. Forensic engineering may include the investigation of the physical causes of accidents or other sources of claims and litigation (for example, patent disputes). It involves the preparation of technical engineering reports, and may require giving testimony and providing advice to assist in the resolution of disputes affecting life or property.This paper reviews the principal methods available for the analysis of failed components and then gives examples of different component failure modes through selected case studies.

22 CFR 92.65 - Depositions to prove genuineness of foreign documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

.... The testimony should be reduced to writing or typewriting by the consular officer, or by some person... by no other person. After it has been reduced to writing or typewriting, the testimony must be signed...

78 FR 14079 - Legal Processes

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... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Legal Processes ACTION: Proposed... former employees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The rules for these legal... employee testimony and production of documents in legal proceedings, reports of unauthorized testimony...

12 CFR 404.29 - Restrictions on testimony and production of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... DISCLOSURE Demands for Testimony of Current and Former Ex-Im Bank Personnel and for Production of Ex-Im Bank... official duties, or due to their official status, in connection with any legal proceeding to which this...

12 CFR 404.29 - Restrictions on testimony and production of records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... DISCLOSURE Demands for Testimony of Current and Former Ex-Im Bank Personnel and for Production of Ex-Im Bank... official duties, or due to their official status, in connection with any legal proceeding to which this...

12 CFR 792.45 - Where do I send my request?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... send your request or subpoena for records or testimony to the attention of the General Counsel for the... request or subpoena for records or testimony from the Office of the Inspector General to the attention of...

5 CFR 1216.209 - Procedure when a decision is not made prior to the time a response is required.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES TESTIMONY BY MSPB EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Demands or Requests for Testimony and...

22 CFR 504.6 - Filing requirements for litigants seeking documents or testimony.

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2011-04-01

... outweighs any need to maintain the confidentiality of the information and outweighs the burden on the BBG to... each BBG employee for time spent by the employee to prepare for testimony, in travel, and for...

22 CFR 504.6 - Filing requirements for litigants seeking documents or testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... outweighs any need to maintain the confidentiality of the information and outweighs the burden on the BBG to... each BBG employee for time spent by the employee to prepare for testimony, in travel, and for...

Offsets Revisited

DTIC Science & Technology

1988-01-01

an import... Wliat countertrade does is to close that loop in a much more dramatic fashion. ALESA Testimony. This comment implies that despite the...1985. 11. Testimony of the American League for Exports and Security Assistance (ALESA)," In Countertrade and Offsets International Trade, Hearings

Civil Service Systems and Job Discrimination

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Coutourier, Jean

1975-01-01

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the National Civil Service League: essential elements of the League's program for achieving equal employment opportunity include outreach recruitment, accurate job descriptions, valid job-related examinations, and aggressive…

Counselor Role and Responsibilities in Special Education Hearings.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Humes, Charles W.

1982-01-01

Presents areas requiring counselor testimony in special education hearings. Discusses types of appeals proceedings including mediation, administrative, and judicial. Describes the role of the hearing officer and delineates hearing issues. Lists situations and behaviors that the counselor should be aware of during the hearing process. (RC)

49 CFR 1114.22 - Deposition.

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2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 8 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Deposition. 1114.22 Section 1114.22 Transportation... TRANSPORTATION RULES OF PRACTICE EVIDENCE; DISCOVERY Discovery § 1114.22 Deposition. (a) Purpose. The testimony of any person, including a party, may be taken by deposition upon oral examination. (b) Request. A...

49 CFR 209.8 - Depositions in formal proceedings.

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2011-10-01

... 49 Transportation 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Depositions in formal proceedings. 209.8 Section... ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES General § 209.8 Depositions... the testimony of any person, including a party, by deposition upon oral examination on order of the...

49 CFR 1114.22 - Deposition.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 49 Transportation 8 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Deposition. 1114.22 Section 1114.22 Transportation... TRANSPORTATION RULES OF PRACTICE EVIDENCE; DISCOVERY Discovery § 1114.22 Deposition. (a) Purpose. The testimony of any person, including a party, may be taken by deposition upon oral examination. (b) Request. A...

29 CFR 2700.57 - Depositions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Depositions. 2700.57 Section 2700.57 Labor Regulations... § 2700.57 Depositions. (a) Generally. Any party, without leave of the Judge, may take the testimony of any person, including a party, by deposition upon oral examination or written interrogatories. (b...

49 CFR 209.8 - Depositions in formal proceedings.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Depositions in formal proceedings. 209.8 Section... ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES General § 209.8 Depositions... the testimony of any person, including a party, by deposition upon oral examination on order of the...

29 CFR 2700.57 - Depositions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 29 Labor 9 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Depositions. 2700.57 Section 2700.57 Labor Regulations... § 2700.57 Depositions. (a) Generally. Any party, without leave of the Judge, may take the testimony of any person, including a party, by deposition upon oral examination or written interrogatories. (b...

Social Workers in Politics.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Saunders, Beatrice N., Ed.

1981-01-01

Describes in four articles the political role of the social workers both nationally and at the state and local levels, including advice on how to give effective legislative testimony. Experience with California's Proposition 13 illustrates the impact of taxes on human service programs and the need for legislative advocacy. (JAC)

Exercise Design for the Joint Force 2020 Brigade Combat Team

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-03-22

include within their calculus .41 With these factors in mind, in his February 2012 testimony before congress, General Dempsey stressed that the...moving the existing contracted ―civilian on the battlefield vehicle‖ (COBV) motor pool and maintenance facility, the post dental clinic, the dump

16 CFR 1502.30 - Prehearing conference procedure.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... witnesses whose testimony will be offered, orally or in writing, at the hearing, with a full curriculum vitae for each. Additional witnesses may be identified later, with the approval of the presiding officer.... (iii) All prior written statements, including articles and any written statement signed or adopted, or...

CUNY's Voter Registration System.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hershenson, Jay; And Others

This collection of items including public testimony by the Vice Chancellor, Jay Hershenson, a formal resolution, a press release, and brochures, documents the City University of New York's (CUNY) unique voter registration system, "CUNY Project Vote". As the press release describes it, Project Vote is the nation's largest student voter…

40 CFR 52.70 - Identification of plan.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Hearings, Written Testimony, etc. I-2 Recommendations for attainment/Nonattainment designations II-1 Alaska... for the Fairbanks Municipal Utilities System IV-3 Testing Procedures V-1 Air Quality Data An amended... Control Plan Amendment (which includes Appendix A the Alaska Statutes Title 46, Chapter 14, Article 3...

Effect of Pornography on Women and Children. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on Oversight on Pornography, Magazines of a Variety of Courses, Inquiring into the Subject of Their Impact on Child Abuse, Child Molestation, and Problems of Conduct against Women (Washington, DC, August 8, September 12 and 25, and October 30, 1984; Pittsburgh, PA, October 18, 1984).

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

This document provides witness testimony and prepared statements from five sessions of the Congressional hearing called to consider the question of pornographic material and its effects on women and children. Witnesses include several victims of sexual abuse, medical personnel, legal and law enforcement personnel, magazine representatives, and…

5 CFR 1216.301 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES TESTIMONY BY MSPB EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Schedule of Fees... prepare for testimony, in travel and for attendance in the legal proceeding, plus travel costs. (d...

Congressional Panel Hears Conflicting Testimony about the Troubles of Big-Time College Sports.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lederman, Douglas

1989-01-01

The House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard testimony about both the positive aspects of intercollegiate sports and overcommercialization and corruption. The information gave legislators little sense of the federal government's role in overseeing college sports. (MSE)

77 FR 18290 - Reinstate Index to Chapter III in 20 CFR

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-27

..., 196 F.3d 1084 (l0th Cir. 1999)--Use of Vocational Expert Testimony and the Dictionary of Occupational... F.3d 1084 (10th Cir, 1999)--Use of Vocational Expert Testimony and the Dictionary of Occupational...

Miraculous Meaning: Threatened Meaning Increases Belief in Miracles.

PubMed

Routledge, Clay; Roylance, Christina; Abeyta, Andrew A

2017-06-01

For many, religious belief is a source of meaning and a resource for coping with life stressors that have the potential to undercut meaning. In the present study, we sought to further probe the connection between religion and meaning by focusing on the potential for threatened meaning to inspire belief in miraculous testimonials. We threatened meaning with a meaninglessness manipulation and then had participants read testimonials in which people described miraculous experiences involving supernatural agents and rate the extent to which they believed these testimonials to be credible and true. Meaning threat, relative to a control condition, increased belief in miraculous stories.

45 CFR 213.25 - Evidence.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO... Evidence. (a) Testimony. Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing. Witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination by all parties. (b...

45 CFR 213.25 - Evidence.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO... Evidence. (a) Testimony. Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing. Witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination by all parties. (b...

45 CFR 213.25 - Evidence.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO... Evidence. (a) Testimony. Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing. Witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination by all parties. (b...

45 CFR 213.25 - Evidence.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO... Evidence. (a) Testimony. Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing. Witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination by all parties. (b...

45 CFR 213.25 - Evidence.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO... Evidence. (a) Testimony. Testimony shall be given orally under oath or affirmation by witnesses at the hearing. Witnesses shall be available at the hearing for cross-examination by all parties. (b...

29 CFR 1977.11 - Testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Testimony. 1977.11 Section 1977.11 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (CONTINUED) DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES EXERCISING RIGHTS UNDER THE WILLIAMS-STEIGER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT...

The John Milner Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research Practicum | Division of Cancer Prevention

Cancer.gov

Attendee Testimonial Plenty of Food for Thought Served Up at the John Milner Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research Practicum by Julia Tobacyk Media Folder: research_groupView the Testimonial (PDF, 790 KB) Date: March 12-16, 2018 |

22 CFR 504. 3 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Relations BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS TESTIMONY BY BBG EMPLOYEES, PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND... or other competent authority for the production, disclosure, or release of records or for the... whatever method, for the production of records and information or for testimony which has not been ordered...

5 CFR 1216.103 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Administrative Personnel MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES TESTIMONY BY MSPB EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS General Provisions... of records or for the appearance and testimony of an MSPB employee in a legal proceeding. (b) General...

76 FR 45168 - Rules Relating to Investigations

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-07-28

... documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and oral testimony, which may... documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and oral testimony. This... Investigations Section 1080.14 explains that documentary materials and tangible things obtained by the Bureau...

48 CFR 6101.4 - Appeal file [Rule 4].

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... include, if any: (1) The contracting officer's decision from which the appeal is taken; (2) The contract... matter in dispute and transcripts of any testimony taken before the filing of the notice of appeal; (5... one set of consecutively numbered exhibits. In addition, the pages within each exhibit containing more...