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Executive Correspondence – Undated letter to Chairman Principi from Dr. Daniel Merrick, Denver VAMC Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service
No full textLetter from Dr. Daniel Merrick to BRAC Chairman Anthony Principi, in support of retaining the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Elliot Merrick (1905-1997)
Get PDF... Elliot Merrick, Labrador author and traveler, died on 22 April 1997, less than three weeks before his 92nd birthday. Toward the end of his life, he would joke that he was so old that he\u27d become "historical". In fact, he was one of the last surviving links with pioneer Labrador - a place that makes the present-day Labrador of jet overflights and nickel mines seem like another country. ... Elliot Merrick made no contribution to science; his trips did not result in new maps being drawn up, and he did not make any major or even minor archaeological finds. But his books about Labrador will live on to enthral future generations of readers with the magic of the North
Evaluating Use of Evidence in U.S. State Governments: A Conjoint Analysis
Get PDFThis brief provides a summary of Evaluating Use of Evidence in U.S. State Governments: A Conjoint Analysis, co-authored by Chengxin Xu, Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, Shuping Wang, Weston Merrick, and Patrick Carter in Social Science Research Network
Evidence-based practices and US state government civil servants: Current use, challenges, and pathways forward
Get PDFThis brief summarizes Evidence-based practices and US state government civil servants: Current use, challenges, and pathways forward, co-authored by Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, Leslie Thompson, Shuping Wang, Jules Marzec, Chengxin Xu, Weston Merrick, and Patrick Carter in Public Administration Review
Driving Better Governance: The Case for Institutionalizing Evidence-Based Policy
Get PDFBoth the public and civil servants want government to spend resources on policies that work. In new research Chengxin Xu, Patrick Carter, Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, Weston Merrick and Shuping Wang find that US state-level policymakers are more likely to support and fund programs that have proven outcomes. Decision-makers, they write, were more likely to prioritize programs with proven positive impacts over those that only reported outputs.Xu, Chengxin; Carter, Patrick; Cheng, Yuan; Merrick, Weston; Wang, Shuping. (2025). Driving Better Governance: The Case for Institutionalizing Evidence-Based Policy. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/277664
On Nietzsche’s genealogical mode of inquiry
No full textThe subject of this thesis is Friedrich Nietzsche’s methodology, the genealogical mode of inquiry, which came to fruition in On the Genealogy of Morals. The precise nature of the genealogy, as a mode of inquiry, is a site of contest amongst scholars, with the central debates pivoting around four questions which arise upon considering the methodology: (1) what is the critical import of Nietzsche’s genealogical mode of inquiry? (2) What form of critique does it take? (3) To whom does Nietzsche address his reflections? And (4) what role, if any, does history play in Nietzsche’s genealogical narratives? Accordingly, this thesis seeks to offer and to defend answers to the central questions that are generated by the consideration of Nietzsche’s methodology.In order to get a foothold into these debates and to provide the boundary within which these disagreements occur the first chapter has as its object of inquiry an examination and evaluation of Nietzsche scholars’ responses to these issues. In chapter two I defend my interpretation against these rival views, and contend that the genealogy takes the form of an immanent critique, and that it is intended, at least, to reach all of Nietzsche’s contemporaries.The adage “genealogy is history correctly practiced” is treated in the remaining three chapters, in which I attempt to morph what appears to be at present an uninformative formulation into an informative one by arguing that for Nietzsche historiography is best seen as a form of artistry. And, this I submit, serves to shed light upon the genealogical mode of inquiry, and to shape the boundary by which the equation of genealogy as methodology with history becomes instructive
Snacks 31 -- David Warlick!
No full textIncludes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Snacks 4 the Brain! - Podcasts - Snacks 31 -- David Warlick!" Scott Merrick interviews David Warlick, a North Carolina educator, educational technology specialist, programmer and author. Podcasting in education, and in particular Warlicks' "Connect Learning" podcast series, are among the topics of discussion, as are science education and the implications of young people's use of MySpace.Vanderbilt University. Medical Cente
Implications of sperm banking for health-related quality of life up to 1 year after cancer diagnosis
Get PDFBackground: Sperm banking is recommended for all men diagnosed with cancer where treatment is associated with risk of longterm gonadatoxicity, to offer the opportunity of fatherhood and improved quality of life. However, uptake of sperm banking is lower than expected and little is known about why men refuse. Our aims were to determine: (i) demographic and medical variables associated with decisions about banking and (ii) differences in quality of life between bankers and non-bankers at diagnosis (Time 1 (T1)) and 1 year later (Time 2 (T2)).Methods: Questionnaires were completed by 91 men (response rate¼86.67%) at T1 and 78 (85.71% response rate) at T2.Results: In all, 44 (56.41%) banked sperm. They were younger and less likely to have children than non-bankers. In a subset of men who were not sure if they wanted children in the future (n¼36), 24 banked sperm. Among this group, those who banked were younger, more satisfied with clinic appointments and less worried about the health of future children. At T2, there were no differences in quality of life between bankers and non-bankers.Conclusion: For those who are uncertain about future reproductive plans, decisions depend on their health on diagnosis and satisfaction with clinic care. We conclude that extra care should be taken in counselling younger men who may have given little consideration to future parenting. Results support previous findings that the role of the doctor is vital in facilitating decisions, especially for those who are undecided about whether they wanted children in the future or not
Merrick a novel
No full textAt the center of Anne Rice's new novel is the beautiful, unconquerable Merrick, a child--a witch with the power and magical knowledge of a Medea and a Circe. She is a Mayfair of New Orleans, descendent of a family rich in its French and Spanish past, steeped in the age-old tradition of voodoo. Into this strange and exotic world comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost-mortal vampire, a visitor from another realm of the dark world. In her mesmerizing new novel, the author of the Vampire Chronicles & the saga of the Mayfair witches demonstrates, once again, her gift for spellbinding storytelling & the creation of myth & magic. Now, in a magnificent tale of sorcery & the occult, she makes real for us a hitherto unexplored world of witchcraft. At the center is the beautiful, unconquerable witch, Merrick. She is a descendant of the gens de couleurs libres, a caste derived from the black mistresses of white men, a society of New Orleans octaroons & quadroons, steeped in the lore & ceremony of voodoo, who reign in the shadowy world where the African & the French--the white & the dark--intermingle. Her ancestors are the Great Mayfair witches, of whom she knows nothing--and from whom she inherits the power & magical knowledge of a Circe. Into this exotic New Orleans realm comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost-mortal vampire, visitor from another dark realm. It is he who recounts Merrick's haunting tale--a tale that takes us from the New Orleans of past & present to the jungles of Guatemala, from the Mayan ruins of a century ago to ancient civilizations not yet explored. Anne Rice's richly told novel weaves an irresistible story of two worlds: the witches' world & the vampires' world, where magical powers & otherworldly fascinations are locked together in a dance of seduction, death, & rebirth
Changes to the appointment process could fix the Supreme Court
Get PDFThe recent partisan blocking of President Obama’s moderate Supreme Court appointment, Judge Merrick Garland, was a new peak for a politicized Supreme Court. However, though this dangerous trend has been a long-term development, Michael Livermore and Daniel Rockmore argue that the trend is not irreversible and propose serious reforms to help tackle the dysfunctional Court’s politicization and remove the political stakes associated with its appointments
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