this paper studies the image of latinos in the united states of americathrough the hollywood films production by the well-known mexican director,alejandrogonz?lez i??rritu. using content analysis of the latinos characters in the threefilms directed by him and in collaboration with screenwriter guillermo arriaga, thepresent paper examines the masculinity frame to see whether the latinos areportr...

a School of Medicine, Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory Haig KaLaboratory Faye A. Eggerding, M.D., Director Georgetown University Medical Center, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Lee-Jun C. Wong, Ph.D., Director Mayo Clinic, Molecular Genetics Laboratory Stephen N. Thibodeau, Ph.D., Director Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Diagnostic Molecular Genetics Nathan A. Ellis, Ph.D., Director Myriad...

Since 1971, federal laboratory regulations have required that directors of approved laboratories possess earned doctorates. Private accrediting agencies and some states also require doctoral directorship of accredited laboratories. No empirical studies have demonstrated that a director's earned doctorate is necessary to assure laboratory quality. Laboratories in physicians' offices (POLs) are e...

The final step is to the Student Affairs Council, chaired by Dug­ gan. The council is the highest board tha t a student proposal may reach. It will make a recom­ mendation to Duggan. “ I am confident that we can get it through the actual groundwork. The real test will come when it reaches Duggan’s desk,” Rukavina explained. “ I don’t expect to have to take this proposal to the Board of Regents ...

We study the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on the relationship between corporate governance and company performance. We consider five measures of corporate governance during the period 1998-2007. We find a negative and significant relationship between board independence and operating performance during the pre-2002 period, but a positive and significant relationship during the post-2002 pe...