The Australian nonprofit sector legal almanac 2009, ACPNS Working Paper 49

There are a number of publications in Australian which summarises annual developments n the law for business or various industries, but little is available in accessible form for nonprofit staff, boards or volunteers. This publication seeks to fill that gap by bringing together in one place case reports and significant legislative initiatives.

Information literacy programs and research: reflections on 'Information literacy programs and research: An international review' by Christine Bruce. 2000. The Australian Library Journal 49, 3: 209-218

Although in the late 1990s there was much discussion as to whether the idea of information literacy was necessary or had longevity, global interest in the phenomenon has increased rather than diminished. In the midst of all this activity, what has happened to the way in which we interpret the idea of information literacy in the last decade or more? The label of information literacy has certainly become widely applied, especially to library based programs and remains more popular in formal learning environments.Ultimately information literacy is about peoples’ experience of using information wherever they happen to be. Information literacy is about people interacting, engaging, working with information in many contexts, either individually or in community. Emerging technologies may transform the kinds of information available and how it is engaged with. Nevertheless, we continue to need to understand the experience of information use in order to support people in their information environments. We continue to need to develop programs which reflect and enhance peoples’ experiences of using information to learn in ever widening and more complex settings (Bruce, 2008; Bruce & Hughes, 2010).

Polymorphism in codon 17 of the CTLA-4 gene (+49 A/G) is not associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in British Caucasians

The role of the CTLA-4 antigen in the development of autoimmune diseases is well documented, with several autoimmune disorders showing association or linkage with the CTLA-4 locus. Its role in the aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) however, remains unclear, as the functional studies of the B7-CTLA-4 pathway in mouse models of RA and genetic studies in humans have given contrasting results. We have studied the single nucleotide polymorphism at position +49 (A/G) of the CTLA-4 gene, in a cohort of 421 RA cases and 452 healthy controls from the UK. Despite the high statistical power to detect even a weak susceptibility effect, no significant association was found. We also analysed the distribution of the allele and genotype frequencies with respect to the presence of the shared epitope (a known RA susceptibility factor) and found no statistically significant differences. We conclude that, although the importance of the B7-CTLA-4 interaction in the development of RA can not be excluded, the CTLA-4 gene is unlikely to be a predisposing factor to this disease.

Confirmation of QTL mapping and marker validation for partial seedling resistance to crown rot in wheat line '2-49'

We have tested the efficacy of putative microsatellite single sequence repeat (SSR) markers, previously identified in a 2-49 (Gluyas Early/Gala) × Janz doubled haploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) population, as being linked to partial seedling resistance to crown rot disease caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum. The quantitative trait loci (QTLs) delineated by these markers have been tested for linkage to resistance in an independent Gluyas Early × Janz doubled haploid population. The presence of a major QTL on chromosome 1DL (QCr.usq-1D1) and a minor QTL on chromosome 2BS (QCr.usq-2B1) was confirmed. However, a putative minor QTL on chromosome 2A was not confirmed. The QTL on 1D was inherited from Gluyas Early, a direct parent of 2-49, whereas the 2B QTL was inherited from Janz. Three other putative QTLs identified in 2-49 × Janz (on 1AL, 4BL, and 7BS) were inherited by 2-49 from Gala and were not able to be confirmed in this study. The screening of SSR markers on a small sample of elite wheat genotypes indicated that not all of the most tightly linked SSR markers flanking the major QTLs on 1D and 1A were polymorphic in all backgrounds, indicating the need for additional flanking markers when backcrossing into some elite pedigrees. Comparison of SSR haplotypes with those of other genotypes exhibiting partial crown rot resistance suggests that additional, novel sources of crown rot resistance are available.

An electron microscopic study of quasicrystals in a quaternary alloy : Mg32(Al, Zn, Cu)49

The discovery of a solid exhibiting m 3 5 point group symmetry by Shechtman et. al. (l) in a rapidly solidified Al-14at%Mn alloy has activated intensive studies of a new class of solids, termed as quasicrystals (2). While the original discovery reported the existence of quasicrystals in AI-Mn. AI-Fe and AI-Cr alloys, subsequent work has revealed their existence in Mg-Zn-Al(3,4), Mg-A]-Cu(5), AI-Mn-Si(6) and Ti-Ni-V(7) alloys (Table l).

A linear ramp control circuit using two LM 556 dual timers

A simple linear ramp control circuit, suitable for use with force-commutated thyrister circuits is discussed here. The circuit is based on only two IM 558 dual timer iCs, operating from a single 15 V supply. The reset terminals facilitate inhibition of the output of any stage. The use of this circuit in a thyristor chopper operating at 400 Hz 13 described.

Low temperature crystallographic data on Kevlar 49 fibres

Using X-ray diffraction data, the behaviour of Kevlar 49 fibres at low temperatures, up to -100degreesC, has been analysed. During cooling, the basal plane of the monoclinic unit cell shrinks whereas the c- (unique, chain axis) length is not significantly affected. In contrast, in the return heating cycle to ambient temperature, the basal plane expands and contraction occurs along the chain direction. The unit cell registers a reduction in volume in both the cooling and heating cycles. Conspicuously, after a cycle of cooling and heating, the unit cell does not return to its initial volume. (C) 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Gd1.96-xYxEu0.04O3 (x=0.0, 0.49, 0.98, 1.47, 1.96 mol%) nanophosphors: Propellant combustion synthesis, structural and luminescence studies

Gd1.96-xYxEu0.04O3 (x = 0.0, 0.49, 0.98, 1.47, 1.96 mol%) nanophosphors were synthesized by propellant combustion method at low temperature (400 degrees C). The powder X-ray diffraction patterns of as formed Gd1.96Eu0.04O3 showed monoclinic phase, however with the addition of yttria it transforms from monoclinic to pure cubic phase. The porous nature increases with increase of yttria content. The particle size was estimated from Scherrer's and W-H plots which was found to be in the range 30-40 nm. These results were in well agreement with transmission electron microscopy studies. The optical band gap energies estimated were found to be in the range 5.32-5.49 eV. PL emission was recorded under 305 nm excitation show an intense emission peak at 611 nm along with other emission peaks at 582, 641 nm. These emission peaks were attributed to the transition of D-5(0) —> F-7(J) (J = 0, 1, 2, 3) of Eu3+ ions. It was observed that PL intensity increases with increase of Y content up to x = 0.98 and thereafter intensity decreases. CIE color co-ordinates indicates that at x = 1.47 an intense red bright color can be achieved, which could find a promising application in flat panel displays. The cubic and monoclinic phases show different thermoluminescence glow peak values measured under identical conditions. The response of the cubic phase to the applied dose showed good linearity, negligible fading, and simple glow curve structure than monoclinic phase indicating that suitability of this phosphor in dosimetric applications. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Prudentia Iuris, 1999, n° 49 (número completo)

Contenido: Editorial – Homenaje al Dr. Alejandro Roberto Caride / Mario H. Pena – Cuestiones de Derecho Penal y Política Criminal: Sobre el aborto / Abelardo F. Rossi – Algunos problemas surgidos cuando empezó a aplicarse el Art. 76 bis del Código Penal / Mario H. Pena – Hacia el humanismo penal por el camino de la racionalidad / Roberto V. Vázquez – El carácter simbólico del Derecho Penal Económico en la Argentina / Juan María Rodríguez Estevez – Ética pública y ley penal / José Licinio Scelzi – El sistema penal y la defensa de los menores frente a los ataques a su normalidad sexual / Tristán García Torres – El arrepentimiento activo en la tentativa / Carlos Hernán Franco – La investigación penal, entre la policía en función judicial y el Ministerio Fiscal, desde una perspectiva político criminal / Carlos A. Mahiques – “Selective incapacitation”. El retorno de la inocuización al pensamiento penal norteamericano / Santiago Ottaviano – Insuficiencias normativas y propuestas de reforma del delito de lavado de dinero en la experiencia italiana y europea / Andrea Castaldo – Problemas jurídico-penales que plantea el proceso de integración política de Europa / Raúl Carnevali Rodríguez -- Recensiones

Sapientia, 1958, Vol. XIII, nº 49 (número completo)

Contenido: A los lectores / Guillermo Blanco – Verdad, filosofía e historia / Octavio N. Derisi – Conductismo y disciplina / A. García Vieyra – Notas y comentarios -- Bibliografía

Letras, 2003-2004, nº 48-49 (número completo)

Contenido: Nota preliminar – La transcripción de textos incluídos en los primeros impresos castellanos: algunos problemas aún sin resolver /Lilia E. Ferrario de Orduna – Símbolos “primarios” y relato “ mítico” según Paul Ricoeur en el “Libro de Buen Amor” / Sofía M. Carrizo Rueda – Adán de San Víctor y las sequentiae en las “Cantigas de Santa María” del Rey Sabio / Santiago Disalvo – Andanzas por la sierra en el “Libro de Buen Amor” / Lía Noemí Uriarte Rebaudi – Obras menores en cuaderna vía: esbozo de un panorama para el siglo XIV / María Cristina Balestrini – Algunas cuestiones vinculadas con el “Libro de Séneca hordenado e dispuesto contra la yra e saña”: fecha de composición, traductor e intencionalidad / Juan Héctor Fuentes – Legitimación y consejo en “Castigos e documentos” del rey Sancho IV / Diana Leila Albornoz – Las veinte primeras coplas del “Rimado de Palacio”: la construcción de una voz confesante / Lorena Edith Pacheco ; Gloria Edith Siracusa – Nájera en Ayala: doctrina y discurso / Jorge N. Ferro – Adiciones unitarias a la versión primitiva de las crónicas de Pero López de Ayala / José Luis Moure – Estructura y estilo del “Tratado del Aojamiento” / Lidia Beatriz Ciapparelli – Consideraciones sobre las virtudes en Mosén Diego de Valera / Hugo Roberto Basualdo Miranda ; María del Carmen Maurín ; Ángel Alfredo Atencio Santander – La historia del mago Merlín desde la perspectiva demonológica de la Baja Edad Media / Mónica Nasif – Evolución del topos constantinopolitano en los libros de caballerías: el caso de “Cirongilio de Tracia” de Bernardo de Vargas / Javier Roberto González – Las doncellas seductoras en los libros de caballerías españoles / María del Rosario Aguilar – Los procedimientos jurídico-deliberativos en el “Amadís de Gaula” / Silvia Cristina Lastra Paz – La imagen del moro en la “Leyenda de los infantes de Lara” / Irene Zaderenko – La finalidad del “Libro de Apolonio” / Carlos Crida – La estructura narrativa de las “Mocedades de Rodrigo” / Leonardo Funes – Edición crítica del manuscrito escurialense M-III-7 (Libro de las maravillas del mundo, de Juan de Mandevilla). Problemas y respuestas / María Mercedes Rodríguez

Análise quanto à elaboração de proposta de emenda à Constituição tendo por objetivo alterar os artigos 49 e 84 da Constituição Federal, a respeito da apreciação de atos internacionais pelo Congresso Nacional (reapresentação da PEC nº 478/2001)

Consultoria Legislativa - Área XVIII - Direito Internacional Público, Relações Internacionais.