Author: Kay E. Brown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: elder, national, response, abuse, enhance, leadership, justice, stronger, federal, could
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2011-05-01
ISBN-10: 143798259X
ISBN-13: 9781437982596

Each day, news reports cite instances of older adults across the U.S. being abused, denied needed care, or financially exploited, often by those they depend on. This report contains info. on: (1) existing estimates of the extent of elder abuse and their quality; (2) factors associated with elder abuse and its impact on victims; (3) characteristics and challenges of state Adult Protective Services (APS) responsible for addressing elder abuse; and (4) federal support and leadership in this area. The auditor visited six states and surveyed state APS programs; reviewed federal laws and regulations

Author: Edward Carlos Carter
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Keywords: expedition, clark, lewis, journals
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000-06
ISBN-10: 0871693542
ISBN-13: 9780871693549

The Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1804-06 was the greatest act of exploration in the history of the U.S. This historic enterprise explored the Western U.S. along a route beginning near St. Louis & traveled up the Missouri River, over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River & had several return routes. Pres. Thomas Jefferson planned the enterprise, assisted by members of the nation's first & most distinguished learned society, The Amer. Philosophical Soc. (APS). This set, issued by the APS, includes 3 facsimile vol. from the Expedition. Codices: Codex A -- Clar

Author: Edward Carlos Carter
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Keywords: philosophical, society, first, years, american, history, grand, pursuit, brief, one
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 1993
ISBN-10: 0871699389
ISBN-13: 9780871699381

A brief history of the American Philosophical Society's first 250 years, written in 1993 by APS Librarian Edward C. Carter II. Includes illusrations.

Author: Raymond Mentzger
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Keywords: aps, transactions, languedoc, proceedings, heresy
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2007-12-01
ISBN-10: 1422374602
ISBN-13: 9781422374603

Contents: Introduction; Part 1: Judicial Institutions: (I) The Inquisition; (II) The Crisis of the Inquisition; (III) The Episcopacy; (IV) The Royal Tribunals; (V) Municipal Justice. Part 2: Criminal Procedure: (VI) Preliminaries of the Trial; (VII) The Interrogation & Confrontation; (VIII) Defense & Torture; (IX) Appeals; (X) Punishment. Part 3: The Law & Its Application: (XI) Heresy Statutes; (XII) The Geography of the Accused; (XIII) Social & Occupational Status of the Accused. Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary of Terms; & Bibliography.

Author: L. R. Cleveland
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Keywords: systems, transactions, aps, coiling, chromosomes, life, cycle, whole
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 2008-01
ISBN-10: 1422377075
ISBN-13: 9781422377079

Chromosomes play so important a role in heredity & development that it is desirable to know their entire life cycle since this knowledge will provide a basis for better understanding of their behavior. Contents of this study: Introduction; The genus ¿Holomastigotoides¿; Species of ¿Holomastigotoides¿ in ¿Prorhinotermes¿; ¿Holomastigotoides tusitala¿ species novum; ¿Holomastigotoides diversa¿ species novum; Centrioles & achromatic figure; Relation of chromosomes to nucleoli; Relation of chromosomes to nuclear membrane; Single chromatids; Double chromatids; Discussion; Summary; & Refer

Author: Mario Fenyo
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Keywords: transactions, aps, budapest, change, political, literature
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2007-12
ISBN-10: 1422374432
ISBN-13: 9781422374436

A study of the Nyugat movement in the late Austro-Hungarian Empire, one of the organizers of which was the father of author Mario D. Fenyo. The objective purpose of this study is twofold. First, it is an attempt to formulate a methodology, a theory of the political function of literature. Second, it is a case study. Contents: The Historical Context; The Literary Context; The Financial Context; The Political Attitudes of the Nyugat Writers; Numbers & Literature; The Nyugat & the Intellectuals; The Nyugat & the Working Class; The Nyugat versus the Establishment; & The Mirror or the Hammer. Illus

Author: Vernon Hall
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Keywords: transactions, aps, scaliger, caesar, julius, life
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 2007-12-01
ISBN-10: 1422377040
ISBN-13: 9781422377048

When a certain Mark Anthony of the famous Italian family of the Roveres arrived in Agen, in SW France, in the second decade of the 16th century, he brought along with him his personal physician, Master Julius Caesar, who had been under the protection of his family for some time. This latter was a majestic-looking man of some 40 years of age who was to become renowned as one of the greatest scholars of the Renaissance. Indeed, so great became his fame in all branches of learning that it was for long considered that he was the greatest scholar who had ever dwelt in France. This study provides al