New Family Support Guidelines & Procedures

Forced heirship is considered a limit on the freedom of will of the deceased in favour of intergenerational solidarity. It involves that some relatives, usually descendants, have the right to claim a share of the deceased’s assets or estate. Although recognized in most EU jurisdictions, authors discuss about the need to regulate this institution taking into account new family models and societal changes. In fact, this debate has been intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed that several elders died alone in nursing homes without family support, and part of their assets shall be reserved to their relatives. This paper analyses the legal framework of forced heirship in Spain and examines to which extent it is possible to exclude this right due to a lack of personal relationship with the beneficiaries in view of comparative models.

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Child Support Guidelines

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/019251391012004002 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 404-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

IRWIN GARFINKEL ◽

DONALD OELLERICH ◽

PHILIP K. ROBINS

Keyword(s):

Family Support ◽

Child Support ◽

Population Survey ◽

Current System ◽

Family Support Act ◽

The Family ◽

Carry Over ◽

New Guidelines ◽

Support Guidelines ◽

New System

This article uses data from the Current Population Survey to examine the extent to which the new child support guidelines being developed by the states in response to the Child Support Amendments of 1984 and the Family Support Act of 1988 can be expected to increase child support awards and payments. The analysis focuses on the guidelines being developed in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Delaware, which are representative of those being implemented nationwide. The results suggest that the new guidelines will increase child support payments by somewhere between 47% and 54%. Child support awards are predicted to increase by between 77% and 88%, depending on the guideline being considered. Compliance with the new guidelines is predicted to be modest, averaging 61% across marital status groups, but this evidence on compliance is very tentative because it is based on an analysis of the current system and the results may not carry over to the new system.

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Microstructure and crystal symmetry of Pb2Sr2(Y/Ca)Cu3O9−δ

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100173455 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 64-65

Author(s):

Y. P. Lin ◽

J. S. Xue ◽

J. E. Greedan

Keyword(s):

Electron Diffraction ◽

High Temperature Superconductors ◽

Carbon Film ◽

Basic Structure ◽

Crystal Symmetry ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

X Ray ◽

Space Groups ◽

New Family ◽

Convergent Beam

A new family of high temperature superconductors based on Pb2Sr2YCu3O9−δ has recently been reported. One method of improving Tc has been to replace Y partially with Ca. Although the basic structure of this type of superconductors is known, the detailed structure is still unclear, and various space groups has been proposed. In our work, crystals of Pb2Sr2YCu3O9−δ with dimensions up to 1 × 1 × 0.25.mm and with Tc of 84 K have been grown and their superconducting properties described. The defects and crystal symmetry have been investigated using electron microscopy performed on crushed crystals supported on a holey carbon film.Electron diffraction confirmed x-ray diffraction results which showed that the crystals are primitive orthorhombic with a=0.5383, b=0.5423 and c=1.5765 nm. Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED) patterns for the and axes are shown in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively.

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A new family of fluorescent calcium indicators designed to resist leakage or for measuring calcium near membranes

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100168578 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 168-169

Author(s):

Martin Poenie ◽

Akwasi Minta ◽

Charles Vorndran

Keyword(s):

Metal Binding ◽

Acetoxymethyl Ester ◽

Binding Properties ◽

Fura 2 ◽

New Family ◽

Anion Transporter ◽

Calcium Indicator ◽

Calcium Indicators ◽

High Calcium ◽

Intracellular Compartmentalization

The use of fura-2 as an intracellular calcium indicator is complicated by problems of rapid dye leakage and intracellular compartmentalization which is due to a probenecid sensitive anion transporter. In addition there is increasing evidence for localized microdomains of high calcium signals which may not be faithfully reported by fura-2.We have developed a new family of fura-2 analogs aimed at addressing some of these problems. These new indicators are based on a modified bapta which can be readily derivatized to produce fura-2 analogs with a variety of new properties. The modifications do not affect the chromophore and have little impact on the spectral and metal binding properties of the indicator. One of these new derivatives known as FPE3 is a zwitterionic analog of fura-2 that can be loaded into cells as an acetoxymethyl ester and whose retention in cells is much improved. The improved retention of FPE3 is important for both cuvettebased measurements of cell suspensions and for calcium imaging.

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Scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy: New tools for biology

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100155864 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 778-779

Author(s):

CE Bracker ◽

P. K. Hansma

Keyword(s):

Physical Property ◽

Scanning Probe ◽

Scanning Tunneling ◽

Small Scale ◽

Tunneling Microscopy ◽

Force Microscopy ◽

New Family ◽

Small Probe ◽

Atomic Force ◽

Transmission Electron

A new family of scanning probe microscopes has emerged that is opening new horizons for investigating the fine structure of matter. The earliest and best known of these instruments is the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). First published in 1982, the STM earned the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for two of its inventors, G. Binnig and H. Rohrer. They shared the prize with E. Ruska for his work that had led to the development of the transmission electron microscope half a century earlier. It seems appropriate that the award embodied this particular blend of the old and the new because it demonstrated to the world a long overdue respect for the enormous contributions electron microscopy has made to the understanding of matter, and at the same time it signalled the dawn of a new age in microscopy. What we are seeing is a revolution in microscopy and a redefinition of the concept of a microscope.Several kinds of scanning probe microscopes now exist, and the number is increasing. What they share in common is a small probe that is scanned over the surface of a specimen and measures a physical property on a very small scale, at or near the surface. Scanning probes can measure temperature, magnetic fields, tunneling currents, voltage, force, and ion currents, among others.

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Porphyrin-functionalized coordination star polymers and their potential applications in photodynamic therapy

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c9py01391a ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (45) ◽

pp. 6116-6121 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tan Ji ◽

Lei Xia ◽

Wei Zheng ◽

Guang-Qiang Yin ◽

Tao Yue ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Photodynamic Therapy ◽

Self Assembly ◽

Star Polymers ◽

New Family ◽

Potential Applications

We present a new family of porphyrin-functionalized coordination star polymers prepared through combination of coordination-driven self-assembly and post-assembly polymerization. Their self-assembly behaviour in water and potential for photodynamic therapy were demonstrated.

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Family Support in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Systems

Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood ◽

10.1044/hhdc22.1.11 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 11-21

Author(s):

Patti Martin ◽

Nannette Nicholson ◽

Charia Hall

Keyword(s):

Family Support ◽

Hard Of Hearing ◽

Critical Role ◽

Annual Conference ◽

Federal Law ◽

Think Tank ◽

Learning Collaborative ◽

Technological Advances ◽

Improved Outcomes ◽

Program Components

Family support has evolved from a buzzword of the 1990s to a concept founded in theory, mandated by federal law, valued across disciplines, and espoused by both parents and professionals. This emphasis on family-centered practices for families of young children with disabilities, coupled with federal policy initiatives and technological advances, served as the impetus for the development of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs (Nicholson & Martin, in press). White, Forsman, Eichwald, and Muñoz (2010) provide an excellent review of the evolution of EHDI systems, which include family support as one of their 9 components. The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the Center for Disease Control Centers cosponsored the first National EHDI Conference. This conference brought stakeholders including parents, practitioners, and researchers from diverse backgrounds together to form a learning collaborative (Forsman, 2002). Attendees represented a variety of state, national, and/or federal agencies and organizations. This forum focused effort on the development of EHDI programs infused with translating research into practices and policy. When NCHAM, recognizing the critical role of family support in the improvement of outcomes for both children and families, created a think tank to investigate the concept of a conference centered on support for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing in 2005, the “Investing in Family Support” (IFSC) conference was born. This conference was specifically designed to facilitate and enhance EHDI efforts within the family support arena. From this venue, a model of family support was conceptualized and has served as the cornerstone of the IFSC annual conference since 2006. Designed to be a functional framework, the IFSC model delineates where and how families find support. In this article, we will promote and encourage continued efforts towards defining operational measures and program components to ultimately quantify success as it relates to improved outcomes for these children and their families. The authors view this opportunity to revisit the theoretical underpinnings of family support, the emerging research in this area, and the basics of the IFSC Model of Family Support as a call to action. We challenge professionals who work with children identified as deaf or hard of hearing to move family support from conceptualization to practices that are grounded in evidence and ever mindful of the unique and dynamic nature of individual families.

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