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Financial Assistance - The Case For Re-Examining Section 76 Of The Companies Act, Wai Yee Wan

Wai Yee WAN

Section 76 of the Companies Act prohibits the giving by a company of financial assistance for the purpose of or in connection with the acquisition of its own shares. This penal provision is highly controversial in view of its breadth and uncertainty in its application. In the recent criminal prosecution of PP v Lew Syn Pau and in the recent civil litigation of Wu Yang Construction Group v Zhejiang Jinyi Group Co, Ltd, the Singapore High Court had to determine the scope of the prohibition under s 76 of the Companies Act. This case comment examines the two Singapore decisions …

A Benchmark Study On The Thermal Conductivity Of Nanofluids, Jacopo Buongiorno, David C. Venerus, Naveen Prabhat, Thomas Mckrell, Jessica Townsend, Rebecca J. Christianson, Yuriv V. Tolmachev, Pawel Keblinski, Lin-Wen Hu, Jorge L. Alvarado, In Cheol Bang, Sandra W. Bishnoi, Marco Bonetti, Frank Botz, Anselmo Cecere, Yun Chang, Gang Chen, Haisheng Chen, Sung Jae Chung, Minking K. Chyu, Sarit K. Das, Roberto Di Paola, Yulong Ding, Frank Dubois, Grzegorz Dzido, Jacob Eapen, Werner Escher, Denis Funfschilling, Quentin Galand, Jinwei Gao, Patricia E. Gharagozloo, Kenneth E. Goodson, Jorge Gustavo Gutierrez, Haiping Hong, Mark Horton, Kyo Sik Hwang, Carlo S. Iorio, Seok Pil Jang, Andrzej B. Jarzebski, Yiran Jiang, Stephan Kabelac, Liwen Jin, Aravind Kamath, Mark A. Kedzierski, Lim Geok Kieng, Chongyoup Kim, Ji-Hyun Kim, Seokwon Kim, Seung Hyun Lee, Kai Choong Leong, Indranil Manna, Bruno Michel, Rui Ni, Hrishikesh E. Patel, John Philip, Dimos Poulikakos, Cecil Reynaud, Raffaele Savino, Pawan K. Singh, Pengxiang Song, Thirumalachari Sundararajan, Elena Timofeeva, Todd Tritcak, Aleksandr N. Turanov, Stefan Van Vaerenbergh, Dongsheng Wen, Sanjeeva Witharana, Chun Yang, Wei-Hsun Yeh, Xiao-Zheng Zhao, Sheng-Qi Zhou

Jessica Townsend

This article reports on the International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise, or INPBE, in which the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidally stable dispersions of nanoparticles or “nanofluids,” was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using a variety of experimental approaches, including the transient hot wire method, steady-state methods, and optical methods. The nanofluids tested in the exercise were comprised of aqueous and nonaqueous basefluids, metal and metal oxide particles, near-spherical and elongated particles, at low and high particle concentrations. The data analysis reveals that the data from most organizations lie within a relatively narrow band (±10% or less) about …

Riforma Pensionistica Monti-Fornero, Michele Faioli

Michele Faioli

No abstract provided.

Changes In Maternal Health And Health Behaviors As A Function Of Homelessness., Jung Min Park, Angela Fertig, Stephen Metraux

Stephen Metraux

This longitudinal study examines the influence of homelessness on maternal health and health behaviors. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, it follows 2,631 families from 20 large US cities over 5 years. Over that period, 9.8 percent of the sample reportedly experienced at least one homeless spell and an additional 23.6 percent experienced one or more doubled-up episodes. Estimated rates of disability, depression, and anxiety are two to three times higher for the homeless group than for those with no homeless spell. Mothers who become homeless are found to have poorer health outcomes both before and …

The Impact Of ‘‘No Impact Man’’: Alternative Hedonism As Environmental Appeal, Jen Schneider, Glen Miller

Jen Schneider

As ‘‘No Impact Man,’’ writer Colin Beavan conducted a one-year experiment to determine whether he and his family could reduce their environmental impact to zero while living and working in Manhattan. This article examines the No Impact Man (NIM) experiment both as ‘‘alternative hedonism,’’ a reconceptualization of the ‘‘good life’’ that avoids unduly damaging the natural world, and also as a kind of ‘‘eco-stunt,’’ an attempt to garner significant media coverage about positive environmental behaviors. We use DeLuca’s theorization of the ‘‘image event’’ to analyze the No Impact Man franchise—blog, book, and documentary film—though we modify that theory in order …

Staff Of The People? Assessing Progress In Descriptive Representation Under The Obama Administration, José D. Villalobos

José D. Villalobos

Over the past few decades, presidents have made some increasingly noticeable efforts to fill their administrations with a higher number of minorities. Though not yet fully representative of the general public, such advances in descriptive representation are a sign of progressive change occurring within the executive branch, with positive potential implications for the state of representative democracy and public policy. In this article, I survey the current state of descriptive representation under the Obama presidency and the extent to which the president’s policy agenda has substantively addressed the needs of historically underrepresented groups. Descriptively, I find that President Barack Obama …

From Nixon’S War On Drugs To Obama’S Drug Policies Today: Presidential Progress In Addressing Racial Injustices And Disparities, Cigdem V. Sirin

Cigdem V. Sirin

This study investigates presidential progress in addressing racial injustices and disparities within the context of the war on drugs. I argue that racial inequalities emanating from the war on drugs have been largely overlooked and at times aggravated by previous administrations. Although there have been some improvements in this regard since President Obama took office, more extensive policy reforms are needed to better remedy such inequalities. I also argue that the viability of a progressive presidency for racial justice vis-à-vis U.S. drug policies depends not only on the personal agenda of the president but also on a supportive public as …

Islip Teen Murdered, Aisha Al-Muslim

Aisha Al-Muslim

No abstract provided.

Suburban Poverty: Barriers To Services And Injury Prevention Among Marginalized Women Who Use Methamphetamine, Miriam W. Boeri, Benjamin Tyndall, Denise R. Woodall

Miriam W. Boeri

Objective: This paper aims to identify the needed healthcare and social services barriers for women living in suburban communities who are using or have used methamphetamine. Drug users are vulnerable to injury, violence and transmission of infectious diseases, and having access to healthcare has been shown to positively influence prevention and intervention among this population. Yet little is known regarding the social context of suburban drug users, their risks behaviors, and their access to healthcare. Methods: The data collection involved participant observation in the field, face-to-face interviews and focus groups. Audio-recorded in-depth life histories, drug use histories, and resource needs …

Mapping The Gene For Hereditary Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma-Dysplastic Nevus To Chromosome 1p, Sherri J. Bale, Nicholas C. Dracopoli, Margaret A. Tucker, Wallace H. Clark, Jr., Mary C. Fraser, Ben Z. Stanger, Philip Green, Helen Donis-Keller, David E. Housman, Mark H. Greene

Helen Donis-Keller

We used molecular genetic techniques and multipoint linkage analyses to locate the gene responsible for cutaneous malignant melanoma-dysplastic nevus. We evaluated 99 relatives and 26 spouses in six families with a predisposition to melanoma. Thirty-four family members had cutaneous malignant melanoma, and 31 of these 34 also had histologically confirmed dysplastic nevi. Twenty-four family members had dysplastic nevi alone. An analysis of the cosegregation of the cutaneous malignant melanoma–dysplastic nevus trait with 26 polymorphic DNA markers on the short arm of chromosome 1 demonstrated the presence of a gene for susceptibility to melanoma. The gene was located between an anonymous …

Embedded Librarianship And Virtual Environments In Entrepreneurship Information Literacy A Case Study, Kelly Evans, Hal Kirkwood

Kelly Evans

No abstract provided.

Nice But Needy: English Guidance On Managing Alcohol Dependence Is Not Backed Up By Government Alcohol Policy, Laura Williamson

Dr Laura Williamson

No abstract provided.

Chemical Activity In Yba2cu3o7 − Δ Across The Normal To Superconducting Phase Transition, Juana Vivó Acrivos

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The Gibbs free enthalpy, chemical activity across the transition temperature to superconductivity, Tc in YBa2Cu3O7 − δ is obtained from reciprocally enhanced X-Ray absorbance, XAS and diffraction, XRD data near the Ba L3,2 edges' energy Ea, and orientations in the X-ray beam for preferred Miller indexed [HKL] planes' scattering, that are enhanced near Tc. The standard enthalpy and entropy for the formation of mixed normal metal/superconducting domains above Tc, determined individually across the two Ba L3,2 edges, to better than a percent accuracy: ΔH≠≥ = − 220 meV, and ΔS≠≥ = − 2 meV/K when 121 ≥ T ≥ 92 …

Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul F. Figley

Paul Figley

Rule synthesis is the process of integrating a rule or principle from several cases. It is a skill attorneys and judges use on a daily basis to formulate effective arguments, develop jurisprudence, and anticipate future problems. Teaching new law students how to synthesize rules is a critical component in training them to think like lawyers.

This article suggests how rule synthesis might be taught in one classroom session using real cases. It advocates a three-part approach. First, explain the nature of rule synthesis to the students. Second, do a whimsical exercise with them to show how rule synthesis works. Finally, …

Counter-Propagating Two-Soliton Solutions In The Fermi–Pasta–Ulam Lattice, Aaron Hoffman, C.E. Wayne

Aaron Hoffman

We study the interaction of small amplitude, long-wavelength solitary wavesin the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam model with general nearest-neighbour interactionpotential. We establish global-in-time existence and stability of counterpropagatingsolitary wave solutions. These solutions are close to the linearsuperposition of two solitary waves for large positive and negative values oftime; for intermediate values of time these solutions describe the interactionof two counter-propagating pulses. These solutions are stable with respectto perturbations in L2 and asymptotically stable with respect to perturbationswhich decay exponentially at spatial ±∞.

Musical Variations From A Chaotic Mapping, Diana Dabby

Diana Dabby

A chaotic mapping provides a technique for generating musical variations of an original work. Thistechnique, based on the sensitivity of chaotic trajectories to initial conditions, produces changes inthe pitch sequence of a piece. A sequence of musical pitches $pi%, i.e., any piece ranging from Bach~or earlier! to contemporary music, is paired with the x-components $xi% of a Lorenz chaotictrajectory. Each pi is marked on the x axis at the point designated by its xi . In this way, the x axisbecomes a pitch axis configured according to the notes of the original composition. Then, a secondchaotic trajectory, whose initial condition …

Outcomes Of A Longitudinal Administration Of The Persistence In Engineering Survey, Ozgur Eris, Debbie Chachra, Helen Chen, Sheri Sheppard, Larry Ludlow, Camelia Rosca, Tori Bailey, George Toye

Ozgur Eris

BACKGROUND Understanding more about student decisions to leave engineering may leadto higher retention. This study builds on the literature and focuses on theexperiences of a cohort of students who aimed to complete their undergraduatework in 2007. PURPOSE (HYPOTHESIS) This paper presents the outcomes of the longitudinal administration of thePersistence in Engineering survey. The goal was to identify correlates of persistencein undergraduate engineering education and professional engineeringpractice. DESIGN/METHOD The survey was administered seven times over four years to a cohort of studentswho had expressed interest in studying engineering. At the end of thestudy, the participants were categorized as persisters or non-persisters.Repeated …

Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, And Learning, Clive Dym, Alice Agogino, Ozgur Eris, Daniel Frey, Larry Leifer

Ozgur Eris

engineering education is to graduate engineers who can design,and that design thinking is complex. The paper begins by brieflyreviewing the history and role of design in the engineeringcurriculum. Several dimensions of design thinking are thendetailed, explaining why design is hard to learn and harder still toteach, and outlining the research available on how well designthinking skills are learned. The currently most-favoredpedagogical model for teaching design, project-based learning(PBL), is explored next, along with available assessment data onits success. Two contexts for PBL are emphasized: first-yearcornerstone courses and globally dispersed PBL courses. Finally,the paper lists some of the open research questions that …

Outcomes Of A Longitudinal Administration Of The Persistence In Engineering Survey, Ozgur Eris, Debbie Chachra, Helen Chen, Sheri Sheppard, Larry Ludlow, Camelia Rosca, Tori Bailey, George Toye

Debbie Chachra

BACKGROUND Understanding more about student decisions to leave engineering may leadto higher retention. This study builds on the literature and focuses on theexperiences of a cohort of students who aimed to complete their undergraduatework in 2007. PURPOSE (HYPOTHESIS) This paper presents the outcomes of the longitudinal administration of thePersistence in Engineering survey. The goal was to identify correlates of persistencein undergraduate engineering education and professional engineeringpractice. DESIGN/METHOD The survey was administered seven times over four years to a cohort of studentswho had expressed interest in studying engineering. At the end of thestudy, the participants were categorized as persisters or non-persisters.Repeated …

Mayors Unite To Fight Against Water Hike, Aisha Al-Muslim

Aisha Al-Muslim

No abstract provided.

Innovating Financial Law In The Early Modern Netherlands And Europe: Transfers Of Commercial Paper And Recourse Liability In Legislation And Ius Commune (Sixteenth-Eighteenth Centuries), Dave De Ruysscher

Dave De ruysscher

In this contribution it is demonstrated how in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Dutch rules concerning negotiable credit instruments (i.e., bills obligatory to bearer and bills of exchange) transformed financial law throughout the European continent. The Antwerp and Amsterdam authorities devised precepts of law on such issues that went against substantial principles of the academic ius commune. In the course of the seventeenth century, the former’s success brought about their insertion into financial legislation of German cities. This phenomenon came along with a new comparative approach of legislators in the whole of Europe, which was typical of that period. During …

Effect Of Gold Content On The Reliability Of Snagcu Solder Joints, Jianbiao Pan, J. Silk, M. Powers, P. Hyland

Jianbiao Pan

Electroplated Ni/Au over Cu is a popular metallization for printed circuit board finish as well as for component leads, especially wire-bondable high-frequency packages, where the gold thickness requirement for wire bonding is high. The general understanding is that less than 3 wt% of Au is acceptable in SnPb solder joints. However, little is known about the effect of Au content on the reliability of SnAgCu solder joints. The purpose of this paper is to determine the acceptable level of Au in SAC305 solder joints. Three different package platforms with different Au thicknesses were assembled on boards with two different Au …

Intentionally Adrift: What The Pathways Project Can Teach Us About Teaching And Learning, Bonnie Irwin

Bonnie Irwin

Recent generations of college students, brought up in a digital world of short bytes of information and nonlinear patterns of reading, often present a particular challenge to professors of text-heavy disciplines such as literature, history, and English. This essay explores recent theories of learning and the scholarship of oral tradition, especially that of John Miles Foley, in an attempt to discover how an understanding of pathways in the oWorld and eWorld can provide us with better ways to teach texts of all types.

Self-Indulgence Is The American Word For Flair, Ania Spyra

Ania Spyra

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Jean Rhys’S Voyage In The Dark As A Trans-Atlantic Tragic Mulatta Narrative, Ania Spyra

Ania Spyra

Abstract not available

X-Ray Scattering Study Of The Incommensurate Phase In Mg-Doped Cugeo3, Rebecca J. Christianson, Y. J. Wang, S.C. Lamarra, R. J. Birgeneau, V. Kiryukhin, T. Masuda, I. Tsukada, K. Uchinokura, B. Keimer

Rebecca J. Christianson

We present results of a systematic x-ray scattering study of the effects of Mg doping on the high-fieldincommensurate phase of CuGeO3. Lorentzian-squared line shapes, the changing of the first-order transition tosecond order, and the destruction of long-range order with infinitesimal doping are observed, consistent withrandom-field effects in a three-dimensional XY system. Values for the soliton width in pure and lightly dopedCuGeO3 are deduced. We find that even a very small doping has a drastic effect on the shape of the latticemodulation.

Time-Dependent Strength Of Colloidal Gels, S. Manley, Benny Davidovitch, Neil R. Davies, L. Cipelletti, A. E. Bailey, Rebecca J. Christianson, U. Gasser, V. Prasad, P. N. Segre, M. P. Doherty, S. Sankaran, A. L. Jankovsky, B. Shiley, J. Bowen, J. Eggers, C. Kurta, T. Lorik, D. A. Weitz

Rebecca J. Christianson

Colloidal silica gels are shown to stiffen with time, as demonstrated by both dynamic light scattering and bulk rheological measurements. Their elastic moduli increase as a power law with time, independent of particle volume fraction; however, static light scattering indicates that there are no large-scale structural changes. We propose that increases in local elasticity arising from bonding between neighboring colloidal particles can account for the strengthening of the network, while preserving network structure.

Spinodal Decomposition In A Model Colloid-Polymer Mixture In Microgravity, A. E. Bailey, W. C. K. Poon, Rebecca J. Christianson, A. B. Schofield, U. Gasser, V. Prasad, S. Manley, P. N. Segre, L. Cipelletti, W. V. Meyer, M. P. Doherty, S. Sankaran, A. L. Jankovsky, W. L. Shiley, J. P. Bowen, J. C. Eggers, C. Kurta, T., Jr. Lorik, P. N. Pusey, D. A. Weitz

Rebecca J. Christianson

We study phase separation in a deeply quenched colloid-polymer mixture in microgravity on the International Space Station using small-angle light scattering and direct imaging. We observe a clear crossover from early-stage spinodal decomposition to late-stage, interfacial-tension-driven coarsening. Data acquired over 5 orders of magnitude in time show more than 3 orders of magnitude increase in domain size, following nearly the same evolution as that in binary liquid mixtures. The late-stage growth approaches the expected linear growth rate quite slowly.

X-Ray Scattering Studies Of Two Length Scales In The Critical Fluctuations Of Cugeo3, Y. J. Wang, Y. J. Kim, Rebecca J. Christianson, S. C. Lamarra, F. C. Chou, R. J. Birgeneau

Rebecca J. Christianson

The critical fluctuations of CuGeO3 have been measured by synchrotron x-ray scattering, and two length scales are clearly observed. The ratio between the two length scales is found to be significantly different along the a axis, with the a axis along the surface normal direction. We believe that such a directional preference is a clear sign that random surface strains, especially those caused by dislocations, are the origin of the long length scale fluctuations.

Three Romanian Postcards, Ania Spyra

Ania Spyra

Whether in memory of some ancient fertility rites, or because of the International Women‟s Day on the eight of the month, March is considered women‟s month in Romania.