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Interest Groups And Supreme Court Commerce Clause Regulation, 1920-1937, Barrett L. Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Did interest groups influence the Supreme Court’s interpretation of federal economic regulatory authority under the Commerce Clause leading up to the Supreme Court’s 1937 reversal? Recent scholarship has begun a renewed study of this tumultuous era seeking alternative explanations for the Court’s behavior beyond the conventional explanations concerning Roosevelt’s court packing plan. I build on this literature by extending the discussion to the influence that interest groups may have had on the Court. I propose that interest groups served as a supporting and influential audience for the Supreme Court as the justices’ institutional legitimacy became threatened by both the political …

The Distinctive Regulatory Mechanisms Of Bacterial Acetyl-Coa Carboxylase, Alexandra Leigh Evans

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Metabolic Regulation is a complex system used to control cellular metabolism in response to conditions in the cell’s environment. For most enzymes, the cell can rely upon a minimal amount of regulation; however, critical enzymes, such as acetyl-CoA carboxylase, must be regulated at multiple levels. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase catalyzes the first committed step in fatty acid synthesis. In bacteria, acetyl-CoA carboxylase forms a complex of three subunits–biotin carboxylase, biotin carboxyl carrier protein, and carboxyltransferase–which catalyze the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to form malonyl-CoA via two half-reactions. In the first half-reaction, biotin covalently linked to biotin carboxyl carrier protein is carboxylated by biotin …

Dissecting Circadian Rhythm In Kalanchoë Fedtschenkoi, A Model Species For Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Research, Robert C. Moseley

Doctoral Dissertations

The circadian clock plays a major role in the temporal regulation of an organism’s metabolism and physiology. This role is even more important in plants due to their sessile lifestyle as it provides a fitness advantage by synchronizing internal metabolic and physiological processes with periodic environmental stimuli. A prime example of the importance of the circadian clock in plants can be seen in plants with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis. In comparison with C3 [C three] or C4 [C four] photosynthesis, CAM enhances water-use efficiency via inverted day/night stomatal movement pattern (i.e., stomata close during day and open at night). …

The N-Terminal Methyltransferase Homologs Nrmt1 And Nrmt2 Exhibit Novel Regulation Of Activity Through Heterotrimer Formation., Jon David Faughn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Protein, DNA, and RNA methyltransferases have an ever-expanding list of novel substrates and catalytic activities. Even within families and between homologs, it is becoming clear the intricacies of methyltransferase specificity and regulation are far more diverse than originally thought. In addition to specific substrates and distinct methylation levels, methyltransferase activity can be altered through formation of complexes with close homologs. This work involves the N-terminal methyltransferase homologs NRMT1 and NRMT2. NRMT1 is a ubiquitously expressed distributive trimethylase. NRMT2 is a monomethylase expressed at low levels and in a tissue-specific manner. They are both nuclear methyltransferases with overlapping target consensus sequences …

Inside And Out: Intrapersonal And Interpersonal Emotion Regulation In Young-Adult Friendships, Samantha Ann Chesney

Dissertations (1934 -)

To date, the field of emotion regulation has been held captive by inquiries into processes that unfold at an intrapersonal, or individual, level. As such, experts know a great deal about how individual choices to engage in a particular regulatory strategy are related to psychosocial outcomes. Recently the spotlight for theoretical and empirical attention has shifted to address an inarguable truth: humans are social beings. Research must break from the view of emotion regulation as intrapersonal or interpersonal, instead employing person-centered approaches that represent both levels as an interdependent system. The current study evaluated emotion regulation as a dynamic system …

Repellant Beauty: A Rational Inquiry Into 21St Century Patented Lode Mine Use, John Gaeddert

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

Rationalistic, incentive-based redevelopment objectives must comply with regulatory entitlement requirements that enmesh broader community goals. These community goals include site reclamation, environmental protection, and smart growth land use development measures. The focus of this dissertation is to better understand both the economic and community factors affecting the use of approximately 3,500,000 acres of patented lode mine (PLM) lands in the West. Study methods use a unique dataset compiled from BLM land patent documents, Idaho property assessment records, USGS mineral resource data, and GIS-derived surface estate measures to analyze effects of a set of jurisdictional, mineral estate, surface estate, and control …

Assessing Variation In Air Quality Perception: A Case Study In Utah, Karen Jayne Mendenhall

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

In recent years, Utah has experienced poor air quality due to pollution-trapping winter inversions and summer ozone pollution. The resulting impacts of poor air quality include health issues, reduced visibility, economic impacts and ecological impacts. Utah’s topography and exploding urban population are factors which increase human exposure to these adverse impacts of air pollution. It is important for State and local governments to understand how people perceive air quality so that clean air campaigns target those who are most likely to foster pro-environmental behaviors. An analysis was conducted using data from a state-wide survey conducted in July 2017. The survey …

How Public Transit Agencies Maintain Regulatory Compliance While Using Transportation Network Companies, Aaron Vogel

Master's Projects

The recent rise of Transportation Network Companies (TNC) has prompted some public transit agencies to collaborate with them to enhance their mobility options. Agencies around the country in cities like Pinellas Park, Fla., Boston, Mass., Dallas, TX and Livermore, Calif. are using TNCs as a part of their service delivery model to offer paratransit services, first and last mile solutions and general transit. This research focuses on the following questions:

1. How do public transit agencies adhere to regulatory requirements when implementing TNCs into their service plan?
2. Have agencies been challenged by any state or federal regulatory agencies on non-compliance by …

The State And Future Of Autonomous Vehicle Regulation In The United States, Nikolay Nyashin

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Autonomous vehicle technology is poised to revolutionize transit around the world. There are currently tens of private companies either testing or building autonomous vehicles, including industry juggernauts like Ford and Google. This new mode of transportation falls into a regulatory grey area. Once cars reach full autonomy, governments will have to decide what entities will regulate them, where they will be allowed to drive, who will be responsible for them and a host of other issues. In some municipalities like San Francisco and Phoenix, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are being tested on public streets in real life conditions. Meanwhile, in 2017, …

The Use Of Predicates In Fda Regulation Of Medical Devices: A Case Study Of Robotic Surgical Devices, Charlotte Lefkovich

Theses

In the last decade, a number of high profile medical device recalls have drawn attention to the regulatory approval process, particularly the streamlined process for devices considered “lower risk” known as the 510(k). Approval of medical devices through the 510(k) Process is not based on clinical data, but rather on “substantial equivalence” to predicate devices approved pre-1976 or legally marketed thereafter. A predicate device is one that shares the same intended use as the new device and technological characteristics which are either the same or different without introducing new safety hazards. Many scholars believe that the premise of approving medical …

Native Advertising Disclosures In Journalism: An Assessment On The Accurate Reporting Of Disclosure Wording In Conveying Advertising Intent, Darko Milenkovic

Major Papers

The struggling journalism industry adopted the practice of native advertising to raise digital revenue. This practice offered advertisers a chance to purchase the services of a publication in order to have their story published. The goal of native advertising is for advertising to become invisible to consumers, and to be presented to audiences as if were regular editorial content. The only distinguishing feature is a disclosure, often identifying the accompanying article as being “Sponsored Content,” “Promoted Content”, “Custom Content,” or a “Paid Post.” This research paper discusses the struggles of journalism and digital advertising. It examines the many definitions of …

Análisis De La Relación De La Política Pública Con El Acceso Equitativo A Los Servicios De Salud Para La Ciudad De Bogotá En El Periodo (2007-2016), María José Velazco Mejía, Joan Sebastián Rodríguez Muñoz

Economía

Los usuarios del sistema de salud en la ciudad de Bogotá no acceden equitativamente a los servicios de salud, suponiendo un reto para la equidad y desarrollo. La investigación se desarrollará bajo los postulados teóricos de la Regulación Francesa, los aportes de Amartya Sen, la teoría institucional de Douglass North, los trabajos del profesor Félix Martínez y Óscar Fresneda.Se pretende analizar si la política de salud vigente promueve el acceso a los servicios de salud en condiciones de equidad para los habitantes de la ciudad de Bogotá. Así, es válido preguntarnos ¿Cuál es la relación que existe entre la política …

Strategies For Compliance With Government Regulations In A Pharmaceutical Company, Charles Jagun

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Pharmaceutical companies accrued fines of over $30 billion within 25 years because of noncompliance with regulations. Noncompliance with regulations results in fines and an adverse impact on company profitability. Some pharmaceutical company managers lack effective strategies to ensure overall company compliance with regulation. Based on complexity leadership theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies pharmaceutical company managers used to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in Nigeria. The target population was functional managers purposely selected because they had successfully implemented strategies for compliance with the regulatory requirements in Nigeria. Data were collected through face-to-face and telephone …

Reducing Arsenic Exposure From Private Well Water In The United States: The Use, Effect, And Potential Of Testing Requirements, Sara Flanagan

Dissertations and Theses

Over 45 million Americans drink from unregulated private well water of unknown quality. Arsenic is the most concerning groundwater contaminant for health because of its toxicity and widespread natural occurrence. Most residential wells in arsenic-affected areas have not been tested for arsenic; the success of community programs and efforts to motivate testing is limited by a range of psychological, situational, and socioeconomic barriers. However, testing only acts as screening and does not reduce exposure without effective and consistent actions to follow. Given the limitations in relying on individual well owners to be aware, willing, and capable of testing their water, …

La Regulación Del “Grooming” O Ciberacoso Infantil Desde Una Perspectiva Comparada: Un Análisis De Las Legislaciones De Argentina, México Y Colombia, Cristhian Francisco Vargas Arciniegas

Negocios y Relaciones Internacionales

Los delitos informáticos son un fenómeno que repercute en la agenda política y económica internacional; en la actualidad se ha visto cómo el uso de herramientas informáticas (maliciosas o no) tienen efectos y alcances evidentes que afectar a los ciudadanos, la sociedad y el Estado. Por lo tanto, hacer un análisis de los delitos informáticos, en este caso el ciberacoso infantil, se presume pertinente y actual para las Relaciones Internacionales, especialmente en materia de cooperación internacional. El presente documento expone el estado de la legislación colombiana comparada con México y Argentina en cuanto a la penalización del Grooming, lo que …

Colombia Y Su Ingreso A La Ocde: Un Análisis De La Informalidad Laboral A La Luz Del Caso Mexicano, Genny Rossana Quintero Enríquez, Daniela Lizeth Correa Duque, Daniel Felipe Conde Mora

Negocios y Relaciones Internacionales

Los estudios sobre el sector informal en América Latina, recopilan información sobre la evolución del fenómeno y los impactos que provoca en las economías, estos, responsables de grandes obstáculos para el desarrollo en países subdesarrollados que requieren de constante atención, sobretodo de importantes foros como la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE). Desde el año 2011, el alto nivel de informalidad laboral en Colombia ha sido el reto más significativo para su ingreso a la OCDE, razón por la cual se han adoptado medidas que pretenden contrarrestar estos altos índices y cumplir con los lineamientos necesarios para …

Regulation Of Pituitary Progenitor Differentiation By Β-Catenin, Julie Leann Youngblood

Theses and Dissertations

The pituitary gland is a critical organ that is necessary for many physiological processes, including growth, reproduction, and stress response. These vital processes are regulated through the secretion of pituitary hormones from specialized cell types. Pituitary hormone-producing cells arise from a common pool of pituitary progenitors in the developing Rathke’s pouch, and mutations that disrupt the formation and differentiation of pituitary progenitors often result in hypopituitarism, pituitary adenomas, or craniopharyngiomas. Thus, it is necessary to determine the mechanisms of pituitary development in order to understand the ways in which these congenital defects and tumors develop and disrupt pituitary function. Canonical …

Regulation Of Prostaglandin D2 And Angiogenesis-Related Factors From Human Skin Mast Cells By Interleukin-6 And Resveratrol, Cody Cody Mchale

Theses and Dissertations

Mast cells are classically recognized as the effector cells of Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated hypersensitivity reactions (i.e. allergic reactions). Mast cells also play an important role in the innate immune response to parasitic helminth infection. Allergic disease including allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, and anaphylaxis, is a major health concern in the United States with greater than 60 million Americans suffering from allergy and asthma. In addition, mast cells have more recently been implicated in non-allergic disease including various human cancers, which will affect approximately 39.6% of U.S. men and women. Therefore, understanding the immunological and molecular mechanisms that regulate mast …

Regulation Of Cytoplasmic Dynein By Lis1 And Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, Timothy Joshua Hines

Theses and Dissertations

Cytoplasmic dynein 1 (dynein) is a microtubule motor that plays a role in mitosis, cell migration, and minus-end directed microtubule-based transport. The lissencephaly protein, Lis1, and its binding partner, Ndel1, are critical regulators of cytoplasmic dynein (Niethammer et al., 2000). In humans, haploinsufficiency of Lis1 leads to lissencephaly, a devastating developmental neurological disorder characterized by severe brain malformation, leading to cognitive and motor defects, and progressively worsening seizures (Dobyns et al., 1993). While Lis1 is known to play a role in regulating dynein-dependent functions such as neuronal migration and mitotic spindle orientation during development, the protein is still highly expressed …

Regulaciones De Inversión Extranjera En México, Perú Y Colombia Y Su Influencia En Las Decisiones De Negocios, Indira Rodríguez García, Yeferson Guaqueta Guatavita

Contaduría Pública

El estudio de las regulaciones de inversión extranjera en tres países latinoamericanos investiga los principales criterios que se deben tener en cuenta para realizar un proyecto de inversión y/o negocios en México, Perú y Colombia, la metodología utilizada fue de tipo descriptivo – transversal, basada en el informe Doing Business 2018, del Banco Mundial; en los hallazgos se evidencia que las economías posicionadas en los primeros lugares están ubicadas en la Unión Europea, Asía y América del Norte, con los siguientes países: Nueva Zelanda (1), Singapur (2), Dinamarca (3),República de Corea (4), China (5), Estados Unidos (6), Reino Unido (7), …