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Mass Transfer Coefficients For Laminar Longitudinal Flow In Hollow-Fibre Contactors, Ashok S. Sangani, Sangkyun Koo

Ashok S. Sangani

We consider the problem of predicting the rate of mass transfer to a fluid flowing parallel to the axes of randomly placed aligned tubes, a model of hollow-fibre contactors. The analysis is carried out for the limiting cases of short contactors, for which the concentration boundary layers remain thin compared with the radius of the tubes, and for the fully developed case corresponding to very long tubes. Numerical simulations for random arrays are carried out for N randomly placed tubes within a unit cell of a periodic array. It is shown that the mass transfer coefficient for the fully developed …

Post-Earnings Announcement Drift And Market Participants' Information Processing Biases, Lihong Liang

Lihong Liang

Prior research has been unable to explain the phenomenon known as post-earnings announcement drift, raising questions concerning the semi-strong form efficiency of the market typically assumed in capital market research. This study contributes to our understanding of this anomaly by examining drift in the context of theories that consider investors' non-Bayesian behaviors. The empirical evidence reveals that investors' overconfidence about their private information and the reliability of the earnings information are two important factors that explain drift. Finally, this study also provides insight into the puzzling relationship between dispersion and drift discussed in prior research.

Multiple Voices In Talking Race: Pakeha Reported Speech In The Discursive Constructions Of The Racial Other, Richard Buttny

Richard Buttny

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Can Document-Genre Metadata Improve Information Access To Large Digital Collections?, Kevin Crowston, Barbara H. Kwasnik

Barbara H. Kwasnik

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Stretching Conceptual Structures In Classifications Across Languages And Cultures., Barbara H. Kwasnik, Victoria L. Rubin

Barbara H. Kwasnik

The authors describe the difficulties of translating classifications from a source language and culture to another language and culture. To demonstrate these problems, kinship terms and concepts from native speakers of fourteen languages were collected and analyzed to find differences between their terms and structures and those used in English. Using the representations of kinship terms in the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) and the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) as examples, the authors identified the source of possible lack of mapping between the domain of kinship in the fourteen languages studied and the LCC and DDC. Finally, some preliminary suggestions …

Separation, Custody, And Estate Planning Issues Relating To Companion Animals, Rebecca J. Huss

Rebecca J. Huss

This article first discusses the domestication of companion animals, including the impact of anthropomorphism and neoteny on how animals are viewed in U.S. society. Second, it reviews the current legal status of animals. Third, it considers the voluntary and involuntary separation of companion animals from their human families. Fourth, it examines custody issues in the context of the placement of animals after the divorce of the human family members. Finally, it analyzes estate planning issues relating to companion animals.

Professional Competencies For Reference And User Services Librarians, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

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Teaching Tv Production In A Digital World (Book Review), Paul Kauppila

Paul Kauppila

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Economies Of Scale In The Library World: The Dr Martin Luther King Jr Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sharon Russell

Paul Kauppila

Discusses the new Dr Martin Luther King Jr Library in San Jose´, California, which will house the collections of the San Jose´ Public Library’s main branch and the San Jose´ State University’s Library system in one new building. Outlines the conception of the project, the site selection and the planning process. Considers the communities served, usage patterns and services. Focuses on the management structure and operations in light of a, perhaps controversial, aspect of mixing city and university library staff under the same roof, some performing similar functions, but with different supervisors and employing agencies. Discusses the new library in …

Elegy For September, Randall Snyder

Randall Snyder

for soprano sax, harp, strings Originally conceived for lute, then arranged for harpsichord. The first section evolves through a veiled opening to a more agitated middle part before a return to the spirit of the beginning. The piece concludes with an arrangement of The Silver Swan, by Orlando Gibbons. Begun in early September, 2001, as a memorial to the composer’s father, the Elegy unfortunately assumed more universal relevance with the unfolding of the tragic events of 9/11 .

Chicaroscuro Pieces, For Trumpet And Strings, Randall Snyder

Randall Snyder

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The Color Of Service, Toby S. Jenkins

Toby S Jenkins

If the black middle class isn’t concerned with black poverty, who should be?

Political Science In A Different Voice: Women Faculty Perspectives On The Status Of Women In Political Science Departments In The South, Laura Van Assendelft, Wendy Gunther-Canada, Julie Dolan, Barbara Palmer, Michele Swers

Julie Dolan

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Three Legal Frameworks For Regulating Genetic Technology, Wilson R. Huhn

Wilson R. Huhn

The Genetic Age promises another exponential increase in human knowledge and potential. ... This article describes three frameworks the law uses to regulate genetic technology: (1) Individual Rights and Duties; (2) Scientific Regulation by Administrative Agencies; and (3) Legislative Preemption. ... This framework involves the lowest level of government oversight over genetic technology. ... At present, the FDA and National Institutes of Health (NIH) administer regulatory control of genetic technology as applied to human beings, but the jurisdiction of these agencies is limited. ... Attorney Judith Cregan has recorded a number of "serious problems" with FDA and NIH regulation of …

Stages Of Legal Reasoning: Formalism, Analogy, And Realism, Wilson R. Huhn

Wilson R. Huhn

In the late 19th Century, legal reasoning was dominated by formalistic analysis. Judges and lawyers reasoned deductively from base principles. Legal historians have persuasively described how leading judges and scholars fomented a revolution in legal thought in the 20th Century. Starting about 1910, legal realism--or policy analysis-- entered legal reasoning to the point that today it would be unusual to find a judicial opinion or brief that fails to explore the policy implications of an interpretation of the law. This historical shift from formalism to realism suggests that there are stages of legal reasoning.

In this Article, I argue that …

Shaw And The French: Irreconcilable Differences, Lasting Impact, Julie A. Sparks

Julie A. Sparks

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