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Shanara Gilbert: A Zealous Advocate, Susan Bryant

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cadmium Toxicity On Arterioles Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Benny Washington, Shunta Williams, Patrice Armstrong, Charlie Mtshali, John T. Robinson, Elbert L. Myles

Biology Faculty Research

Cadmium (Cd) is frequently used in various industrial applications and is a ubiquitous environmental toxicant, also present in tobacco smoke. An important route of exposure is the circulatory system whereas blood vessels are considered to be main stream organs of Cd toxicity. Our previous results indicate that cadmium chloride (CdCl2) affects mean arterial blood pressure in hypertensive rats. We hypothesized that Cd alters the intracellular calcium transient mechanism, by cadmium-induced stimulation of MAPKs (ERK 1 & 2) which is mediated partially through calcium-dependent PKC mechanism. To investigate this hypothesis, we exposed primary cultures of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) from …

To Carry It On: A Decade Of Deaning After Haywood Burns, Kristin Booth Glen

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Haywood Remembrances: Alumni, Tracey Bing-Hampson, Gilma Camargo, Paula Distabile, Sheila Dugan, Kim Dvorchak, Linda Geary, Marty Glennon, Khalick Hewitt, Jaribu Hill, David Hyland, John Hynes, Shoshanna Malett, Bob Rose, Joy Rosenthal, K. Jacob Ruppert, Steven Salsberg, Nancy Schaef, Jeff Schwartz, Ira Sessler, Eleanor Stein

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

How Clark V. Arizona Imprisoned Another Schizophrenic While Signaling The Demise Of Clinical Forensic Psychology In Criminal Courts, Henry F. Fradella

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Haywood Remembrances: Faculty And Staff, Penelope Andrews, Frank Deale, John Farago, Victor M. Good, Cathy Larsen, Julie Lim

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Rehnquist Court And The "Turnerization" Of Prisoners' Rights, James E. Robertson

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Blogging While Untenured And Other Extreme Sports, A. Christine Hurt, Tung Yin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Boosted Ensemble Algorithm Strategically Trained For The Incremental Learning Of Unbalanced Data, Michael David Muhlbaier

Theses and Dissertations

Many pattern classification problems require a solution that needs to be incrementally updated over a period of time. Incremental learning problems are often complicated by the appearance of new concept classes and unbalanced cardinality in training data. The purpose of this research is to develop an algorithm capable of incrementally learning from severely unbalanced data. This work introduces three novel ensemble based algorithms derived from the incremental learning algorithm, Learn++. Learn++.NC is designed specifically for incrementally learning New Classes through dynamically adjusting the combination weights of the classifiers' decisions. Learn++.UD handles Unbalanced Data through class-conditional voting …

Pengembangan Computer-Assisted Instruction (Cai) Untuk Pembelajaran Biologi Sma Kelas Xi, Dwi Riastuti

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian pengembaogan ini adalah untukmenghasilkanproduk software berupa CD paket belajai Biologi SMA kelas XI semestet 1 yang memenuhi syarat sebagai sumber belajar yang baik.

Responden uji coba berjumlah 184 orang, yakni dua orang ahli, yaitu masing-masing satu orang ahli media dan satu orang ahli materi Biologi, dan 182 siswa SMA kelas XI dengan rincian dua siswa untuk uji coba perorangan dan 180 siswa untuk uji coba lapangan. Jenis data berupa data kuantkatif dengan . skala lima (rentang satu sampai dengan lima) yang kemudian diubah ke data kualitatif. Data tersebut memberikan gambaran tentang kualitas aspek pembelajaran, isi, tampilan, dan pemrograman. …

Pengembangan Media Gambar Berbasis Komputer Dalam Pembelajaran Kosakata Bahasa Arab Untuk Siswa Man Kelas X, M. Miftah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelidan dan pengembangan ini bertujuan menghasilkan suatu produk pengembangan media gambar berbasis komputer yang layak untuk pembelajaran kosakata bahasa Arab bagi siswa madrasah aliyah negeri kelas x.

Untuk mendapatkan program yang valid diadakan ujicoba melalui 4 tahap dengan responden uji coba berjumlah 34 orang, terdiri darb dua ahli bidang studi bahasa Arab, dua ahli media pembelajaran, dan 30 siswa kelas X MAN 3 Yogyakarta. Uji coba lapangan dilakukan untuk memperoleh masukan terhadap produk jika digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan teknik deskriptif kuantitatif.

Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut (1) Evaluasi ahli bidang studi bahasa Arab menunjukkan …

What Google Can't Teach Us About Ipo Auctions (And What It Can), A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Regulating Public Morals And Private Markets: Online Securities Trading, Internet Gambling And The Speculation Paradox, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Replacing The Federal Income Tax With A Postpaid Consumption Tax: Preliminary Thoughts Regarding A Government Matching Program For Wealthy Investors And A New Tax Policy Lens, J. Clifton Fleming Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

In recent years, proposals have been made to replace the federal income tax with a postpaid consumption tax - that is, a federal value added tax ("VAT"), a federal retail sales tax ("RST"), or a federal cash-flow (consumed income) tax. Because these taxes can be constructed so that they are indistinguishable at the level of the ultimate consumer in terms of their principal effects, and because a prominent recent proposal is the RST approach, I have written this article in terms of an RST/income tax comparison. The analysis, however, would be mostly the same if the income tax was compared …

Incentivizing And Protecting Informants Prior To Mass Atrocities Such As Genocide: An Alternative To Post Hoc Courts And Tribunals, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

International institutions are almost exclusively reactive to violations of international law. There are very few systemic methods of proactively trying to prevent egregious violations such as genocide; rather, international law seems to take punishing violators as its sole approach. In modern times, most of the punishment and post-event enforcement has come through international courts and tribunals. These courts and tribunals are astoundingly expensive and notoriously inefficient. More importantly, the threat of prosecution does not appear to act as an effective deterrent in preventing criminal acts. This is unacceptable. With hundreds of thousands of lives at stake, the international community must …

Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2006, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Annual Report

This Report reviews the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and macroeconomic developments during the fiscal year 2006 and appraises the major economic policy outcomes during the period. The Bank reported a stable foreign exchange market in 2006, with an average effective official exchange rate of N 128.65 per U.S dollar, an increase of 2.6% over 2005. The stock of external reserves, valued at US$12.30 billion, was 49.6% higher than in 2005, driven by high crude oil prices and lower debt-service burden. The reserves were equivalent to 28.4 months of import cover, exceeding the 6 months requirement under …

Juvenile Soft-Shell Clam, Mya Arenaria L.Research In The Hampton-Seabrook Estuary, Brian F. Beal

PREP Reports & Publications

A series of field experiments was conducted at two intertidal sites in the Hampton Seabrook Estuary from November 2004-2006 to assess the efficacy of enhancing intertidal areas with cultured clam (Mya arenaria L.) seed (mean shell length [SL] = 7-10 mm). Measurement variables in each experiment included survival and growth of both cultured and wild seed clams. The first of three trials (November 2004 - May 2005) examined the interactive effects of size of planting area (4 m2, 8 m2, 12 m2, and 18 m2) and predator deterrent netting (none, 4.2 mm, and 6.4 mm aperture [flexible, plastic netting]) at …

Manajemen Pembelajaran Pengetahuan Alam Pada Pelaksanaan Mpmbs Di Smp N 1 Kalasan Sleman, Kristina Eniwati

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) yang dilaksanakan dalam tiga siklus dan difokuskan pada manajemen waktu dan lingkungan dalam pembelajaran Pengetahuan Alam yang memanfaatkan lingkungan sekolah untuk Materi Pokok Perubahan Bentuk Energi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Analisis data dilakukan dengan cara pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, dan pengambilan kesimpulan.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: pertama, perencanakan penggunaan waktu dibagi (dirinci) untuk setiap kegiatan siswa yang berupa pengamatan, diskusi, dan presentasl Kedua, perencanaan waktu ditetapkan melalui pengarahan guru terhadap siswa tentang macam-macam kegiatan dan lamanya waktu untuk setiap kegiatan. Ketiga, perencanaan penggunaan lingkungan disesuaikan antara …

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 31, 2006, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2006

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 31, 2006, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2006

No abstract provided.

"Not Our Problem:" Construction Trade Unions And Hostile Environment Discrimination, Emily White

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Relocation Of Prisoner Identity, Willa Payne, Matt Luton

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cuba's De-Dollarization Program: Policy Measures, Main Objectives, And Principal Motivations, Mario A. Gonzalez-Corzo

Publications and Research

This paper examines the main characteristics of Cuba’s de-dollarization program, the objectives of these policy measures, and their principal causes and motivations. The paper is organized in three sections. The first section describes the policy measures associated with the process of de-dollarization, followed by a detailed account of their main objectives (section two), and an analysis of their principal causes and motivations (section three).

A "Divide-And-Conquer" Strategy For Nde Signal Inversion In Gas Transmission Pipelines, Justin Gary Bram

Theses and Dissertations

Signal inversion in nondestructive evaluation (NDE) applications is a critical step before remediation decisions are made. The accuracy and confidence of the signal inversion results therefore play a key role in evaluating the effectiveness of the NDE procedure. Conventional NDE signal inversion algorithms that employ artificial neural networks treat all geometric regions of the NDE signal equally. Consequently, when the inversion algorithm is presented with input data that is significantly different from the training data, the performance of the network deteriorates significantly. This thesis presents a superior alternative for NDE signal inversion. Different geometric regions of the NDE signature are …

Use Of Principal Component Analysis With Linear Predictive Features In Developing A Blind Snr Estimation System, Matthew James Marbach

Theses and Dissertations

Signal-to-noise ratio is an important concept in electrical communications, as it is a measurable ratio between a given transmitted signal and the inherent background noise of a transmission channel. Currently signal-to-noise ratio testing is primarily performed by using an intrusive method of comparing a corrupted signal to the original signal and giving it a score based on the comparison. However, this technique is inefficient and often impossible for practical use because it requires the original signal for comparison. A speech signal's characteristics and properties could be used to develop a non-intrusive method for determining SNR, or a method that does …

George Phillips

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.

An Architecture For Intelligent Health Assessment Enabled Ieee 1451 Compliant Smart Sensors, Donald Albert Nickles

Theses and Dissertations

As systems become increasingly complex and costly, potential failure mechanisms and indicators are numerous and difficult to identify, while the cost of loss is very expensive - human lives, replacement units, and impacts to national security. In order to ensure the safety and long-term reliability of vehicles, structures, and devices attention must be directed toward the assessment and management of system health. System health is the key component that links data, information, and knowledge to action. Integrated Systems Health Management (ISHM) doctrine calls for comprehensive real-time health assessment and management of systems where the distillation of raw data into information …

Interagency Science And Research: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees

Interagency Science and Research Strategy

• Completed draft review and analysis of 6 interagency and 2 single-agency science strategies.
• Developed an outline for a Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Science Strategy based upon these reviews.
• Initiated a beta-test of a science proposal review process.

Archaeological Inventory, Site Assessment, And Data Management, Lake Mead National Recreation Area And Parashant National Monument: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees

Archaeology

• Organized data from 129 features at St. Thomas into a comprehensive site record

• Reviewed more than 800 site records in ASMIS

• Completed Class 1 inventories for Capital Improvement and Lost City Projects

• Surveyed 585 acres for the NPS Andrus Burn Unit on the Shivwits Plateau

• Surveyed 330 acres for the Lost City Project

• Conducted an assessment of recent flood damage at the Willow Beach site

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Vegetation Monitoring And Management: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees

Vegetation Monitoring

Executive Summary

• Two new Weed Sentry research assistants were hired.
• Weed Sentry staff surveyed for exotic species on 89 miles of roads on NPS and BLM land and treated more than 21,000 exotic plants in incipient populations.
• A grid-based rare plant monitoring method was tested this quarter.
• A manuscript detailing vegetation succession on a water pipeline at Lake Mead NRA was submitted for review to the journal Crossosoma.
• New integrative projects undertaken this quarter included establishing a competition study between a native grass and the exotic Sahara mustard, salvaging plants for research purposes from private sites with permission from landowners, …