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Copyright Trolling, An Empirical Study, Matthew Sag

Faculty Articles

This Article proceeds as follows: Part II locates MDJD suits within the broader context of the IP troll debate. It explains why attempts to define copyright trolls in terms of status—i.e., in terms of the plaintiff’s relationship to the underlying IP—are ultimately flawed and suggests a conduct-focused approach based on identifying systematic opportunism. Part II explains why MDJD lawsuits have all of the hallmarks of copyright trolling, and it explores the basic economics of MDJD litigation. It then presents empirical data documenting the astonishing rise of MDJD lawsuits over the past decade. Part III explores the role of statutory damages …

Annual Report: 2015, Centracare Health

Annual Report

• Letter from Kenneth Holman to the community
• Ways in which CentraCare Health imporved the community
• List of financial statistics

Nursing Annual Report: 2015, Centracare Health

Nursing Annual Report

Video Observation

Opiod Protocol and Pain Management

Dialysis Move

Wound Center Achieves 95 Percent Healing Rate

Behavioral Escalation Response Team

Medical Unit 2 Remodeling Project

Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation

Patient Care News: January 2015, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Are We Keeping Staff Safety in Mind When We Move Our Patients?

Nasal Cannula (NC) Systems

Definition of Cultural Competence

Implications of Cultural Competence for Nurses

New Public Prayer Space Now Open at St. Cloud Hospital

Updates to the Animal/Pet Visitation Policy

Clinic Connectoin: Winter 2015, Centracare Clinic

Clinic Connection

• President’s Message: "Engaging our communities in times of scarce resources"

Cancer Report 2015, Coborn Cancer Center

Annual Cancer Report

• Cancer Registry Statistics 1
• Welcome 2-3
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Care Network 3
• The burden is lighter when shared 4-5
• Diagnosis 6
• Genetics 6
• Center of Care 7
• Lymphoma 8-9
• Infusion Pharmacy 10
• Chemotherapy Infusion 11
• Animal-Assisted Therapy 12
• Palliative Care 13
• Psychosocial & Emotional Support 13
• Oncology Nursing14-15
• Spiritual Care 16
• Survivorship Program 17
• Family, Friends, Faith & Medicine 18-19
• Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Study 20-21
• Clinical Achievements 21
• The Power of Philanthropy

Christianity And Communicative Technologies: A Focus On Cyber-Catholicism’S Influence On Political Activism In The Us, Brandon Bekkering

Honor Scholar Theses

No abstract provided.

A Semiotic Phenomenology Of Homelessness And The Precarious Community: A Matter Of Boundary, Heather Renee Curry

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

My dissertation focuses on the articulation of the concepts of precarity —i.e., temporary, affective, creative, immaterial and insecure labor—and community in an overheating system. My site of inquiry is homelessness broadly, but more specifically the labor of panhandling and the identity of “the panhandler.” I recognize that primary theorizations of precarity have located it as a problem of labor and economy. Others have looked at it from the sociological domain. My work looks at precarity as diffuse across social, political, and communal systems, but primarily as an effect of the problem of overheating as it manifests at varying levels of …

Examining Endorsement And Viewership Effects On The Source Credibility Of Youtubers, Stephanie Fred

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The growth of YouTube has resulted in the industrialization of a platform that redefines mainstream success. Success measures such as endorsements and viewership are serving as motivational factors for YouTubers. YouTubers and brands want more views, but are those motivations effecting perception? While much research has focused on the effects that YouTube has on the brand, this study focuses on the effects that the brand has on the YouTuber. It also determines whether viewership affects YouTuber perception and whether it‟s a success measure worth using. Using the constructs of the source credibility theory, this study assessed the main effect of …

“…And Finally Examining Some Implications”: (Mis)Use Of Evidence In Informative Speaking, Ben Walker, Hilary Rasmussen

National Forensic Journal

In 1983, Bob Frank published his critique of evidence use in Persuasive Speaking at the 1981 NFA championship tournament. While many similar critiques have been done since then, this analysis attempts to update Frank’s critique in the light of modern informative speaking. The authors analyzed the 2011 NFA Informative Speaking final round speeches, examining the use of evidence. This article presents those findings and offers points of discussion for the forensic community.

Editors' Note, R. Randolph Richardson, Kathy Brittain Richardson

National Forensic Journal

No abstract provided.

Older, Wiser, Novice: Nontraditional Students And Collegiate Forensics, Laura Pelletier

National Forensic Journal

There is a growing trend in nontraditional college student enrollments in the United States. Due to the constraints on nontraditional students’ time, they are often unable to spend as much time on campus as traditional students and to fully partake in campus life. Co-curricular activities, such as forensics, can be time consuming activities which may seem like an impossible fit for their already busy schedules. Because there are a growing number of nontraditional students, it is worth researching how much of what we do in the forensic community assumes that our students are only part of a traditional student body. …

Scoop Magazine Winter 2015, College Of Communication And Information

SCOOP

No abstract provided.

Perceived Discontinuities And Continuities In Transdisciplinary Scientific Working Groups, Kevin Crowston, Alison Specht, Carol Hoover, Katherine M. Chudoba, Mary Beth Watson-Manheim

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

We examine the DataONE (Data Observation Network for Earth) project, a transdisciplinary organization tasked with creating a cyberinfrastructure platform to ensure preservation of and access to environmental science and biological science data. Its objective was a difficult one to achieve, requiring innovative solutions. The DataONE project used a working group structure to organize its members. We use organizational discontinuity theory as our lens to understand the factors associated with success in such projects. Based on quantitative and qualitative data collected from DataONE members, we offer recommendations for the use of working groups in transdisciplinary synthesis. Recommendations include welcome diverse opinions …

The Use Of Social Media Within Organizations To Foster Connections, Collaboration, And Knowledge Sharing Among Geographically Dispersed Teams, Carmen Ramson-Herzing

College of Communication Master of Arts Theses

The study explores how internal social media platforms can help geographically dispersed colleagues become more connected, more collaborative, and more willing to share information. The study findings are based on the analysis of three social media/social networking community “teamsites” available online to three different groups within a global law firm: a Real Estate practice, a women’s affinity group, and a marketing department, in addition to interviews with six participants of such teamsites. Following an interpretive paradigm defined by Sarah Tracy (2013), this study considers Electronic Propinquity Theory, Media Richness Theory, and Social Information Processing Theory by evaluating social media as …

Bumpers College Students In Action, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Instructions For Authors, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Motivation To Express Prejudice, Patrick S. Forscher, William T.L. Cox, Nicholas Graetz, Patricia G. Devine

Psychological Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Contemporary prejudice research focuses primarily on people who are motivated to respond without prejudice and the ways in which unintentional bias can cause these people to act inconsistent with this motivation. However, some real-world phenomena (e.g., hate speech, hate crimes) and experimental findings (e.g., Plant & Devine, 2001; 2009) suggest that some expressions of prejudice are intentional. These phenomena and findings are difficult to explain solely from the motivations to respond without prejudice. We argue that some people are motivated to express prejudice, and we develop the motivation to express prejudice (MP) scale to measure this motivation. In seven studies …

Correspondences Between The Count And The Stranger, Ronald S. Green, Mary Green

Philosophy and Religious Studies

No abstract provided.

What Is Time Anyhoo, Ronald S. Green, Mary Green

Philosophy and Religious Studies

No abstract provided.