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Attorney Referral, Negligence, And Vicarious Liability, Bruce Ching

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Attorneys commonly refer clients to other attorneys.  Despite this routine practice, only a few jurisdictions have considered whether a referring attorney can be held liable for  a client’s loss when the attorney who receives the referral commits malpractice. This paper analyzes the three approaches used by courts in such situations, along with relevant provisions from the Model Code of Professional Responsibility and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.  First, the Michigan/Pennsylvania approach completely precludes liability for negligent attorney referral.  Second, the Florida/Illinois approach holds a referring attorney vicariously liable when he or she receives a fee for making the referral. …

Patent Expertise And The Regress Of Useful Arts, Andrew W. Torrance, Bill Tomlinson

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Recent studies and findings have unveiled that patent systems may not accomplish the goal of technological progress as well as a commons system, at least in terms of innovation, productivity, and social utility.  Employing The Patent Game, a multi-user interactive simulation of patent and non-patent (commons and open source) systems, the authors of this Article are currently comparing rates of innovation, productivity, and social utility, but with expert users possessing formal expertise in patent law and open innovation.

This Article presents results of this study, which indicates no statistically significant difference in rates of innovation among a pure patent system, …

The Watchdog Role Of Newspapers: Newspaper Coverage Of Sinclair Broadcasting's Announcement To Air A One-Sided Documentary Right Before The 2004 Presidential Election., Greta Kaye Weiderman

Theses

AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Greta K. Weiderman, for the Master of Arts degree in Mass Communication and Media Arts, presented on Aug. 21, 2009, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: THE WATCHDOG ROLE OF NEWSPAPERS: NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF SINCLAIR BROADCASTING'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO AIR A ONE-SIDED DOCUMENTARY RIGHT BEFORE THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. William Babcock This thesis is a content analysis examining newspaper coverage of Sinclair Broadcasting's announcement that it planned to air a program titled "Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal" 13 days before the November 2004 presidential election. Sinclair Broadcast Group ordered its 61 …

Theodore Wilson Thompson: Southern Illinois Pioneer, Elisha L. Szyjka

Theses

Giant City State Park in Makanda, Illinois contains graffiti created by passersby and local residents. Many deem modern graffiti in parks as a depreciative behavior. However, the inscription created by Theodore Wilson Thompson in 1862 along the Giant City Nature Trail has implications for interpretive use by park staff. This is due to the inscription being etched prior to the park's establishment and Theodore's pioneering contributions to Makanda and Carbondale, Illinois. Therefore, Theodore Thompson was the focus of this study due to his inscription and the lack of park research conducted on his life history. In 1852, as a young …

Workforce Education And Development Curriculum Responsiveness To Culturally And Internationally Diverse Graduate Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Debra Sharon Ferdinand

Dissertations

This descriptive study used a mixed methods design and sought to examine students' perceptions on workforce education and development (WED) curriculum responsiveness to culturally and internationally diverse graduate students, at a Midwestern university on four dimensions: teaching strategies (to include delivery), curriculum inclusiveness, international responsiveness, and curriculum improvements. The research study design consisted of the mixed methods Follow-up Explanations Model (QUAN emphasized) complemented by the With-in Stage Mixed Model. A pragmatic paradigm guided the collection and analysis of the study's census data (survey and focus groups). A newly developed WED Curriculum Responsiveness Survey (.850 Cronbach's alpha index) containing closed- and …

Thermoregulation Of Capsule Production Of Streptococcus Pyogenes Strain Hsc5, Trilce Michelle Galeas

Theses

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is responsible for mild and common infections like tonsillitis and pharyngitis, and more serious invasive disorders like necrotizing fasciitis and glomerulonephritis. The ability to invade tissues is closely linked to the virulence factors expressed by the bacterium. Hyaluronic acid capsule expression is variable among all the strains in S. pyogenes and confers the capacity to evade the immune response. In a previous study, it was found that capsule production in CovR mutants was temperature-regulated, showing no capsule production at 37℃ but increased production was observed at 25℃. In this study, the objective is to find the …

The Relationship Between Web Accessibility Policy And Practice In Postsecondary Institutions, Michael Whitney

Dissertations

From computer workstations to the world of the web, statutes and policies have afforded students with disabilities the right to participate in postsecondary education in a non-discriminatory manner. Automatic doors and adjustable tables are a commonplace on campuses and represent prime examples of accessible policy adherence, but what affect do accessible website design policies have on practice? The answer is monumental for the students with disabilities that rely on the integration of electronic curb cuts into institutional websites. In 2006, Illinois Board of Higher Education required public postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a website policy, report on the accessibility …

Climate Change In The Changing Climate Of News Media: A Comparative Analysis Of Mainstream Media And Blog Coverage Of Climate Change In The United States And The People's Republic Of China, 2005-2008, Lei Xie

Dissertations

The social construction of climate change has been an enduring interest to media scholars. Extensive research has been done to explore how the mass media portrayed climate change and how the influence of their representations contributed to the social reality of climate change. However, most research focused on the news media in the United States and other developed countries and ignored China--the second largest greenhouse gases emitter in the world. This oversight has led to a sociological map of global climate change with the one of the biggest puzzle pieces missing. In addition, traditional news media were in the spotlight …

The Daily Egyptian, November 30, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Technology In Health Education: Challenging The Traditional Delivery Dogma, Mark J. Kittleson

Publications

Dr. Kittleson's Scholar Talk has been published in the American Journal of Health Education. He identifies issues with the profession in accepting on-line and distance learning as effective, when research clearly demonstrates that such approaches are superior to traditional classroom instruction. He calls for a movement within the profession to truly utilize such technologies.

The Daily Egyptian, November 23, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 19, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 17, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 12, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 09, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 06, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 05, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 04, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 03 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, November 02, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2009

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Identification Of Phytochemical Constituents Of Aegle Marmelos Responsible For Antimicrobial Activity Against Selected Pathogenic Organisms, D. Venkatesan, C. M. Karrunakarn, S. Selva Kumar, P. T. Palani Swamy

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical constituents of an ethanolic extract of Aegle marmelos were investigated. The phytochemical screening of the crude extract revealed the presence of Alkaloids, Cardiac glycosides, Terpenoids, Saponins, Tannis, Flavonoids, and Steroids. The crude ethanolic extract was tested for antimicrobial activity against gram positive organisms of Bacillus subtilis (NCIM: 3471), Staphylococcus aureus (NCIM: 2079), gram negative Escherichia coli (NCIM: 2065) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (NCIM: 2200) at different concentrations levels of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 mg/ml. At the 2.5 mg/ml concentration, gram negative Escherichia coli exhibits a zone of inhibition about 25.7mm; Pseudomonas aeruginosa 19.9mm; gram positive …

Selecting Judges: Merit Selection And Other Matters, Stephen L. Wasby

The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute)

The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute is pleased to publish this paper from Dr. Stephen L. Wasby who is Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University at Albany-SUNY. Steve, who is a former Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is a nationally recognized expert in the field of constitutional law and judicial processes. In this paper he surveys the various plans for selecting judges utilized by the fifty states. These plans break down broadly into elective versus appointive systems with those who use elections further distinguished by partisan versus non-partisan elections. The most popular plan is …

The Daily Egyptian, October 29, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, October 28, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, October 26, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, October 23, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, October 22, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, October 21, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, October 19, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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The Daily Egyptian, October 16, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

October 2009

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