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Property Is Only Another Name For Monopoly, Eric A. Posner, E. Glen Weyl Jun 2017

Property Is Only Another Name For Monopoly, Eric A. Posner, E. Glen Weyl

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Title Vii To Tinder: Law's Antidiscrimination Asymmetry And Occasional Market Superiority, Saul Levmore Jun 2017

Title Vii To Tinder: Law's Antidiscrimination Asymmetry And Occasional Market Superiority, Saul Levmore

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The Structural Function Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel Of Choice, John Rappaport Jun 2017

The Structural Function Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel Of Choice, John Rappaport

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Lack Of Effect Of Vitamin D3 Supplementation In Autism: A 20-Week, Placebo-Controlled Rct, Conor Kerley, Clare Power, Louise Gallagher, David Coghlan Jun 2017

Lack Of Effect Of Vitamin D3 Supplementation In Autism: A 20-Week, Placebo-Controlled Rct, Conor Kerley, Clare Power, Louise Gallagher, David Coghlan

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Delivering Design Fundamentals Using Relevant Learning Theories In The Delivery Of An Interior Design Project At Third Level, Tracey Dalton Jun 2017

Delivering Design Fundamentals Using Relevant Learning Theories In The Delivery Of An Interior Design Project At Third Level, Tracey Dalton

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This is a reflection on teaching practice, focussing on design process in a BA Honours in Design – Interior and Furniture, in Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). An intrinsic case study approach (Stake 1995) was taken for this research, which focussed on the use of the learning theories in the delivery of an undergraduate interior design project brief. A third year commercial office design project has been used to assess teaching and learning styles. This article will show that, in terms of delivery, in a typical third level interior design project in DIT, the process incorporates all of the learning …


Conformational Studies Of Gram-Negative Bacterial Quorum Sensing 3-Oxo N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Molecules, Darren Crowe, Alan Nicholson, Adrienne Fleming, Ed Carey, Goar Sanchez-Sanz, Fintan Kelleher Jun 2017

Conformational Studies Of Gram-Negative Bacterial Quorum Sensing 3-Oxo N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Molecules, Darren Crowe, Alan Nicholson, Adrienne Fleming, Ed Carey, Goar Sanchez-Sanz, Fintan Kelleher

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In their 1H NMR spectra in CDCl3 3-oxo-N-acyl homoserine lactones (OHLs) show significant downfield chemical shifts of the amide N-H proton when compared to the parent N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs). NMR spectroscopic and DFT calculation studies have shown that this is most likely due to the presence of a stabilising intramolecular H-bond from the N-H to the 3-oxo group. The 1H NMR spectra also show evidence for the enol tautomers and that the amount of enol present for a range of OHLs is 4.1-4.5% in CDCl3 and 6.5-7.2% in CD3CN. In …


Differential Fasting Plasma Glucose And Ketone Body Levels In Ghrko Versus 3xtg-Ad Mice: A Potential Contributor To Aging-Related Cognitive Status?, Chelsea M Griffith, Lauren N Macklin, Andrzej Bartke, Peter R Patrylo May 2017

Differential Fasting Plasma Glucose And Ketone Body Levels In Ghrko Versus 3xtg-Ad Mice: A Potential Contributor To Aging-Related Cognitive Status?, Chelsea M Griffith, Lauren N Macklin, Andrzej Bartke, Peter R Patrylo

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Cognitive function declines with age and appears to correlate with decreased cerebral metabolic rate (CMR). Caloric restriction, an antiaging manipulation that extends life-span and can preserve cognitive function, is associated with decreased glucose uptake, decreased lactate levels, and increased ketone body (KB) levels in the brain. Since the majority of brain nutrients come from the periphery, this study examined whether the capacity to regulate peripheral glucose levels and KB production differs in animals with successful cognitive aging (growth hormone receptor knockouts, GHRKOs) versus unsuccessful cognitive aging (the 3xTg-AD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease). Animals were fasted for 5 hours with …


Time Travel, Labour History, And The Null Curriculum: New Design Knowledge For Mobile Augmented Reality History Games, Owen Gottlieb May 2017

Time Travel, Labour History, And The Null Curriculum: New Design Knowledge For Mobile Augmented Reality History Games, Owen Gottlieb

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This paper presents a case study drawn from design-based research (DBR) on a mobile, place-based augmented reality history game. Using DBR methods, the game was developed by the author as a history learning intervention for fifth to seventh graders. The game is built upon historical narratives of disenfranchised populations that are seldom taught, those typically relegated to the 'null curriculum'. These narratives include the stories of women immigrant labour leaders in the early twentieth century, more than a decade before suffrage. The project understands the purpose of history education as the preparation of informed citizens. In paying particular attention to …


Knowledge Of Food Safety And Food Handling Practices Amongst Food Handlers In The Republic Of Ireland, Nora A. Moreb, Anushree Priyadarshini, Amit Jaiswal May 2017

Knowledge Of Food Safety And Food Handling Practices Amongst Food Handlers In The Republic Of Ireland, Nora A. Moreb, Anushree Priyadarshini, Amit Jaiswal

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Food safety concerns have existed for a long time, as millions of people across the globe suffer from food borne disease every year. Contamination of food owing to limited knowledge of food safety practices primarily increases the risk of food borne illnesses. In the present study, quantitative research was carried out to gauge the level of food safety knowledge amongst people living in Ireland. A total of 1069 participants from all over the Republic of Ireland contributed to the survey (of which 821 were included in this research). Results showed that the residents of Ireland overall had an average levelonknowledge …


The Concepts Of Law, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Tom Ginsburg May 2017

The Concepts Of Law, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Tom Ginsburg

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Factors In Fairness And Emotion In Online Case Resolution Systems, Youyang Hou, Cliff Lampe, Maximilian Bulinski, J. J. Prescott May 2017

Factors In Fairness And Emotion In Online Case Resolution Systems, Youyang Hou, Cliff Lampe, Maximilian Bulinski, J. J. Prescott

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Courts are increasingly adopting online information and communication technology, creating a need to consider the potential consequences of these tools for the justice system. Using survey responses from 209 litigants who had recently used an online case resolution system, we investigate factors that influenced litigants’ experiences of fairness and emotional feelings toward court officials. Our results show that ease of using the online case resolution system, the outcome of the case, and a litigant’s perceptions of procedural justice are positively associated both with whether the litigant views the process as fair and whether the litigant ultimately feels positive emotions toward …


Competency-Based Assessment Of Refractive Error Measurement In A Mozambique Optometry School, Kajal Shah, Kovin Naidoo, Luigi Bilotto, James Loughman May 2017

Competency-Based Assessment Of Refractive Error Measurement In A Mozambique Optometry School, Kajal Shah, Kovin Naidoo, Luigi Bilotto, James Loughman

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Background: The aims of this study were to develop a process for assessing refractive error management competence among the first two cohorts of students in a new optometry program at Unilúrio in Mozambique and to understand the effectiveness of implementing the process in the context of a low resource environment. Methods: The assessment methods were developed using information from a literature review and a focus group discussion and implemented on 15 students. Results: The exams consisted of direct observation of two patients, short-answer questions and a structured oral examination. Conclusion: The use of existing checklists and rating skills helped to …


The Commercial Difference, Felix T. Wu May 2017

The Commercial Difference, Felix T. Wu

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When it comes to the First Amendment, commerciality does, and should, matter. This Article develops the view that the key distinguishing characteristic of corporate or commercial speech is that the interest at stake is “derivative,” in the sense that we care about the speech interest for reasons other than caring about the rights of the entity directly asserting a claim under the First Amendment. To say that the interest is derivative is not to say that it is unimportant, and one could find corporate and commercial speech interests to be both derivative and strong enough to apply heightened scrutiny to …


Remedial Restraint In Administrative Law, Nicholas Bagley Apr 2017

Remedial Restraint In Administrative Law, Nicholas Bagley

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When a court determines that an agency action violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the conventional remedy is to invalidate the action and remand to the agency. Only rarely do the courts entertain the possibility of holding agency errors harmless. The courts’ strict approach to error holds some appeal: Better a hard rule that encourages procedural fastidiousness than a remedial standard that might tempt agencies to cut corners. But the benefits of this rule-bound approach are more elusive, and the costs much larger, than is commonly assumed. Across a wide range of cases, the reflexive invalidation of agency action appears wildly …


Using Cognitive Mapping Techniques To Measure Longitudinally The Brand Equity Of Irish Political Parties, Ewan Macdonald, Roger Sherlock, John Hogan Dr Apr 2017

Using Cognitive Mapping Techniques To Measure Longitudinally The Brand Equity Of Irish Political Parties, Ewan Macdonald, Roger Sherlock, John Hogan Dr

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This paper applies cognitive mapping techniques to understand how political brand equity is formed, differs, and changes, across the four largest Irish political parties, between 2013 and 2016. It assesses the fundamental aspects of branding and brand equity in the marketing and political marketing literatures and offers an insight into the Irish political environment. Primary data was generated through the participation of 232 citizens in the brand elicitation stages in 2013 and 2016 and a further 76 and 105 citizens respectively were involved in the construction of the cognitive maps of brand equity. In all, across both time points, 614 …


The Market Value Of Who We Are: The Flow Of Personal Data And Its Regulation In China, Dong Han Apr 2017

The Market Value Of Who We Are: The Flow Of Personal Data And Its Regulation In China, Dong Han

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This article focuses on market-driven collection of personal data and its regulation in China. It argues that there is a growing demand for personal data from China’s advertising, marketing, and credit reporting businesses. Meanwhile, the rapid development of the Internet, notably social media and e-commerce, has generated very large pools of personal data on digital platforms. These two factors contribute to the fast growth of both legitimate and illegitimate collection and exploitation of personal information. Chinese laws and regulations lag behind the market and are not ready to regulate personal data as a key economic resource. They scatter in a …


Writing Research Papers Within The University Music Curriculum, Douglas Worthen Apr 2017

Writing Research Papers Within The University Music Curriculum, Douglas Worthen

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Incorporating writing skills into both the undergraduate and graduate music history sequence has myriad challenges, yet there are some subtle advantages in working with focused and motivated students who generally love their chosen profession. This article will discuss incorporating a musician's highly developed skills in planning and executing typical music research at the undergraduate and graduate level.


Potential Life In The Doctrine, Leah Litman Apr 2017

Potential Life In The Doctrine, Leah Litman

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In their article, Abortion: A Woman’s Private Choice, Erwin Chemerinsky and Michele Goodwin seek to shore up the doctrinal basis for a woman’s constitutional right to end her pregnancy. While Chemerinsky and Goodwin are partly concerned about the status of abortion rights in the United States because of President Donald Trump’s promise prior to taking office to appoint Justices to the Supreme Court who will overturn Roe v. Wade, they also maintain that some of the threat to abortion rights arises from an uncomfortable tension in the doctrine that recognizes states’ interest in potential life. I agree with Chemerinsky and …


Contemporary Practice Of The United States Relating To International Law, April 2017, Kristina Daugirdas, Julian Davis Mortenson Apr 2017

Contemporary Practice Of The United States Relating To International Law, April 2017, Kristina Daugirdas, Julian Davis Mortenson

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In this section: • United States Abstains on Security Council Resolution Criticizing Israeli Settlements • United States Sanctions Russian Individuals and Entities After Accusing Russian Government of Using Hacking to Interfere with U.S. Election Process; Congressional Committees and Intelligence and Law Enforcement Agencies Continue to Investigate President Trump’s Connections to Russian Officials • Second Circuit Overturns $655 Million Jury Verdict Against Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority • New Legislation Seeks to Confirm Immunity of Artwork and Facilitate Cultural Exchange • United States Confronts China over Seizure of Unmanned Drone in the South China Sea • International Criminal Court Prosecutor …


The Soybean Gmsnap18 Gene Underlies Two Types Of Resistance To Soybean Cyst Nematode, Shiming Liu, Pramod K. Kandoth, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Jingwen Kang, Vincent Colantonio, Robert Heinz, Greg Yeckel, Zhou Zhou, Sadia Bekal, Johannes Dapprich, Bjorn Rotter, Silvia Cianzio, Melissa G. Mitchum, Khalid Meksem Mar 2017

The Soybean Gmsnap18 Gene Underlies Two Types Of Resistance To Soybean Cyst Nematode, Shiming Liu, Pramod K. Kandoth, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Jingwen Kang, Vincent Colantonio, Robert Heinz, Greg Yeckel, Zhou Zhou, Sadia Bekal, Johannes Dapprich, Bjorn Rotter, Silvia Cianzio, Melissa G. Mitchum, Khalid Meksem

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Two types of resistant soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) sources are widely used against soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines Ichinohe). These include Peking-type soybean, whose resistance requires both the rhg1-a and Rhg4 alleles, and PI 88788-type soybean, whose resistance requires only the rhg1-b allele. Multiple copy number of PI 88788-type GmSNAP18, GmAAT, and GmWI12 in one genomic segment simultaneously contribute to rhg1-b resistance. Using an integrated set of genetic and genomic approaches, we demonstrate that the rhg1-a Peking-type GmSNAP18 is sufficient for resistance to SCN in combination with Rhg4. The two SNAPs (soluble NSF attachment …


Characterization Of The Soluble Nsf Attachment Protein Gene Family Identifies Two Members Involved In Additive Resistance To A Plant Pathogen, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Shiming Liu, Sadia Bekal, Zhou Zhou, Kris Lambert, Abdelali Barakat, Khalid Meksem Mar 2017

Characterization Of The Soluble Nsf Attachment Protein Gene Family Identifies Two Members Involved In Additive Resistance To A Plant Pathogen, Naoufal Lakhssassi, Shiming Liu, Sadia Bekal, Zhou Zhou, Kris Lambert, Abdelali Barakat, Khalid Meksem

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Proteins with Tetratricopeptide-repeat (TPR) domains are encoded by large gene families and distributed in all plant lineages. This study aims to characterize a subfamily of TPR containing proteins named Soluble NSF-Attachment Protein (GmSNAP), of which GmSNAP18 has been reported to mediate resistance to soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This study uses a population of recombinant inbred lines from resistant and susceptible parents to analyse SNAP gene family divergence over time. Five members constitute the soybean SNAP gene family: GmSNAP18, GmSNAP11, GmSNAP14, GmSNAP02, and GmSNAP09. Phylogenetic analysis of genes from 22 diverse plant species showed that SNAP genes were distributed in …


Subdelegating Powers, Jennifer Nou Mar 2017

Subdelegating Powers, Jennifer Nou

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Efficient Architecture Of Variable Size Hevc 2d-Dct For Fpga Platforms, Min Chen, Yuanzhi Zhang, Chao Lu Mar 2017

Efficient Architecture Of Variable Size Hevc 2d-Dct For Fpga Platforms, Min Chen, Yuanzhi Zhang, Chao Lu

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This study presents a design of two-dimensional (2D) discrete cosine transform (DCT) hardware architecture dedicated for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) in field programmable gate array (FPGA) platforms. The proposed methodology efficiently proceeds 2D-DCT computation to fit internal components and characteristics of FPGA resources. A four-stage circuit architecture is developed to implement the proposed methodology. This architecture supports variable size of DCT computation, including 4×4, 8×8, 16×16, and 32×32. The proposed architecture has been implemented in System Verilog and synthesized in various FPGA platforms. Compared with existing related works in literature, this proposed architecture demonstrates significant advantages in hardware cost …


The Gibbons Fallacy, Richard A. Primus Mar 2017

The Gibbons Fallacy, Richard A. Primus

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In Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice John Marshall famously wrote that "the enumeration presupposes something not enumerated." Modern courts use that phrase to mean that the Constitutions enumeration of congressional powers indicates that those powers are, as a whole, less than a grant of general legislative authority. But Marshall wasn't saying that. He wasn't talking about the Constitution's overall enumeration of congressional powers at all. He was writing about a different enumeration - the enumeration of three classes of commerce within the Commerce Clause. And Marshall's analysis of the Commerce Clause in Gibbons does not imply that the enumerated …


Collaboration With Deaf Communities To Conduct Accessible Health Surveillance, Steven L. Barnett, Kelly A. Mathews, Erika J. Sutter, Lori A. Dewindt, Jacqueline A. Pransky, Amanda M. O'Hearn, Tamala M. David, Robert Q. Pollard, Vincent J. Samar, Thomas A. Pearson Mar 2017

Collaboration With Deaf Communities To Conduct Accessible Health Surveillance, Steven L. Barnett, Kelly A. Mathews, Erika J. Sutter, Lori A. Dewindt, Jacqueline A. Pransky, Amanda M. O'Hearn, Tamala M. David, Robert Q. Pollard, Vincent J. Samar, Thomas A. Pearson

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Introduction Populations of deaf sign language users experience health disparities unmeasured by current public health surveillance. Population-specific health data are necessary to collaboratively identify health priorities and evaluate interventions. Standardized, reproducible, and language-concordant data collection in sign language is impossible via written or telephone surveys. Methods Deaf and hearing researchers, community members, and other stakeholders developed a broad computer-based health survey based on the telephone-administered Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. They translated survey items from English to sign language, evaluated the translations, and filmed the survey items for inclusion in their custom software. They initiated the second Rochester Deaf Health …


Byte Marks: Making Sense Of New F.R.C.P. 37(E), Charles Yablon Mar 2017

Byte Marks: Making Sense Of New F.R.C.P. 37(E), Charles Yablon

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New FRCP 37(e) limits severe, case ending sanctions for lost electronically stored information (ESI) to situations where a party acted with “intent to deprive” other parties of the use of that information. But it makes no change in existing preservation duties and never explains how “intent” is to be determined for the corporation and other entities likely to be parties in such litigation. The question is – does this Rule make any sense? This Essay seeks to make sense of Rule 37(e) in terms of its language, the stated goals of its drafters, and its role in the regulation of …


The Critical Role Of Point Defects In Improving The Specific Capacitance Of Δ-Mno2 Nanosheets, Peng Gao, Peter Metz, Trevyn Hey, Yuxuan Gong, Dawei Liu, Doreen D. Edwards, Jane Y. Howe, Rong Huang, Scott T. Misture Feb 2017

The Critical Role Of Point Defects In Improving The Specific Capacitance Of Δ-Mno2 Nanosheets, Peng Gao, Peter Metz, Trevyn Hey, Yuxuan Gong, Dawei Liu, Doreen D. Edwards, Jane Y. Howe, Rong Huang, Scott T. Misture

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3D porous nanostructures built from 2D δ-MnO2 nanosheets are an environmentally friendly and industrially scalable class of supercapacitor electrode material. While both the electrochemistry and defects of this material have been studied, the role of defects in improving the energy storage density of these materials has not been addressed. In this work, δ-MnO2 nanosheet assemblies with 150 m2 g−1 specific surface area are prepared by exfoliation of crystalline KxMnO2 and subsequent reassembly. Equilibration at different pH introduces intentional Mn vacancies into the nanosheets, increasing pseudocapacitance to over 300 F g−1, reducing charge transfer resistance as low as 3 …


Near Peers: Harnessing The Power Of The Populous To Enhance The Learning Environment, Barry Ryan Feb 2017

Near Peers: Harnessing The Power Of The Populous To Enhance The Learning Environment, Barry Ryan

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NearPod is a multiplatform e-learning tool that allows students to engage with each other and the lecturer in real time, independent of learning space size or type. This research investigated the impact of NearPod use in two different third level educational settings. The rationale was the practical implementation of key trends in higher education, and enhancing the student learning experience, through the integration of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and flipped classroom learning. One aim of this project was to identify if NearPod, could address these trends in a simple, cost effective way. Secondly, the research sought to investigate if …


The Law Of Interpretation, William Baude, Stephen E. Sachs Feb 2017

The Law Of Interpretation, William Baude, Stephen E. Sachs

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Does International Human Rights Law In African Courts Make A Difference?, Daniel Abebe Feb 2017

Does International Human Rights Law In African Courts Make A Difference?, Daniel Abebe

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No abstract provided.