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Salesforce Evaluation By Local And Foreign Wholesale Companies In Singapore, Rajah Vellan Komaran, Lee Ching Tok

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

No abstract provided.

The Opening Price Behavior: Foreign Exchange Futures Market Versus Equity Market, Quentin C. Chu, David K. Ding, C. S. Pyun

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Daily opening, noon, and closing prices of Deutschemark and Japanese yen futures are examined for the efficiency of the foreign exchange futures (FXF) market. Variance ratio and multiple variance ratio tests, are employed. The prices are found to be serially uncorrelated. This random walk behavior sheds light on the differences between the FXF and commodity or equity markets. The conclusions suggest that the FXF market is a 24-hour global market, reflecting a disparity with equity markets where round-the-clock trading is advocated since the high volatility during market opening would be eliminated, leading to potential cost reductions for traders as spreads …

Etiology And Biological Control Of Seedling Disease In Water-Seeded Rice., Se-Chul Chun

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In order to assess the potential of biological control of rice seedling disease, detailed etiological information was required, i.e. when and for how long are seedlings susceptible and which portions of the seed and seedling are susceptible. Contaminant-free seeds were required for these studies. For this purpose, rice seeds were soaked for 2 hrs in freshly prepared 2.6% sodium hypochlorite adjusted to pH 7.0 with a final concentration of 0.5 M potassium phosphate. This treatment was not only very effective in disinfesting seeds but also seemed to promote seedling growth. On the basis of this observation, a study was conducted …

Potential For Glufosinate As A Selective Herbicide For Red Rice Control In Bar-Transformed Rice., Sujatha Sankula

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A three year study was conducted to evaluate the herbicide glufosinate on BAR-transformed rice and on the weed red rice. Preliminary evaluations with 1.1 and 2.2 kg/ha glufosinate on the BAR-transformed Gulfmont and Koshihikari rice varieties showed that both were resistant, but there was more injury to Koshihikari. Glufosinate at 2.2 kg ai/ha injured BAR-transformed Gulfmont rice more when applied to the 1- to 2-leaf stage (23-26%) than when applied to 3- to 4-leaf (13-19%) plants. The damage was least with boot stage applications (3-14%). Phytotoxicity to BAR-transformed Gulfmont rice was greater when 2.2 kg/ha glufosinate was combined with 0.4 …

Lex Scripta Et Lex Non Scripta: Tensions Between Law And Language In Late Fourteenth-Century England And Its Literature., Susanne Sara Thomas

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This work explores the connections between Middle English literature and transitions occurring within the English legal system. It focuses on the way Chaucer and the Gawain-poet negotiate the tension between the legal potency of the written word and the spoken word. As the common law contains an ongoing negotiation between written and unwritten forms of law, the dissertation discusses the function and significance of the tension between the lex scripta and the lex non scripta. It argues that the increasing displacement of oral and written language in the legal realm is a source of considerable cultural anxiety, and this anxiety …

An Integrated Model Predicting Smoking Stage Of Change Among A Sample Of Government-Insured And Indigent Medical Patients., Edwin Daniel Boudreaux

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study found that an integrated model using variables from several psychosocial theories, including the theory of planned behavior, decisional balance theory, and self-efficacy theory, was successful in predicting smoking stage of change. Specifically, ever smokers with higher self-efficacy, higher ratings of the cons of smoking, and lower ratings of the pros were more ready to quit or had already quit. Additionally, those who rated smoking as less tempting and who reported having people in their support system who were supportive of their cessation were in later stages of change. These results point to the importance of assessing cognitions towards …

Cellulose-Reinforced Composites And Srim And Rtm Modeling., Mohammad Fahrurrozi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Structural reaction injection molding (SRIM) cellulosic/polyurethane composites were prepared from various forms of cellulosic mats, and elastomeric polyurea-urethane (PUU) and rigid polyurethane (PU) formulations. Mats (woven and non-woven) prepared from different sources of fibers with lignin content ranging from zero (cotton) to at least 10% (sugar cane and kenaf fibers) performed comparably in PUU/cellulosic composites. Young's modulus and tensile strength of PUU/cellulosic composites were doubled with 5% and 7% fiber loading respectively. Young's modulus and tensile strength of PU/cellulosic composites were improved by 300% and 30%, respectively, with 7% fiber loading, whereas their bending moduli and strengths were improved up …

Tiffany Windows In Richmond And Petersburg, Virginia, Rachel M. Bradshaw

Theses and Dissertations

Louis Comfort Tiffany began his career as a painter in the 1860's, illustrating his love of color and nature through genre scenes and landscapes. Unfulfilled as a painter he established a successful interior design firm, L. C. Tiffany and Associated Artists, designing interiors for America's rich and elite, all the while trying to bring his vision of beauty within their reach. He is greatest remembered by his contributions to the industry of colored glass and the development of Tiffany Studios. Inspired by the colors in the stained glass windows of the twelfth and thirteenth century and by the lack of …

Vantage Point - Show Notes - 1997, David Unumb

Vantage Point Documents

No abstract provided.

Contemporary Couple Enrichment: A Critical And Meta-Analytic Review Of Methodology, Terry L. Hight

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of contemporary couple enrichment using currently-accepted standards of meta-analytic research. Twenty-seven published studies that compared enrichment groups to control groups were included in the analyses. The overall mean effect size (0.32), post-treatment effect size (0.35), and follow-up effect size (0.35) for couple enrichment were heterogeneous, positive, and significantly different than 0. Mean effect sizes for both post-treatment and follow-up did not differ significantly, Moderator variables associated with program type, measure type, nature of dependent variable, quality of methodology, measure reactivity, measure specificity, and researcher allegiance significantly improved homogeneity across effect …

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Popular Music And Analytic Cubist Paintings In Prewar Paris, Lulan Yu

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis addresses the connection between Analytic Cubist paintings and popular music culture in pre-World War I Paris. In particular, it focuses on popular music, performance, song lyrics, music iconography and its connected poster advertising as each relates to the Analytic Cubist paintings of Braque and Picasso. During the last years of the nineteenth century, the world of fine art came into close contact with the realm of popular entertainment, in particular institutions such as the cabaret, cafe'-concert and the music-hall. A revival of this performance which occurred around 1910, not only impacted the everyday world, but also the Cubist …

The Nebraska Unicameral And Its Lasting Benefits, Kim Robak

Nebraska Law Review

This article addresses the baffling nature of the nonpartisan Nebraska Unicameral, how it came to be, why and how it works, why it is superior to partisan bicameral legislatures, and why it will remain the sole nonpartisan unicameral in the nation. Much scholarship has addressed the Nebraska Unicameral from the perspective of those who helped to create it, were part of its process, and have studied. Yet, little has been written about the benefits of a nonpartisan system in a one-house legislature. This article attempts to fill that void and explain why the nonpartisan unicameral system is preferable.

Child Sexual Assault: The Future Of The Bill Of Particulars And Plea In Bar After State V. Martinez, 250 Neb. 597, 550 N.W.2d 655 (1996), Jeffrey H. Bush

Nebraska Law Review

This article discusses the bill of particulars in recent child sexual assault cases. Part II provides a criticism of recent cases, emphasizing whether it was necessary for the courts to forge a new jurisprudence on the subject of bills of particulars. Part III discusses the history of the bill of particulars in Nebraska. Part IV identifies the specific problem giving rise to this change in the law. Finally, Part V concludes with proposals for future treatment of these issues.

Statutory In Rem Civil Forfeiture, The Punishment Of Innocent Owners, And The Excessive Fines Clause: An Analysis Of Bennis V. Michigan, 116 S. Ct. 994 (1996), Eric N. Bergquist

Nebraska Law Review

This Note presents a brief review of the historical underpinnings of statutory in rem civil forfeiture in American jurisprudence and then examines the relatively recent contributions of United States Supreme Court cases, most notably Austin v. United States, which introduced constitutional protections available to owners in in rem forfeiture actions. Bennis v. Michigan is then introduced and analyzed, highlighting the Court’s inconsistent reasoning in upholding the forfeiture in Bennis despite its holding in Austin, which was decided only three years earlier. Finally, this Note proposes a threshold test for application of the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth …

Owners And Occupiers Of Land Now Owe Those Lawfully On Their Premises A Duty Of Reasonable Care Under Heins V. Webster County, 250 Neb. 750, 552 N.W.2d 51 (1996), Kristin K. Woodward

Nebraska Law Review

Throughout its relatively short history, American law has placed a special value on the rights of real property owners. Yet, as American ideas about the value of property have begun to change, so too have the laws regarding tort liability of owners and occupiers. Nebraska recognized this tort reform in Heins v. Webster County. This Note examines how the Heins decision beneficially changed Nebraska law. Abolishing the common law status distinctions and applying a reasonable standard of care under the circumstances frees the court from the harshness of the common law and the problems of rigid application. A reasonable standard …

Language And The Law: The Special Role Of Trademarks, Trade Names, And Other Trade Emblems, John T. Cross

Nebraska Law Review

The rules of trade emblem law need to be reevaluated to determine whether they are effective rules of language. Part I of this article addresses whether the basic principles of trade emblem law make sense as rules of language. Although the new perspective certainly requires a rethinking of the existing rules, Part I demonstrates that most of the basic principles are valid as rules of language. The linchpin of the entire system—the grant of exclusive rights to one seller—will generally encourage efficient communication and limit deception. Similarly, the rules of priority, registration, and infringement serve these same ends. Part II …

Second Degree Murder, Malice, And Manslaughter In Nebraska: New Juice For An Old Cup, John Rockwell Snowden

Nebraska Law Review

Malice is almost as old as the common law of homicide. But, its meaning and function has changed over time with the law itself. Part II of this article presents a brief history of malice and murder. Malice began as a general criminal intent, an evil mind or bad attitude. It became tied to the idea of prior planning of a killing and today is almost everywhere understood as (1) an intent to kill, (2) an intent to do grievous bodily harm, or (3) an intent to act with a “depraved heart” conscious disregard of an extreme risk to human …

Writing Throughout The Curriculum: Why Law Schools Need It And How To Achieve It, Carol Mccrehan Parker

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Writing as a Tool for Analyzing and Applying Legal Authorities ... A. Using Writing to Diagnose Thinking Problems ... B. Using Writing to Promote Clear Thinking ... C. Using Writing-to-Learn Activities to Complement Traditional Teaching Methods

III. Writing Skills as “Tools of the Trade” ... A. Acquainting Students with Functions and Forms of Professional Documents ... 1. Introducing Purposes and Audiences for Legal Writing ... 2. Providing Models of Effective Legal Writing ... B. Teaching Students to Produce Professional-Quality Documents

IV. Writing as a Tool for Constructing Meaning ... A. Using Writing to Examine the Process of …

Truth Or Consequences: The Dilemma Of Asserting The Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination In Bankruptcy Proceedings, Craig Peyton Gaumer, Charles L. Nail Jr.

Nebraska Law Review

This article discusses both the manner in which issues regarding the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination may arise in bankruptcy cases and the many potential consequences of asserting the privilege. Parts II and III provide a general overview of the bankruptcy process and the Fifth Amendment, respectively. Part IV examines whether and to what extent the privilege against self-incrimination protects corporations and their directors, officers, and shareholders. Part V offers a similar examination of the extent to which the Fifth Amendment protects against the compelled production of documents. Parts VI and VII address the closely related topics of invocation and …

Cpa's Guide To Information Security, John Graves, Kim Hill Torrence

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Teaching To Think, Felicity Haynes

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Given that a devolved curriculum empowers a teacher to educate for change, and indeed encourages cross curricular critical and creative thinking, this article offers a broad review of three current strategies for helping anyone to think critically and creatively instruction in formal logic, training in focusing attention, and creating a community of inquiry. It concludes that the latter is the preferred mode of teaching thinking for understanding and responsibility, both in schools and in pre service teacher education, because it captures the best balance between student engagement, the presentation of external social standards and the need for ongoing reflection on …

Crittenden, B. (1996), Thinking About Education: Essays For Discussion In Teacher Education, Addison Wesley Longman, Melbourne, 180 Pp. $29.95., Bruce Haynes

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

Lokan, Jan (Editor), (1994), Describing Learning. Implementation Of Curriculum Profiles In Australian Schools 1986, Melbourne, Acer Press, Research Monograph No. 50, Xxviii + 420 Pp., H. E. Melville-Jones

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

Colin Marsh (1996) Handbook For Beginning Teachers. Addison Wesley Longman: Australia. 406 Pp, Robert G. Baker

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

Student And Teacher Perceptions Of Teaching/Learning Processes In Classrooms: How Close Is The Partnership?, Robert G. Barker, Wally Moroz

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

As Hornstein observed in the beginning of the 1990s, the "enduring pattern" of instruction in social studies lessons is that which revolves around traditional "teacher centred and text-centred" teaching strategies (Hornstein, 1990). However, other research programs which have investigated the status of social studies (Cuban, 1991; Good and Harmon, 1987; Haladyna, Shaughnessy and Redsun, 1982a) have indicated that the core subject rates well with students when teaching strategies are interactive, inductive, and student centred. As Hutchens (1993) found, students became "hooked" on social studies when it involved cooperative learning, and student research strategies. In 1995, Moroz, Baker and McDonald, reported …

Practice Teaching In Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Need For Adaptation To The Social And Cultural Context, Gary Partington

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

As part of the teacher education program at Edith Cowan University, a small group of student teachers experience teaching practice in remote Aboriginal communities. In this paper, student teacher perceptions of their experiences on such a practice are presented to illustrate the influence of the practice on their views about teaching Aboriginal children. Through an investigation of journals written during the practice, it is apparent that students had considerable difficulty adapting their teaching to the context in which they were working, particularly in relation to the different cultural and social demands of the situation.

Evaluation Of The Bunbury Chronic Pain Management Program, Samar Aoun, Carmen Gregg

Research outputs pre 2011

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-week program in pain management for patients with chronic pain referred by GPs in Bunbury, Australind, Harvey, Collie, and Donnybrook. The evaluation consisted of a retrospective analysis of patient data from the first 3 courses of the program (November 1996 to March 1997), and satisfaction surveys for 26 clients, 26 GPs and the 7 staff in the multidisciplinary team.

A comparison of pre-program and post-program pain inventory psychometric measures revealed a significant decrease in the amount pain interfered with general activity, social activities, normal work, sleep and mood. …

The Assessment Of The Health Care Needs Of The Community From A Consumer And Provider Perspective, Samar Aoun, Genevieve Stone

Research outputs pre 2011

This project aimed at identifying the health care needs of a community from a consumer and a provider perspective using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.

As stated in the objectives, this needs analysis has provided information on:

-the characteristics of the community served the local Division of General Practice (Chapter 2).

-the health status of the community, in terms of disease patterns, healthy lifestyles ... (Chapter 3).

-the extent to which services exhibit qualities of convenient location, availability, equity of access, integrated care and providing education (Chapters 4 and 5).

-the various aspects concerning general practice interests, …

Damages: A Catalyst For Jurisdictional Disputes In Aviation Accidents, Robert F. Hungerford, Rupert M. Shore

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

The Changing Face Of First-Party Bad Faith Claims In Texas, Lee Shidlofsky

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.