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Radio, Community And The Public : Community Radio In Western Australia, Bob Hope-Hume

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis examines community radio in Western Australia and its relationship to "the public sphere". The public sphere is that field in which private. persons interact with other private. persons and in so doing construct a 11public". Public opinion is formed through this interaction in the public sphere. The media provide a major part of that interaction. Moreover, the media determine which voices are privileged within the communicative sphere. Drawing from Jurgen Habennas I explore theories of the public sphere arguing that community radio constructs a new form of public sphere in contemporary culture. I explore notions of democratic radio …

The Mathematical Modelling Of The Ross River Virus Transmission, Yoon-Hong Choi

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Ross River virus is one of the most severe communicable diseases in Australia. During the 1995/96 outbreak of Ross River virus in south-western Australia, over 1 ,300 human cases were reported. Since the symptoms of the disease are sometimes too weak to be diagnosed, it is important to determine the number of humans who actually contracted the virus during outbreaks. To do this, several mathematical models with different hypotheses are constructed and analysed mathematically. The threshold mathematical conditions of these models suggest that as well as the size of the vector mosquito population, the population size and length of viraemia …

Vision Assisted Robotic Assembly Of Miniature Parts, Guy Vottis

Theses

The objective of this thesis was to design and build a work cell that utilized a robotic vision system to assemble a micro motor. The work cell design consisted of an Adept SCARA robot with a vision system, end-of-arm tooling, and a combination work surface/ lighting system. On-screen vision tools were applied to images of the parts, both binary and gray scale, to assist in accurate part recognition. Using these images, retained by the vision system as reference, the robotic vision software was programmed to enable the robot to pick up the various parts in random positions within the cell …

Multiples Of One Hundred, Ami Martin

Theses

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Public Interest Group Politics And American Political Culture, Patrick Henry Brennan

Dissertations and Theses

Recent theories of interest group behavior have attempted to gain an understanding of how these groups mobilize for political action. However, these theories have led to account for a crucial aspect of public interest groups, a particularly important segment of the interest group universe. The purpose of this essay is to shed light on the ways that interest group theories must adapt if they are to better reflect this unique aspect of public interest group behavior. Specifically, it is necessary to acknowledge the role that a group"s ideas regarding shared American values play within the behavior of groups that seek …

Risk In The Balance, Jay D. Wexler

Faculty Scholarship

In both academic and legislative circles, risk assessment reform is currently a hot topic. In the last decade, scholars have increasingly criticized the risk assessment procedures which administrative agencies employ to protect the public from environmental and health risks. Critics have pointed to several flaws in the current system, calling it inconsistent, undemocratic, overly decentralized, excessively rigid and unjustifiably conservative. To deal with these problems, scholars have proposed a variety of solutions. Peter Huber has urged agencies to assess risk less conservatively in order to save society from "second best" technology. Cass Sunstein and Richard Pildes have proposed injecting public …

Applying A Genetic Algorithm To Improve The Lower Bounds Of Multi-Color Ramsey Numbers, Shardul Rao

Theses

Ramsey Theory studies conditions when a combinatorial object contains necessarily some smaller given objects. The role of Ramsey Numbers is to quantify some of the general existential theorems in Ramsey Theory. The objective of this thesis is to try to improve the lower bounds of Ramsey Numbers, in particular the bounds for multi-color graph Ramsey Numbers. Let Gi,G2,---,Gm be graphs on some n. R(G\,G2, ,Gm) denotes the m-color Ramsey number for graphs, avoiding G, in color i for 1 < i < m. Thus, to show R(G\, G2, . , Gm) > N, we need to find an edge coloring for a Kn graph using m colors (for N as large as possible) …

Factoring Integers Defined By Second And Third Order Recurrence Relations, Kirk Ocke

Theses

Factoring the first two-hundred and fifty Fibonacci numbers using just trial division would take an unreasonable amount of time. Instead the problem must be attacked using modern factorization algorithms. We look not only at the Fibonacci numbers, but also at factoring integers defined by other second and third order recurrence relations. Specifically we include the Fibonacci, Tribonacci and Lucas numbers. We have verified the known factorizations of first 382 Fibonacci numbers and the first 185 Lucas numbers, we also completely factored the first 311 Tribonacci numbers.

"Click" (An Experiment In Virtual Anthropology) Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Conceptual Art, Eve Ogden

Theses

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Father Involvement And Preschool Behavior: Do Involved Dads Make A Difference?, Lorraine Bonati

Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not father involvement in child care has an effect on preschool behavior. Data were provided by a kindergarten readiness study conducted by the Primary Mental Health Project (PMHP) in Rochester, New York. Participants voluntarily completed background questionnaires including an item regarding the degree of father involvement in care of the children. A randomly-selected sample of 121 four- and five-year-old urban preschool children (61 males, 60 females) with low to high father involvement were rated on five behaviors and five social competencies by their teachers using the Teacher-Child Rating Scale, the …

Multidimensional Subset Sum Problem, Vladimir Kolesnikov

Theses

This thesis explores new modifications to the successful LLL approach to solving the Subset Sum problem. This work is an optimization of the matrix representation of an instance. Traditionally, the basis matrix contained only one column with set elements and the sum. In this thesis we suggest having several data columns (thus introducing multidimensionality). This allows us to reduce the size of coulmn entries which changes the complexity of the problem. Splitting the data into multiple columns greatly simplifies the task of solving the Subset Sum problem. However, other problems arise when we try to generate multiple columns. Here we …

Development And Analysis Of A Verstile, Reusable, High Speed, Dma Controller For Custom Embedded Applications Using The Pci Bus, Michael Eastman

Theses

This thesis investigates the plausibility of designing and developing a versatile, reusable, high speed interface for custom computing applications, based on the Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) Bus. A PCI I/O board was developed, utilizing mainly Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD's), which included a custom Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller to take advantage of the unique feature set of the PCI bus. The arbitration mechanisms and performance characteristics of the PCI bus are taken advantage of in order to achieve a maximum burst throughput rate of 66 Megabytes per second. Performance characteristics of the I/O board are analyzed for two separate …

Application Of Statistical Techniques In The Evaluation Of Packaging Processes, Mark Harris

Theses

Production processes for packaging components frequently are subject to variation that can result in the manufacture of unusable components. Significant exposure to both the component supplier and the customer is incurred when the production process capability is not established prior to the start of production. "Application of Statistical Techniques in the Evaluation of Packaging Processes" presents a program of statistical tests for problem resolution as well as for the qualification of a new process. Training of manufacturing personnel in the fundamentals is a necessary element to accurately apply and interpret the results. The successful use of statistics requires knowledge of …

An Evaluation Of What Factors Effect Burst Test Results Using Rigid Porous Packages, Michael Johnson

Theses

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Comparison Of An Incline Impact Table To Horizontal Impact Table As Used In Representing Pallet Marshaling, Amanda Hoffnung

Theses

This study compared horizontal impact tables to incline impact tables . The hypothesis is that both tables could achieve the same resultant impact. This study proved that this is possible. However, the initial speed at which the table is set, and the type of programmers used on each table effected the resultant impact. A number of trial runs with setting adjustments were necessary before a three mile-per-hour resultant impact was achieved. Once this setting was achieved to create the proper impact, both tables were within a 5% error when thirty consecutive impacts were produced on each table. Reproducibility was achieved …

Private Financing Of Criminal Prosecutions And The Differing Protections Of Liberty And Equality In The Criminal Justice System, Joseph E. Kennedy

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Property And The First Amendment, Mark W. Cordes

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

This article will examine the relationship of property interests to First Amendment exercise, and in particular the Supreme Court’s treatment of the ways property interests might interact with First Amendment rights. Although where appropriate it will emphasize the increased attention to property interests in recent years, the article’s primary intent is to more broadly examine the types of property-speech relationships that have arisen and how the Court has viewed property values in those various contexts. Beyond that, it will attempt to discern the more basic values reflected in the Court’s analysis and, to a limited degree, critique the Court’s treatment …

Bringing Forward The Right To Keep And Bear Arms: Do Text, History, Or Precedent Stand In The Way?, Thomas B. Mcaffee, Michael J. Quinlan

Scholarly Works

The Second Amendment is the black sheep of the constitutional family. Paralleling the Amendment's neglect and abuse by commentators is the curious onslaught of misinformation and fear in the public arena. In this Article, Professors McAffee and Quinlan begin the process of restoring the Second Amendment to its rightful place as an individual right enjoyed by the citizenry. Reviewing singular facets of the Second Amendment debate, including the relation between the Militia and Right to Arms Clauses, the meaning of “keep and bear,” the relevance of militia provisions today and the abandonment by the Supreme Court as an active participant …

"My God!": A Feminist Critique Of The Excited Utterance Exception To The Hearsay Rule, Aviva A. Orenstein

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Rhetoric, Reality, And The Law Of Unfunded Federal Mandates, Daniel H. Cole, Carol S. Comer

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Expert Opinion Pleading: Any Merit To Special Certificates Of Merit?, Jeffrey A. Parness, Amy Leonetti

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Civil litigation reform to reduce frivolous civil lawsuits was a hot topic in the most recent Presidential debates. It has stirred much recent interest and action in state and federal legislatures. Some new developments involve special pleading norms. Lawmakers will likely debate and implement new special pleading requirements in coming years, often involving certificates of merit. Such certificates are now required for most or some professional malpractice claims in several states. Illinois adopted a certificate of merit standard for product liability actions, while certificates of merit for certain childhood sexual abuse claims are necessary in both California and Louisiana. As …

Glacial Deposits, Vol. 25, 1996-1997, Department Of Geography-Geology

Glacial Deposits

Newsletter of the Department of Geography-Geology

Development Of A Trickle-Bed Bioreactor For Air Purification, Steve R. Mattson

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Opportunistic Downsizing Of Aging Workers: The 1990'S Version Of Age And Pension Discrimination In Employment, Gary Minda

UC Law Journal

In the last decade, "downsizings," or strategic mass layoffs, have swept corporate America. In order to obtain a more desirable short-term costs-to-income ratio for their quarterly reports, corporations large and small have liberally cut their work forces. This trend has dramatically shaken the traditional de facto work relationship contract between employers and long-term employees. Employees can no longer count on stable work relationships with their employers, nor can they be secure in receiving promised pension benefits after many years of work.

None have been more affected by this business strategy than older workers. Corporations tend to "downsize" older employees because …

Identifying The Role Of Social Norms In Mediation: A Multiple Model Approach, Ellen A. Waldman

UC Law Journal

Mediation plays an ever-increasing role in a variety of dispute contexts. Once primarily limited to labor or neighborhood conflicts, the mediation process is currently being used to resolve environmental, personal injury, securities, and bioethics disputes. This movement into new areas has sparked modifications and innovations in traditional mediation practice. In this Article, Professor Waldman argues that changes in mediation practice require a revamping of mediation theory. She argues that mediation encompasses three separate, but related, procedural models that can be distinguished by their divergent treatment of social norms. She terms these models "norm-generating," "norm-educating," and "normadvocating."

In the norm-generating model, …

Transsexuals And Critical Gender Theory: The Possibility Of A Restroom Labeled Other, Terry S. Kogan

UC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Defending Genders: Sex And Gender Non-Conformity In The Civil Rights Strategies Of Sexual Minorities, Paisley Currah

UC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Unlocking The Closet Door: Protecting Children From Involuntary Civil Commitment Because Of Their Sexual Orientation, Miye A. Goishi

UC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Jeffrey Dahmer And The Cosynthesis Of Categories, Peter Kwan

UC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Intellectual Property Rights In Data?, J. H. Reichman, Pamela Samuelson

Vanderbilt Law Review

The international intellectual property system founded on the Paris and Berne Conventions in the late nineteenth century has been dominated by the patent and copyright paradigms, which articulate the legal protection of technological inventions and of literary and artistic works, respectively. Although this patent-copyright dichotomy was never as strictly observed abroad as in the United States, it nonetheless charted a relatively clear theoretical line of demarcation between legal incentives to create and the public interest in free competition. Any publicly disclosed technologies or information products that failed to meet the eligibility requirements of the domestic patent and copyright laws became …