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Abandoned Frozen Embryos And Texas Law Of Abandoned Personal Property: Should There Be A Connection Comment., Lynne M. Thomas Jan 1997

Abandoned Frozen Embryos And Texas Law Of Abandoned Personal Property: Should There Be A Connection Comment., Lynne M. Thomas

St. Mary's Law Journal

In vitro fertilization (“IVF”) has become almost commonplace in society. The widespread utilization of IVF and cryopreservation raises new questions with respect to ownership and disposition of embryos. This legal confusion may be addressed by either crafting specific regulations for that particular technology as its implications become apparent, or by applying current law. IVF first began in Great Britain, and the British Parliament passed a law mandating destruction of abandoned frozen embryos five years after cryopreservation. Destruction of the embryos potentially caused the loss of reproduction capability for those persons whose embryos were destroyed. While the number of abandoned frozen …

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Photoemission Studies Of Magnetic Systems., Krishnan Subramanian Jan 1997

Photoemission Studies Of Magnetic Systems., Krishnan Subramanian

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

I have studied the electronic structure of thin films by photoelectron spectroscopy. My results show that even a monolayer film of Ni/Cu(001) exhibits bulk-like electronic structure and resembles that of bulk Ni. In order to better understand this result, I tracked the sp-band dimension at the Fermi surface of the Ni films for various coverages. For submonolayer coverages of Ni, the sp-band dimension was smaller than that of bulk Cu, but quickly reached that of bulk Ni by 1.2 ML Ni coverage. This continuous decrease implies a charge transfer from the Cu substrate to the Ni film, resulting in a …

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Peroxynitrite Mediated Oxidations: Spin Trap Studies; Nitration And Hydroxylation Of Phenol Result From Different Intermediates; Co(2) Catalyzes The Decomposition Of Peroxynitrite., Jean-Noel Lemercier Jan 1997

Peroxynitrite Mediated Oxidations: Spin Trap Studies; Nitration And Hydroxylation Of Phenol Result From Different Intermediates; Co(2) Catalyzes The Decomposition Of Peroxynitrite., Jean-Noel Lemercier

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In the first project the spin trap DMPO was used to probe for the production of hydroxyl radicals from peroxynitrite. Peroxynitrite reacts with DMPO to give $\sp\cdot$DMPO-OH, suggesting that $\sp\cdot$DMPO-OH results from a reaction between DMPO and HOONO or between DMPO and an activated intermediate of HOONO. Thiols produce a large increase in the $\sp\cdot$DMPO-OH signal intensity. Experiments employing SOD suggest that this increase results from the decomposition of $\sp\cdot$DMPO-OOH. These results are incompatible with the decomposition of peroxynitrite to form $\sp\cdot$OH but suggest that an intermediate of HOONO is produced that is less reactive and more selective than the …

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Integrated Pest Management Tactics For Control Of Cabbage Looper And Diamondback Moth In Cabbage., Paul Wesley Ivey Jan 1997

Integrated Pest Management Tactics For Control Of Cabbage Looper And Diamondback Moth In Cabbage., Paul Wesley Ivey

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Population density estimates, yield data, damage rating, and marketability of cabbage were used to assess the effectiveness of integrating several control tactics--an action threshold, host plant resistance, intercropping (companion planting), microbial control, and pesticide use reduction--for managing the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.), and the cabbage looper (CL), Trichoplusia ni (Hubner), in cabbage and in protecting beneficial arthropods. An action threshold of six DBM larvae per plant was inadequate for making insecticide application decisions because cabbage plots treated based on this action threshold had significantly higher densities of CL and DBM larvae, higher damage rating and yield loss, and …

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Traffic Management And Congestion Control In The Atm Network Model., Sundararajan Vedantham Jan 1997

Traffic Management And Congestion Control In The Atm Network Model., Sundararajan Vedantham

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networking technology has been chosen by the International Telegraph and Telephony Consultative Committee (CCITT) for use on future local as well as wide area networks to handle traffic types of a wide range. It is a cell based network architecture that resembles circuit switched networks, providing Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees not normally found on data networks. Although the specifications for the architecture have been continuously evolving, traffic congestion management techniques for ATM networks have not been very well defined yet. This thesis studies the traffic management problem in detail, provides some theoretical understanding and presents …

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The Myth Of Narcissus And The Narcissistic Structure., Joachim Conrad Hermann Vogeler Jan 1997

The Myth Of Narcissus And The Narcissistic Structure., Joachim Conrad Hermann Vogeler

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Since Freud's article "On Narcissism," behavioral psychologists have predominantly viewed this phenomenon as a personality disorder. This dissertation, in contrast, provides a psychoanalytic, i.e., Lacanian reading of the myth of Narcissus as it is recorded in classical literature, and brings about an understanding of the myth's underlying structure. The four fundamental exigencies of the myth's structure include the incest prohibition which symbolically castrates the human subject, the incestuous desire as a result of this prohibition, the displacement of this desire for another imaginary object, and the obsessive quest of that image as the symptom. This structure--defined as narcissistic structure and …

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Rickettsia Felis, A Newly Discovered Rickettsia Associated With The Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides Felis Bouche)., Jimmy Wedincamp Jr Jan 1997

Rickettsia Felis, A Newly Discovered Rickettsia Associated With The Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides Felis Bouche)., Jimmy Wedincamp Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A study was performed to determine the life cycle of Rickettsia felis, a novel bacterium associated with cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis Bouche). Cat flea populations maintain R. felis in successive generations by efficient transovarial transmission. Transovarial transmission was demonstrated in our study up to 12 generations. The mean infection rate for the progeny of fleas maintained on both cats and an artificial membrane system were comparable (64.3% and 58% respectively). Cats with no prior exposure to fleas were exposed to fleas infected with Rickettsia felis and monitored monthly for seroconversion via IFA. Blood samples were assayed for the presence of …

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Cost Analysis And Air Pollution Impact Of Electric Vehicles On A Metropolitan Area., Hector David Arias-Varela Jan 1997

Cost Analysis And Air Pollution Impact Of Electric Vehicles On A Metropolitan Area., Hector David Arias-Varela

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

During the 1990's, increasing attention has been paid to electric vehicles (EV's) because of their potential to reduce air pollution in metropolitan areas such as the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area in the U.S., Mexico City and Its Metropolitan Area in Mexico, Greater London in the United Kingdom and other urban areas. However, few studies to determine the costs and benefits of reducing air pollution by introducing EV's into these mega cities have been carried out. A model to determine the marginal costs and environmental impact of electric vehicles on a metropolitan area is designed in this study. The model simulates …

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The Effects Of Augmented Feedback On Students' Perceptions And Performance., Karen Anne Buckner Fredenburg Jan 1997

The Effects Of Augmented Feedback On Students' Perceptions And Performance., Karen Anne Buckner Fredenburg

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The focus of this study was to investigate the effects of various augmented feedback conditions on students' self-perceptions of ability (SPA), practice behaviors, and performance during motor skill instruction of a novel task. Fourth grade physical education students (n = 103) participating in a one week instructional unit on the skill of cupstacking were randomly assigned to one of four feedback conditions: (a) no feedback, (b) motivational feedback, (c) task or informational feedback, and (d) motivational and task feedback combined. While students practiced simple (3 x 6 x 3) and complex (1 x 10 x 1) cupstacking skills, instruction and …

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An Investigation Of The Motives In Going-Private Transactions: The Case Of Re-Lbos., Arman Kosedag Jan 1997

An Investigation Of The Motives In Going-Private Transactions: The Case Of Re-Lbos., Arman Kosedag

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The commonly understood and traditional forms of termination for a public firm are the takeover and bankruptcy. "Going private" is a new and interesting third alternative. Once the "going public" option--a significant number of observed reverse leveraged buyout (LBO) cases--is taken into account, however, the fundamental difference between this new alternative and traditional ways becomes apparent. Even more fascinating than the "public-to-private private-to-public" move is the fact that some companies go private again. This dissertation examines the phenomenon of re-LBOs; that is, the practice of going private via management buyout, then reobtaining public status through a new initial public offering, …

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Errand Into The Wilderness And America: An Analysis Of The Effects Of Puritan Symbols On The Perceived Purpose Of Education In America., E. Douglas Mcknight Jan 1997

Errand Into The Wilderness And America: An Analysis Of The Effects Of Puritan Symbols On The Perceived Purpose Of Education In America., E. Douglas Mcknight

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Present day America is perceived as immersed in a moral crisis due to certain cultural conditions; that national identity has fractured, resulting in a pervading sense of uncertainty and anxiety about the future; that public schools, as institutions charged with preserving the symbols of national identity and a morality that is the concrete expression of those symbols, have failed and must be reformed; and finally, that only through "schooling" can America be saved from this current cultural crisis. This rhetorical trajectory has a history that extends back to the Puritans who settled in America during the early seventeenth century and …

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Americans And German Youth In Nuremberg, 1945-1956: A Study In Politics And Culture., Harald Thomas Oskar Leder Jan 1997

Americans And German Youth In Nuremberg, 1945-1956: A Study In Politics And Culture., Harald Thomas Oskar Leder

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

While American policy makers needed three years after World War II to recognize the importance of re-educating German youth and to develop a consistent policy, a look at Nuremberg reveals that American representatives in the field started positive and constructive programs immediately after the war. American soldiers ignored non-fraternization, the Army became heavily involved in helping German communities survive, while the Youth Section of the Office of Military Government was the first to focus on persuasion instead of coercion in its re-education efforts. It designed long range programs to introduce young Germans to a democratic culture. Official American policy simply …

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Changing Tastes: Purchase Choice In Urban China., Ann Mcconnell Veeck Jan 1997

Changing Tastes: Purchase Choice In Urban China., Ann Mcconnell Veeck

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Food purchase options have expanded greatly in urban areas in the People's Republic of China as a result of recent market reforms. Still, given the influences sociocultural factors, the restructuring of food consumption in China need not be expected to follow patterns observed in the West. This investigation of food purchase behavior was based on a ten-month period of field study in Nanjing, China. The adoption of time related food purchase behaviors was studied, including use of processed food, restaurant use, and frequency of food shopping trips. Food consumption habits were investigated in the context of how these patterns contribute …

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The Organ Symphony: Its Evolution In France And Transformation In Selected Works By American Composers Of The Twentieth Century., Richard Edward Beckford Jan 1997

The Organ Symphony: Its Evolution In France And Transformation In Selected Works By American Composers Of The Twentieth Century., Richard Edward Beckford

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

During the mid to late nineteenth century organ building and organ music in France underwent radical change. The French organ of the early nineteenth century was still the instrument of the French Classical school, the instrument of Clicquot and his predecessors. These instruments were limited in manual and pedal compass, variety and power of stops, and in their ability to vary expression and nuance. The great organ builder Aristide Cavaille-Coll changed all this and introduced to France instruments that were capable of tremendous tonal variety, nuance, and expressions. His instruments introduced many tonal changes particularly harmonic stops and stops that …

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High-Resolution Facies Analysis Of Deltaic Subenvironments Of The Pennsylvanian Atoka Formation, Arkansas., Tanwi Gangopadhyay Jan 1997

High-Resolution Facies Analysis Of Deltaic Subenvironments Of The Pennsylvanian Atoka Formation, Arkansas., Tanwi Gangopadhyay

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present research was aimed at comparison and distinction between various deltaic subenvironments from Pennsylvanian deposits of the Arkoma Basin, Arkansas. Detailed facies analysis of deltaic deposits reveal significant variation in sedimentary characteristics between different subenvironments. A multi-pronged approach, including documentation of measured sections and gamma ray profiles in the field and subsequent laboratory analysis of samples, was undertaken. The Atoka Formation deltaic deposits have been established primarily as representing fluvially-dominated deltas. Interdistributary bay fill deposits are splintery shales with abundant siderite nodules. Crevasse splay sandstone units are ripple cross-laminated and coarsen and thicken upward to a maximum of 60cm …

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Production Of Transgenic Channel Catfish., Mark Christian Bates Jan 1997

Production Of Transgenic Channel Catfish., Mark Christian Bates

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The channel catfish industry has experienced tremendous growth over the last several years. This growth has triggered more intensive culture practices resulting in disease outbreaks and devastating mortalities. Medicated feeds and vaccination have been of limited use. This research presents studies on techniques to produce disease resistant channel catfish by gene transfer. The gene used was the cecropin B gene from the giant silkworm moth Hyalophora cecropia, controlled by an acute phase response (APR) promoter also from H. cecropia. The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine if an early maturing population of catfish from Lake Maurepas, Louisiana, could …

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The Impact Of Early Literacy Intervention Groups In Conjunction With Reading Recovery., Lori Ann Brocato Jan 1997

The Impact Of Early Literacy Intervention Groups In Conjunction With Reading Recovery., Lori Ann Brocato

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The positive, early experiences of children in school can be closely linked to their future success in school and career. Reading Recovery has been successful in helping at-risk first-grade children accelerate and become successful readers and writers. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether or not Early Literacy Intervention Groups have any effect when used in conjunction with Reading Recovery. This study will examine the following questions: (1) How do Reading Recovery children without Early Literacy Intervention compare to those with this experience on entrance scores into the program? (2) How do Reading Recovery children without Early Literacy …

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Educational Costs And Cost Recovery In Developing Countries: The Case Of Mali., Mohamed Cherif Diarra Jan 1997

Educational Costs And Cost Recovery In Developing Countries: The Case Of Mali., Mohamed Cherif Diarra

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study explores the basic types, major determinants, and behavioral characteristics of educational costs in developing countries in general, and higher education in particular in Mali for 1985-1996. A conceptual proposal of cost recovery in higher education consisting of three basic components--a tuition price, a student loan program, and a higher education payment package--is presented. Relationships among economic and human factors, and attitudes toward cost recovery are examined. An instrument was developed to test the feasibility of the cost recovery proposal through the perspectives of several stakeholder groups--students, parents, administrators, faculty, and legislators. The quantitative part of the study was …

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New Developments In Portable Fast Gas Chromatography., Elena Ursula Ehrmann Jan 1997

New Developments In Portable Fast Gas Chromatography., Elena Ursula Ehrmann

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Currently commercially available portable gas chromatographs are suitable only for the analysis of volatile organic compounds, and do not include temperature programming capability. This dissertation presents the development of a novel direct at-column heater design and a pressure driven injection system that is compatible with semi-volatile analytes. The collinear and coaxial at-column heater designs incorporate heater and temperature sensing elements placed along the column. Resistive heating controls the column temperature via a feedback circuit and a software selected program. Linear temperature programming ramps up to 14$\sp\circ$C/s were obtained, with a total power consumption of less than 100 Watt. The accuracy …

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A Case Study Analysis Of The Impact Peer Coaching Has On Assisting First And Third Grade Teachers In The Implementation Of Portfolio Assessment., Lila D. Finney Jan 1997

A Case Study Analysis Of The Impact Peer Coaching Has On Assisting First And Third Grade Teachers In The Implementation Of Portfolio Assessment., Lila D. Finney

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In this period of controversy and uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of our public schools, educators face many problems in teaching today's children. One specific area of concern relates to assessment. An increasing number of teachers have turned to the use of portfolios to document the literacy growth of their students. If teachers are to use portfolio assessment to measure student achievement accurately, effective staff training is necessary. The purpose of this study was to observe six teachers, in grades one and three, as they implemented portfolio assessment with the assistance of two peer coaches. This study describes the peer coaching …

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"Maria Stuart", Opus 172: A Song Cycle By Joseph Joachim Raff Based On The Poetry Of Mary Queen Of Scots., Molly Jane Johnson Jan 1997

"Maria Stuart", Opus 172: A Song Cycle By Joseph Joachim Raff Based On The Poetry Of Mary Queen Of Scots., Molly Jane Johnson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882) was a preeminent German composer who quickly fell into obscurity after his death. This should not be interpreted to mean that his music has no place in the modern repertoire. One of his vocal works, Maria Stuart: Ein Cyclus von Gesangen fur eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, opus 172, contains twelve song settings of poems attributed to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots and three of her contemporaries, translated into German by Gisbert Freiherr von Vincke. The songs chronicle significant times and events in Queen Mary's life, beginning with the death of her first husband and …

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An Analysis Of Medium Of Exchange In Takeovers., Yuan-Shing Liao Jan 1997

An Analysis Of Medium Of Exchange In Takeovers., Yuan-Shing Liao

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation provides a detailed analysis of the medium of exchange in corporate takeovers. Previous theoretical works and empirical evidence suggest three distinct (but not necessarily mutually exclusive) elements of information asymmetry: the bidder's value, the target's value, and the synergy from a takeover. Chapter two of this dissertation integrates the theory of financial intermediation into the research of the medium of exchange in takeovers. The research question is how the bidders with favorable information employ financial intermediaries, such as accounting firms, investment banks, and commercial banks, to reduce the market's unfavorable reaction to announcements of equity-financed takeovers. Chapter three …

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Modeling Hrm In Context: Examining The Role Of Human Resource Manager Discretion., Elyssa Blanton Schultz Jan 1997

Modeling Hrm In Context: Examining The Role Of Human Resource Manager Discretion., Elyssa Blanton Schultz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation presents a model focusing on human resource manager discretion and its role in influencing variations in HRM. Discretion, defined here as the latitude of action of human resource managers, is suggested as an important means of accounting for differing levels of constraint facing the HRM function. Because the model developed here focuses on discretion as a characteristic which is common to theories of choice and environmental determinism in organizational research, it is designed to stimulate future research that simultaneously considers predictions of HRM structure and content that have, to this point, been considered contradictory. In general, the results …

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A Comparison Of Leonard Bernstein's Incidental Music For The Film "On The Waterfront" And The Subsequent "Symphonic Suite" For The Film, And An Original Composition: Symphony No. 1: "Music For Theater"., Stephen John Lias Jan 1997

A Comparison Of Leonard Bernstein's Incidental Music For The Film "On The Waterfront" And The Subsequent "Symphonic Suite" For The Film, And An Original Composition: Symphony No. 1: "Music For Theater"., Stephen John Lias

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The first portion of this dissertation compares Leonard Bernstein's incidental music to the film On the Waterfront with the subsequent concert suite that was derived from this score. By exploring the content of the film score, as well as the manner in which this music was adapted for the suite, some excellent insight can be gained into Bernstein's approach to both works, as well as the many requirements that the cinematic idiom places on the composer. Special attention is paid to the degree to which the dramatic content of the film influenced the construction of the incidental music. In the …

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Complete Recycling Of Textile Components From Cotton/Polyester Blended Fabrics., Hyojung Kwon Jan 1997

Complete Recycling Of Textile Components From Cotton/Polyester Blended Fabrics., Hyojung Kwon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate the possibility of recycling textile components (especially cellulose) from cotton and polyester blended fabrics. The separation methods of intimately blended fibers developed were: (1) hydrolysis of polyester in NaOH solution or (2) dissolution of cotton in an N-methylmorpholine N-oxide monohydrate system. Complete separation was confirmed with thermal analytical methods such as differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis. These thermal methods were found to efficiently determine accurate fiber contents in cotton/polyester blends and in rayon/nylon 6,6 composite fibers. In the recycling process for cotton/polyester blends, a 4M NaOH solution at boiling …

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An Identification Of Primary Evaluands As Perceived By Undergraduate Students And Faculty In A College Of Agriculture., Karen Renee Juneau Jan 1997

An Identification Of Primary Evaluands As Perceived By Undergraduate Students And Faculty In A College Of Agriculture., Karen Renee Juneau

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study determined appropriate evaluands for a College of Agriculture based on the perceptions of two shareholder groups of the college, the faculty and undergraduate students. Student opinions about their college experiences appeared related to the goals and influences that prompted them to attend college. These goals and influences determined what they expected from their college experience. There were three parts to the study; a pilot study, an undergraduate student study and a faculty study. Undergraduate students were classified based on two break points, gender and nontraditional/traditional student status. There were four focus groups conducted for the study and fourteen …

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An Empirical Examination Of The Grant Induced Price And Income Effects Of Lump-Sum Intergovernmental Aid., Peter Michael Mitias Jan 1997

An Empirical Examination Of The Grant Induced Price And Income Effects Of Lump-Sum Intergovernmental Aid., Peter Michael Mitias

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This work is concerned with the nature of fiscal illusion and its effect on local government spending. Fiscal illusion is hypothesized to be a source of the "flypaper effect." The flypaper effect is an empirical phenomenon of the asymmetric effects of income and intergovernmental aid on the level of local public spending in the context of demand models of the local fisc. Lump sum aid is observed to be more stimulative on the level of public expenditures than income (Gramlich and Galper 1973). As a method of explaining this phenomenon, tax-price and income illusion are incorporated into demand models of …

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Protecting And Promoting Wildlife And Habitat On State And Private Land In Washington's Arid Interior, Gregory A. Hicks Jan 1997

Protecting And Promoting Wildlife And Habitat On State And Private Land In Washington's Arid Interior, Gregory A. Hicks

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The object of this paper is to describe efforts now under way in the interior uplands of Washington State's Columbia Plain to restore and protect upland wildlife habitat and wildlife species in a busy and intensively used agricultural and range landscape. It is a landscape of greatly diminished ecological integrity, dominated by private land holdings, and where the remaining public lands are recovering from earlier periods of farming or grazing or still dedicated to productive use under lease or permit. Recent ecosystem assessments make clear that there are few areas of the Columbia Plain's original grass and shrub land which …

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University Of The Pacific General Catalog 1997-1998, University Of The Pacific Jan 1997

University Of The Pacific General Catalog 1997-1998, University Of The Pacific

Catalogue, Bulletin, Catalog

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The Implied Warranty Of Merchantability In Software Contracts: A Warranty No One Dares To Give And How To Change That, Robert W. Gomulkiewicz Jan 1997

The Implied Warranty Of Merchantability In Software Contracts: A Warranty No One Dares To Give And How To Change That, Robert W. Gomulkiewicz

Articles

A disclaimer of ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, greets virtually everyone who prepares to use a computer software product. Software publishers disclaim the implied warranty of merchantability because they do not know what they might be promising if they give it. Though the disclaimer is routine, software publishers have little interest in needlessly eroding confidence in the quality of their products by conspicuously disclaiming a warranty with which their products may well comply. Disclaimers feed suspicion, voiced by industry critics, that software publishers care little about software quality or standing behind their products. Nonetheless, …

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