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Republicanism, Liberalism, And The Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers

All Faculty Scholarship

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Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Through Civil Litigation: A Symposium, Eric Easton

All Faculty Scholarship

On September 30, 1996, nineteen lawyers, law professors and judges from the People's Republic of China began a six-week program of classroom study, practical experience, and scholarly exchange that focused on the American system of protecting intellectual property rights through civil litigation. The program was funded by a $107,000 grant from the United States Information Agency's Office of Citizen Exchange Programs to the University of Baltimore's Center for International and Comparative Law, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.

The initial, two-week phase of the program included field trips to the U.S. Copyright Office, the Patent …

Two Wrongs Mock A Right: Overcoming The Cohen Maledicta That Bar First Amendment Protection For Newsgathering, Eric Easton

All Faculty Scholarship

In Cohen v. Cowles Media Co., Justice Byron R. White wrote that the First Amendment offers no protection from the enforcement of "generally applicable laws" against newsgatherers and that First Amendment protection applies only to information that has been "lawfully acquired." This Article shows that these doctrines are not only false, but have already done serious damage to First Amendment interests. It surveys lower court decisions from around the country to demonstrate the doctrines' pernicious influence, then it evaluates alternative solutions to the problem. The article concludes that the most effective, if least likely, solution would be a rule that …

Synergy And Friction – Cra, Bhcs, Sba And Community Development Lending, Cassandra Jones Havard

All Faculty Scholarship

The era of federal funding retrenchment makes acute the need for community businesses to have access to capital. The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides small businesses with access to low-cost loans funds. The existing SBA regulatory scheme fosters an approach which allows a private mechanism, lenders, to make public policy decisions about the socio-economic character of communities. Implicit in the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and its recent reforms are a recognition of the complex interdependence among policy objectives. The reform statute specifically recognizes that geographical disinvestment has an equally deleterious effect on small business lending as it does on residential …

Consumer Sovereignty: A Unified Theory Of Antitrust And Consumer Protection Law, Neil W. Averitt, Robert H. Lande

All Faculty Scholarship

This article is about the relationship between antitrust and consumer protection law. Its purpose is to define each area of law, to delineate the boundary between them, to show how they interact with each other, and to show how they ultimately support one another as the two component parts of an overarching unity: effective consumer choice (also called consumer sovereignty).

Consumer choice only is effective when two fundamental conditions are present. There must be a range of consumer options made possible through competition, and consumers must be able to choose effectively among these options. The antitrust laws are intended to …

Morphology And Distribution Of Seamounts Surrounding Easter Island, Yoav Rappaport, D. F. Naar, C. C. Barton, Z. J. Liu, R. N. Hey

Marine Science Faculty Publications

We investigate the morphology and distribution of a seamount population on a section of seafloor influenced by both superfast seafloor spreading and hotspot volcanism. The population under investigation is part of a broad chain of seamounts extending eastward from the East Pacific Rise, near Easter Island. In order to define the morphological variability of the seamounts, basal shape, cross-sectional area, volume, flatness, and flank slope are plotted against height for 383 seamounts with heights greater than 200 m, based on bathymetry data collected by GLORI-B and SeaBeam 2000, during three cruises onboard the R/V Melville in the spring of 1993. …

Mathematical Modelling Of The Dynamic Response, In Six Degrees Of Freedom, Of Small Vessels In A Seaway, Barbara Diana Wallis

Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses

This thesis treats the motion of a small vessel described in six degrees of freedom. There are three are translation equations of motion and the other three are equations of angular motion. The aim is to develop a model with a sound mathematical base and use experimentation to find forces to aid the completion of the model, with the intention of use in an auto pilot, by the following means: 1) By solving the equations of motion for large movements, with given sea and wind conditions and also with given control forces and moments. 2) Deduce the forces and moments …

Structure-Activity Relationships In Glucosinolates As Oviposition Stimulants Of The Cabbage Root Fly, Delia Radicum (L.), Neil Patrick Chilcott

Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses

A statistically sound and quantifiable bioassay procedure was developed for determining the response of adult Delia radicum to oviposition stimulants. The method was based on the use of surrogate leaves coated with test compounds. All of the test compounds were of purity 99% or greater. Twelve of the tested compounds were synthesised the remaining twenty four were either donated or available commercially. Attempts to follow literature methods to synthesise glucosinolates were unsatisfactory and an investigation of the procedures led to a number of synthetic modifications. Despite various attempts, the failure to sulphate a thiohydroximate to produce a glucosinolate was not …

Improving The Performance Of Weaner Pigs Through Developments In Liquid Feeding, Tina Maria Geary

Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses

A programme of work was undertaken to assess the efficacy of a new automated ad libitum feed delivery system for newly weaned pigs; to investigate the effects of liquid feeding on their performance and to explore the possibilities for reducing diet cost by using lower cost liquid components. A series of 28 day feeding trials was conducted using pigs weaned at 24 ± 4 days and fed ad libitum on liquid diets. Compared with pigs fed dry diets, liquid feeding increased feed intake by 109 ± 10 g dˉ¹ (P<0.001) and daily gain by 57± 14 g dˉ¹ (P<0.001). Pig growth and feed conversion ratio was not significantly influenced by dry matter content over the range of 255 - 149 g DM kgˉ¹. However, diets containing less than 220 g DM kgˉ¹ increased effluent output per kg of liveweight gain. Within the liquid feed system a natural lactic acid fermentation occurred which reduced diet pH ≤ 4.0 and inhibited the growth of coliform bacteria. Pigs fed diets in which pH was reduced to ≤ 4.0 by acidification with either lactic acid or Pediococcus acidilactici had daily gains of 496 and 474 ± 17 g dˉ¹ and feed conversion ratios of 1.11 and 1.15 ± 0.06 respectively. A series of laboratory studies was conducted with the aim of upgrading and controlling fermentation of food industry liquid residues for use in liquid diets for weaners. Steeping was investigated as a method for reducing glycoalkaloid levels in reject raw potatoes. A combination of natural fermentation and hydrolysis reduced the levels of α-solanine by 16.6 mg kgˉ¹ (35%) and α-chaconine by 28.7 mg kgˉ¹ (51%) respectively. Diets based on the food industry liquid residues (Whey, 'C'-Starch and Greenwich Gold), were either allowed to ferment naturally or inoculated with Enterococcus faecium or Pediococcus acidilactici. Inoculation with either Enterococcus faecium or Pediococcus acidilactici did not result in a significant difference in the final pH of the diets or in the final populations of microorganisms examined compared with the control. The series of studies demonstrated the potential for improving weaner pigs performance using fermented liquid diets. However, it highlighted the need for further studies to obtain a greater degree of control over fermentation patterns.

A Strategic Choice Model For Asia-Pacific Shipping, Jeffrey Edward Hawkins

Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses

The importance of strategy to an organisation's competitiveness is widely acknowledged in the strategic management literature. However, although strategy research has become substantial in other areas, the same cannot be said with the shipping industry. Very littie is known about how shipowners choose competitive strategies or what strategies they pursue under certain environmental conditions. Of what is available, most focus on Northern Europe and Northem America, with scant regard for the Asia-Pacific, which has become a major shipping power in recent decades. This study was, therefore, conducted to address these gaps in the literature. It analysed the strategic choices made …

Iran's Potential As A Landbridge For Former Ussr Republics: A Scenario Approach, Parviz Bavarsad-Ahmadi

Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses

The concept of a landbridge refers to different types of integrated origin-destination international movements of shipments (in various combinations of sea, land and air) under a single waybill. There are different examples of landbridges with different characteristics related to transport supply facilities, organisational structure and managerial skills. Certain limitations of existing landbridge studies are discussed. They include the failure of a comprehensive academic study to account jointly for both demand and supply of landbridge services. Most articles on landbridges discuss the Trans-Siberian Railway or east-west coast landbridges of the United States of America. No comprehensive academic studies of landbridges in …

Conversations With Evolving Whole Language Teachers: A Three-Year Follow-Up Case Study Of A Whole Language Professional Development Program For Chapter 1 Teachers, Kristen Allen Ross

Master's Theses

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Therapist Interventions In Marital Therapy With Highly Distressed Couples, Catherine A. Leake

Master's Theses

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Benthic Invertebrate Community Responses To Round Goby (Neogobius Melanostomus) And Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) Invasion In Southern Lake Michigan, Linda A. Benning

Master's Theses

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Not Making The Grade: Barriers To Academic Achievement Among African-American Students At Oak Park And River Forest High School, Denise Rose

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Longitudinal Study Of Adolescent Victims Of Sexual Abuse And Assault, Laura E. Kenealy

Master's Theses

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The Feminist View Of Wife Battering And The Use Of Feminist Therapy With Battered Women, Mary R. Zapart

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Professionalism And Expertise: A Case Study Of The Occupation Of Physical Therapy, Katherine A. Cermak

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Procedures Used By Suburban Cook County High Schools In The Expulsions Of Regular Education Students, Kevin Burns

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Neuroticism And Interest Differentiation, Eileen B. Mcpartland

Master's Theses

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Single-Sex Versus Co-Educational Secondary Schooling And Its Impact On Freshman, College Women's Self-Efficacy Levels Toward Academic Achievement, Shelley Robertson

Master's Theses

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An Analysis Of The Strategies Employed By Selected Administrators In The Privatization Of Support Services, Liliana Evers

Master's Theses

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A Model For Relapse Prevention In Bulimia, Susan Width

Master's Theses

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A Study Of Parental Interviews On Bilingual Programs For Vietnamese Students, Joseph Hieu

Master's Theses

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Technology Leadership In Education, J. David Louk

Graduate Research Papers

This paper examines the area of technology leadership in education in grades K-12. More specifically this paper addresses the importance of sound technology leadership and the various elements necessary for effective leadership in this area. Technology leadership can come from a variety of sources. One of the most common sources for district technology leadership comes from technology/ computer coordinators. More progressive school districts (K-12) are even establishing technology departments/ offices. The literature also strongly suggests that the technology leadership for a district needs to be derived from multiple levels possibly including: school board members, administration, teachers, and community members (Durost, …

John J. Tigert Vi Remembered: An Ecomium To A Giant, Charles A. Tarpley

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Free Flight And The Pilot-In-Command Concept - A Recipe For Disaster, Kathleen Mcchesney Goodman, Scott Davis

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

U.S. Airlines On Course For Free Flight, R. Colin Keel, Kyle B. Levine

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

Free Flight Technology Requirements And Liability Issues That May Arise For Equipment Manufacturers, George M. Moore, James D. Caven

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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A Lawyer-Flight Instructor's Prognostications On The Implementation Of Free Flight: How Will The Large-Scale Introduction Of Gps Into General Aviation Cockpits Affect The Liabilities That Face Pilots And The Flight Instructors Who Train Them, David T. Norton

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.