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Resolving North America's Environmental Disputes, Mike Mauseth

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Perspective, Vol. 9, No. 2, Winter 1998, Eastern Washington University. Division Of University Relations.

Alumni Publications

This issue contains articles on Eastern Washington University winning the Big Sky Conference, EWU rejecting the proposed merger with Washington State University, faculty and student research in paleontology, Beth Merck's business called Old World Christmas, Eastern professor Wayne Kraft and his research in Hungary, and John Eminger and his ownership of 49 Degrees North ski resort.

The Effect Of Lifting The Blindfold From Civil Juries Charged With Apportioning Damages In Modified Comparative Fault Cases: An Empirical Study Of The Alternatives, Jordan H. Leibman, Robert B. Bennett, Richard Fetter

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Focuses on a study on the effect of lifting the blindfold from civil juries charged with apportioning damages in modified comparative fault cases. Historical background on comparative fault in the United States; Origin of blindfolding; Comparison of blindfold modified comparative fault verdicts with sunshine verdicts; Conclusions.

Unifying Biology: The Evolutionary Synthesis And Evolutionary Biology, Michael Dietrich

Dartmouth Scholarship

A review of a book by Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis titled Unifying Biology: The Evolutionary Synthesis\r\nand Evolutionary Biology (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996).

Gregor Mendel: The First Geneticist, Michael Dietrich

Dartmouth Scholarship

A review of Gregor Mendel: The First Geneticist by Vitezslav Orel. Oxford University Press, 1998.

魏晉南北朝志怪小說與清談之關係, Kwong Kin So

Dissertations from all years

魏晉南北朝是中國歷史上第二大紛亂時代，然而其間的文學發展，卻是空前發達。三曹、建安七子的樂府，阮籍、嵇康的詠懷詩，陶潛、謝靈運的山水田園詩，陸機、潘岳的文賦，庾信的駢驪及劉勰、鍾嶸等之文學評論，均在那個時空裏大放異彩。然而，"志怪"、"志人" 小說在那時代，又似乎不為士大夫所重視。 "小說" 向有微不足道之惑，莊子謂 "飾小說以干縣令，其於大道亦遠矣。" ¹ 故此，志怪小說鮮有貴族知識份子的作品，其文人之作，大抵敘述地理、誇示博物為主，如《博物志》、《神異經》、《漢武洞冥言》、《海內十洲記》等，即由《山海經》發展演變而來。其教徒作品，則以記錄鬼神靈怪為圭，如《搜神宮》、《搜神後記》、《異苑》、《幽明錄》等，大都受《穆天子傳》之啟發。

誠然，魏晉小說一向被視為中國小說雛型之源流，它們大抵是粗陳梗概，鮮有長篇大論者，然 "志怪"有豐富的想象、鮮明的形象及較完整的情節刻劃，都為日後 "有意為小說" 的唐人傳奇奠下良好的根基。梁啟超說："小說有不可思議之力支配人道。" ² 志怪小說在中國文學史上，理應佔一席位。

劉勰言："時運大移，質文代變。...... 故知文變染乎世情，興廢繫乎時序。...... 歌謠文理，與世推移。" ³ 隨著時代變遷、社會背景的轉移，造就了不同的社會風尚。 "清談" 是當時貴族知識份子最普及的一種社交活動，而這一種風氣，又如何影響下層文人、教徒所作的志怪小說?本論文將以精神分析的角度，嘗試揭開志怪荒誕滑稽的面紗，展示出魏晉時人的風神面貌。

Feminism And Defending Men On Death Row Symposium: Thoughts On Death Penalty Issues 25 Years After Furman V. Georgia., Phyllis L. Crocker

St. Mary's Law Journal

In this Essay I explore the relationship between being a feminist and representing men on death row. It is appropriate to engage in this inquiry in considering how the law has developed in the twenty-five years since Furman v. Georgia. During that time both Furman and the advent of feminist legal theory have required a restructuring in the way we think about two fundamental legal questions: for death penalty jurisprudence, how and why we sentence individuals to death; and for feminist jurisprudence, how the law views crimes of violence against women. The relationship between these two developments becomes apparent when …

The Constitutional Regulation Of Capital Punishment Since Furman V. Georgia Symposium: Thoughts On Death Penalty Issues 25 Years After Furman V. Georgia., Carol S. Steiker, Jordan M. Steiker

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Prolactin Immunomodulation : Signaling To Pim-1mrna Expression, Joshua S. Krumenacker

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Family At The Birth Of American Constitutional Order Essay, Mark E. Brandon

Essays, Reviews, and Shorter Works

No abstract provided.

Legal Scholarship At The Crossroads: On Farce, Tragedy, And Redemption Commentary, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr.

Essays, Reviews, and Shorter Works

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Adolescent Drug Use Between Urban And Rural Populations, Randall G. Rhodes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Prior research has found extensive levels of drug use among the adolescent population from standard metropolitan statistical areas. The reviestudies show high drug use rates in the urban minority population, particularly in regards to cocaine use. Also, arrestee data examining law violations compared to drug usage and the age of initial usage correlates to the onset of delinquent behavior in the juvenile population. There are relatively few studies that have examined rural populations in regards to drug usage rates in comparison to urban populations. This study compares, through descriptive statistical analysis, arrestee data from the rural adolescent population of Cape …

Laboratory Studies Of The Bioavailability And Toxicity Of Silver In Aquatic Systems / By Perry Lee Rogers, Perry Lee Rogers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Susanna And The Elders: A Note On The Regulation Of Families, Carol Weisbrod

Faculty Articles and Papers

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Holmes And The Romantic Mind, Anne Dailey

Faculty Articles and Papers

No abstract provided.

The Norton Anthology Of American Literature - Fifth Edition, Volume One, Nina Baym, Ronald Gottesman, Laurence B. Holland, David Kalstone, Jerome Klinkowitz, Arnold Krupat, Francis Murphy, Hershel Parker, William H. Pritchard, Patricia B. Wallace

Covers, Titles, and Tables: The Formations of American Literary Canons in Anthologies - Archive

Contains Cover, Title Page, Table of Contents

The Role Of Hyperinsulinemia, The Sympathetic Nervous System And Nitric Oxide In Cardiovascular Function During The Development Of Obesity-Induced Hypertension., Agatha T. Borne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The interaction of hyperinsulinemia, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and nitric oxide (NO) was examined in lean and obese unilaterally lumbar sympathectomized dogs. Six lean and six obese dogs were studied while on a treadmill, during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp (HIEC) procedures with and without concurrent nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibition with nitro-L-arginine (LNA). Changes in plasma insulin, femoral vascular resistance (FVR), heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were measured prior to and during a 7-week overfeeding period, and response to LNA administration was examined in the lean and obese state. Body weight increased from 19.9 $\pm$ 0.70 to …

Effects Of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons On Cell Proliferation, Protein Phosphorylation, And Intracellular Calcium Concentration In Lepomis Macrochirus., Helen Runnels Connelly

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) have been demonstrated to affect signal transduction in higher vertebrates. In this research, the freshwater species of fish, Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill) was used to test the effects of a 14-day diet of PAH on lymphocyte signal transduction. PAH tested included: 2-aminoanthracene (2-AA), 2-methylnaphthalene (2-MN), 9,10-dimethylanthracene (9,10-DMA), and a mixture of these three compounds (MIX). Individual compounds were tested at a total PAH dose of 3.1 $\pm$ 0.01mg over the 14 day period. The MIX diet was a total PAH dose of 0.13 $\pm$ 0.01mg 2-AA, 0.19 + 0.01mg 9,10-DMA, and 0.22 $\pm$ 0.02mg 2-MN over the …

A Normative Study Of The Psychopathology Instrument For Mentally Retarded Adults (Pimra)., Kelley Lynne Francis

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Indices were established for the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA) to signify that a particular score warranted further assessment. The subjects were 431 individuals with mild and moderate mental retardation in state schools and developmental centers in Texas and Louisiana. Almost 65% of the sample met the cutoff for further assessment using the newly established criteria, while approximately 40% of the sample had elevations on two or more of the subscales. Critical items were identified for the Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, and Adjustment Disorders subscales. No significant differences were noted for gender with respect to the subscales. …

The Clarity Of The Modern: Or, The Ambiguities Of Henry James And Wallace Stevens., Gregory Angelo Marks

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Clarity, in all its various guises, was before the advent of Romanticism looked upon as an unquestioned focus of attention and irrefutable goal of human endeavor. Conversely, ambiguity was seen negatively: it was in language an obstacle to communication; in ethics, an indecisiveness failing action; and in ontology and aesthetics, a slovenly disorder. With Romanticism, this basic consensus regarding these terms ends. No longer an expression of censure, ambiguity is imagined as a liberatory force. Clarity, if attainable at all, is dismissed as mere rigidity. The works of Americans Henry James and Wallace Stevens embody and enact this tension and …

Predicting Driving Ability In Alzheimer's Disease Patients., Judith Rosemary O'Jile

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Studies have shown that individuals with Alzheimer's disease have a greater number of automobile crashes than normal elderly controls. Assessment of driving ability is usually conducted by use of an on-the-road examination. These examinations are costly, time intensive, and sometimes dangerous. Finding other measures that are predictive of driving ability will enable screening of patients to decrease the number of on-road examinations. Alzheimer's disease patients and normal elderly control subjects were administered neuropsychological measures as well as the Driver Performance Test (DPT) and Driver Risk Index (DRI), both videotaped tests of driving knowledge and risk assessment. Driving histories based on …

Development Of A Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Procedure For Analysis Of Cytokine Responses To Strongylus Vulgaris In Ponies., Cyprianna Ellen Swiderski

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The effect of oral vaccination with radiation-attenuated Strongylus vulgaris larvae on the cytokine responses of ponies to oral challenge with S. vulgaris was examined. Message was quantified using RT-PCR by interpolation against a plasmid-derived standard curve. PCR product was detected using the Perkin-Elmer QPCR System 5000. Standard curves were analyzed with a two parameter exponential rise to maximum fit of the data. By altering the cycling parameters to maintain $\beta$-actin amplification within its exponential phase, $\beta$-actin was used as a normalization factor. The assay resolves 2 fold changes in message, has a linear dynamic range on the order of 3 …

Evaluation Of The Toxicological Consequences Of Dietary Exposure To Individual Classes Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Or A Mixture In The Fischer-344 Rat., Mary Durand Boudreau

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

There is special concern about the potential health effects of by-products released into the environment after combustion or conversion of fossil fuels. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), while initially released largely into the atmosphere, are subsequently deposited in soil and water and on foods. Although the significance of PAH contamination with regard to environmentally caused diseases and cancer in humans is difficult to estimate, it is suggested that the potential hazards may be underestimated. In an effort to understand the potential adverse health effects of PAHs, a comprehensive study was undertaken to determine the metabolic fate of selected PAHs as individual …

Dietary Nitrogen And Energy Metabolism In The Ruminant: Effect Of Source Of Nitrogen., Angelica Maris Chapa

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Three experiments were conducted to determine the effects of dietary nitrogen on the energy status of ruminants and the feasibility of using L-carnitine to prevent the negative effects associated with overfeeding nitrogen. The objectives of the first experiment were to monitor the nitrogen and energy status of cows grazing ryegrass pastures through the measurement of key blood metabolites and insulin and to determine the protein supplementation scheme which would maximize milk yield and maintain plasma urea nitrogen levels below dangerous levels. In the first experiment, the protein supplement that supplied excess total protein exerted negative effects on body condition and …

Characterization Ofp53 Gene Sequence In Exons 5-8 Of The Western Mosquito Fish, Gambusia Affinis., Neeraja Kondapi Erraguntla

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Cancer is a multistage disease that involves both genetic and epigenetic factors. The number of physical and chemical agents with which human beings come in contact on a regular basis is increasing everyday. Somatic mutations can result due to such exposures and trigger uncontrolled cell division resulting in cancer. The p53 tumor suppressor gene has been identified in several vertebrate species ranging from man to fish. In addition, inactivation of p53 has been observed in a wide variety of tumors. Fish models are becoming increasingly popular for assessing environmental exposure. Low background incidence of mutations, relatively low cost tumor studies, …

Adjective Acquisition: Developmental Changes In The Use Of The Shape Bias, Syntax, Shape Consistency, And Semantic Attributes., Lenore Carol Frigo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

When learning vocabulary, children must determine the meaning of each word that they hear. In hypothesizing about word meanings, children follow certain principles that simplify vocabulary acquisition. Among these principles are several that lead children to follow a shape bias. Under the shape bias, children assume that words extend to objects that share a common shape. This shape bias is useful for learning count nouns, which often include whole-object shape as an important aspect of meaning. However, the shape bias is not useful for the development of other word classes, such as adjectives. In this study, several variables were examined …

Clinical Laboratory Science University Faculty Learning Types And The Use Of Information Technology In The Classroom., Cynthia Susan Handley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to explore the status of learning types of clinical laboratory science university faculty and their use of information technology in the classroom. Traditionally clinical laboratory science education has been lecture and lab sessions. However, with the advent of the information age, professors are moving from the role of lecturer to facilitator. Some professors are in tune with the new information tools while others are not interested at all. This research had a two-fold purpose: (1) to explore who was using technology in the classroom and identify what they were using, and (2) to search for a …

Comparative Structure And Function Of Intrinsic Gill Muscles In Freshwater Bivalve Molluscs., Scott Medler

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The lamellibranch gill is used for various vital functions ranging from food capture to ion regulation. The foundation for many of these functions is the transport of water through the gill. This dissertation examines the organization of intrinsic gill muscles and the associated connective tissue in the freshwater bivalve Dreissena polymorpha with comparisons made to Corbicula fluminea and Toxolasma texasensis. Gill muscles can be divided into two groups: those associated with the connective tissue sheets that underlie external and internal gill epithelia; and those encased in connective tissue bands oriented perpendicular to the bases of gill filaments. The sets of …

Atmosphere Effects Revisited: The Effect Of Atmosphere On Judgments Of Validity Using Thematic Syllogisms., Roberta Elizabeth Love

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Syllogisms having conclusions consistent with atmosphere are shown to be accepted at significantly higher rates than those having conclusions inconsistent with atmosphere. Furthermore, there is strong evidence that the dual influences of quality and quantity, independently affect acceptance rates. The first experiment also indicates a main effect of gender on acceptance rates to certain invalid syllogisms (those with conclusions inconsistent with quality, or quantity, or both). The second experiment replicates the atmosphere effect found in the first experiment and extends it to valid syllogisms and indeterminate invalids consistent with both quality and quantity. It also proposes an alternative to the …

Characterization And Biodegradation Of Crawfish And Agricultural Processing By-Product Compost., Mounir Yehia Minkara

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Disposal of crawfish processing wastes poses a challenging problem to the rapidly expanding crawfish industry. Co-composting is examined as a waste management alternative to landfill disposal. Wood chips, rice hulls, bagasse, and bark were evaluated for use as bulking agents in composting crawfish processing residuals. Use of bagasse as a bulking agent led to the largest reduction in volatile solids, organic-C, particle size, and compost volume. Finished compost using bagasse contained the greatest concentration of N. Self-heating patterns and decomposition of crawfish residuals were satisfactory using all four bulking agents. The finished products of all compost mixtures were stable and …