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Seeing Is Believing: A Practitioner's Guide To The Admissibility Of Demonstrative Computer Evidence, 1998 John M. Manos Writing Competition On Evidence , Karen D. Butera

Cleveland State Law Review

As computer equipment itself becomes more financially accessible, more experts are using computer simulations as demonstrative evidence during their trial testimony. However, this use of computer simulations presents several novel, complex issues. Part II will explore the backgrounds of demonstrative evidence, computerization, and the use of computer simulation for demonstrative evidence. Part III will discuss and analyze several relevant issues, including attorney training, expert knowledge, judicial confusion, additional evidentiary issues, and the possible prejudicial influence of demonstrative computer simulations. This discussion concludes with some general thoughts regarding the use of demonstrative computer simulation to illustrate expert testimony.

Contemporary Financial Innovation: Orthodoxy And Alternatives, Charles R. Pouncy

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Judicial Incentives And The Appeals Process, Christopher R. Drahozal

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

In Vivo And In Vitro Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Spectroscopy Of Psychoactive Drugs In Rat Brain, Diana M. Lindquist

Theses and Dissertations

Four psychoactive drugs were studied using various in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. Trifluoperazine (TFP) was given to several normal rats, whose brains were then studied using in vivo fluorine-19 NMR. Three peaks were detected in the in vivo fluorine spectra: one at -62 ppm, which was due to TFP, and two others at -55 and -75 ppm, which are due to unknown metabolites of TFP. Samples of skin, skull, muscle, and brain were obtained from these rats and extracted for in vitro analysis. The metabolites responsible for the in vivo peak at -75 ppm also appeared in the …

Administrative Behavior And Student Referral To Special Education, Diann Chase

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between the leadership behaviors of school administrators and the number of student referrals for special education. The study also sought to determine if selected demographic characteristics of the administrators were related to the number of referrals for special education. The sample consisted of sixty-one elementary school principals and their schools. The number of students referred for special education during the 1995/96 and 1996/97 school terms was calculated for each school and collapsed to determine the rate of referrals. Pearson product-moment correlations were calculated for each variable and the rate of …

A Study Of Organizational Health In The Context Of Court-Ordered Desegregation, Alicia I. Finch

Theses and Dissertations

The study of organizational health in the context of court-ordered desegregation focused on the three school districts in Pulaski County, Arkansas: Little Rock School District, North Little Rock School District, and Pulaski County Special School District. The purpose of the study was to determine the existence of a relationship between organizational health and the desegregation process. The organizational health of each school district was measured on the theoretical concept of schools as social systems. The organizational health of the school districts was measured using a revised version of the Organizational Health Inventory developed by Hoy and Feldman (1987). Seven constructs …

Fall 1998, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Where Angels Fear To Tread, Mary Horgan, Francis Douglas

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

This paper considers education as the fulfilment of a person's overall potential as a human being. It thus concentrates on the multiplicity of factors which interact and interweave to produce ulfilled, caring members of our society. The whole notion of child development can only be understood within a cultural context. As Mead (1932) showed, child rearing practices differ from culture to culture and the role of adults in that culture has a strong influence on the type of activity in which their young offspring engage. For example, playing at mothers and fathers will obviously eflect the different functions that adults …

Preparation For Sci-Tech Librarianship: Results Of A Survey, John Sandy, Mary Frances Lembo, James Manasco

Sci-Tech News

No abstract provided.

Winter 1998, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Title Page, Editor's Note

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

No abstract provided.

Contents

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

No abstract provided.

Pre-Education Programs: A Comprehensive Project At Henry Ford Community College, D. Zopf, L. Smyrski

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) in Dearbom, Michigan is a two-year institution of higher education serving a diverse student population of approximately 13,000 students. In addition to providing a broad array of technical and vocational programs, the College provides the first two years of a baccalaureate program. However, the transferability of these programs is not assured. In the absence of a mandated state-wide curriculum, two- and four-year colleges and universities in Michigan develop courses and programs independently, and the transfer of courses between institutions is determined independently by the respective departments. The end result is often loss of credit when …

Learning To Understand: Mathematical Preparation Of Prospective Teachers, M. Hannigan, V. Preston

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

This paper describes the development of a two-course sequence in mathematics content for prospective elementary teachers. Community college and university personnel collaborated to develop a course sequence that would prepare prospective elementary teachers to teach mathematics with an understanding of concepts to support their abstract mathematical knowledge. The strategy was to begin with a broad vision and then focus on the smaller pieces which would achieve that vision. The course changes are validated by documents published by various educational and mathematical groups advocating an increased emphasis on teaching for understanding rather than rote learning. Significant change is difficult without support …

Classroom Teachers' Use Of Research To Effect Change In Pre-Service Elementary Teachers, M. Mcgowen, N. Vrooman

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

No abstract provided.

Contributions To Supervised Learning Of Real-Valued Functions Using Neural Networks, Victor David Sanchez Aylas

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation presents a new strategy for the automatic design of neural networks. The learning environment addressed is supervised learning from examples. Specifically, Radial Basis Functions (RBF) networks learning real-valued functions of real vectors as in non-linear regression applications are considered. The strategy is based upon the application of strong theoretical relationships between RBF networks and methods from approximation theory, robust statistics, and computational learning theory.

The complexity of the network design is examined in detail from the formal definition of the learning problem to the establishment of the corresponding optimization problem. A novel strategy for the systematic and automatic …

The Role Of The Einstein Library Of Nova Southeastern University In Meeting The Needs Of Distance Education Students, Anne K. Abate

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this study was to evaluate the information needs of a selected segment of the distance learning graduate student population served by the Einstein Library at Nova Southeastern University and to propose a new model of library service based on the implementation of current and emerging technologies. Several survey instruments were developed and administered through electronic mail to students and faculty in the School of Computer and Information Sciences, the Center for Psychological Studies, and the School of Social and Systemic Studies, the Fischler Center for the Advancement of Education and the School of Business and Entrepreneurship at …

The Auditory Display In Interactive Courseware: Moving Human Factors Into Computer Education, David T. Lauret

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The arrival of inexpensive high fidelity audio capabilities for personal computers has been accompanied by sweeping claims of enhanced educational effectiveness. Research has only served to confuse these claims with both significant and non-significant findings. This may be due partly to the single dimensional model which has been assumed when examining audio. When computer-based audio is examined as a multi-dimensional display analogous in capability and function to the more familiar visual display (computer screen), a different picture emerges. Although it is now clear that integrated audio can enhance learning, the instructional designer is still left with little guidance whether or …

Self-Efficacy And Performance Of Younger And Older Adults In Verbal, Reasoning, And Spatial Domains, Judy L. Thompson

Master's Theses

Age-related decline in intellectual abilities is domain-specific; that is, whether older adults show decreased intellectual performance depends on the type of ability being assessed (Foster & Taylor, 1920; Horn & Cattell, 1967; Kaufman, Reynolds & McLean, 1989; Sattler, 1982). Specifically, verbal abilities tend to decrease with older age (Botwinick, 1977; Cornelius, 1984; Horn & Cattell, 1967; Lachman & Jelalian, 1984). This prevalent finding has been labeled the "classic aging pattern" (Botwinick, 1977). Beyond mere descriptions, however, researchers have begun addressing explanatory mechanisms that underlie age patterns of intellectual decline, maintenance, and growth. What factors might mediate age-related decline on certain …

Effect Of Electronic Portfolio Assessments On The Motivation And Computer Interest Of Fourth And Fifth Grade Students In A Massachusetts Suburban School, Paul V. Montesino

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

A preliminary causal-comparative study was conducted in an elementary suburban school in Massachusetts to investigate the impact of electronic portfolio assessments in student's intrinsic motivation and computer interest.

The target population were two groups of fourth grade and two groups of fifth grade students for a total of 77 subjects. They were trained and introduced to electronic portfolio assessments, a program which lasted for the entire school year. The students used Hyper Studio, a multimedia software program developed and marketed by Roger Wagner Publishing, Inc.

It was the intention of the elementary school program directors and teachers that students would …

A Simplified Faceted Approach To Information Retrieval For Reusable Software Classification, Victor Allen Nguyen

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

Software Reuse is widely recognized as the most promising technique presently available in reducing the cost of software production. It is the adaptation or incorporation of previously developed software components, designs or other software-related artifacts (i.e. test plans) into new software or software development regimes. Researchers and vendors are doubling their efforts and devoting their time primarily to the topic of software reuse. Most have focused on mechanisms to construct reusable software but few have focused on the problem of discovering components or designs to meet specific needs. In order for software reuse to be successful, it must be perceived …

Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Fringe Projector For Variable Resolution Video Moire, Phillip C. Kalmanson, August Schutte, Chris L. Hart, Joel H. Blatt

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

A Mach-Zehnder based variable resolution fringe projection system has been built for 3-D video moini machine vision. This system uses the three main advantages of the Mach-Zehnder - 1) There is no optical feedback to the laser source, 2) The interfemmeter can accept two different laser wavelengths simultaneously, and 3) The interferometer produces two orthngonal output beams. The lack of optical feedback makes the Mach-Zehnder especially attractive for use with high power laser diode sources which are sensitive to optical feedback. When the two input ports axe used with two different wavelength lasers, the target can be illuminated by simultaneous …

Steps Toward Determination Of The Size And Structure Of The Broad-Line Region In Active Galactic Nuclei. Xii. Ground-Based Monitoring Of 3c 390.3, Matthias Dietrich, T. D. Oswalt, Jun Tao

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

Results of a ground-based optical monitoring campaign on 3C 390.3 in 1994-1995 are presented. The broadband fluxes (B, V, R, and I), the spectrophotometric optical continuum flux Fλ(5177 Å), and the integrated emission-line fluxes of Hα, Hβ, Hγ, He II λ15876, and He II A4686 all show a nearly monotonic increase with episodes of milder short-term variations superposed. The amplitude of the continuum variations increases with decreasing wavelength (4400-9000 Å). The optical continuum variations follow the variations in the ultraviolet and X-ray with time delays, measured from the centroids of the cross-correlation functions, typically around 5 days, but with uncertainties …

Chaos, Complexity, And Coevolution: The Web Of Law, Management Theory, And Law Related Services At The Millenium, Thomas Geu

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Education As A Fundamental Right: Challenging The Supreme Court's Jurisprudence, Timothy D. Lynch

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.

Resources- May/Jun. 1998, Osp Staff

Resources, from the Office of Sponsored Programs

No abstract provided.

On A Certain Subclass Of Analytic Functions With Negative Cefficients, M. K. Aouf, Nak Eun Cho

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

The object of the present paper is to derive several interesting properties of the class $T_n\lam$ consisting of analytic and univalent functions with negative coefficients. Coefficient inequalities, distortion theorems and closure theorems of functions in the class $T_n\lam$ are determined. Also radii of close-to-convexity, starlikeness and convexity are determined. Furthermore, integral operators and modified Hadamard products of several functions belonging to the class $Tn\lam$ are studied here.

Weighted Ergodic Averages, M.D. Ha

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

Let $(X, {\cal F}, \lambda)$ be the unit circle $\Bbb S^1 = \{z \in \Bbb C : z = 1\}$ with the usual $\sigma$-algebra ${\cal F}$ of Lebesgue measurable subsets and the normalized Lebesgue measure $\lambda$. Consider a sequence $\nu_n: \Bbb N \ra \Bbb R, \;\; \nu_n(k) \geq 0, \;\; \Sigma^{\infty}_{k=1} \nu_n(k) = 1$. For any measure-preserving $\tau : X \ra X$, this sequence induces a sequence $(T_n)^{\infty}_1$ of bounded, linear operators on $L^p(X), \;\; 1 \leq p \leq \infty$, by defining \[ T_n f = \sum^{\infty}_{k=1} \nu_n(k) \; f \circ \tau^k, \quad n = 1, 2, \ldots . \] …

Cess-Modules, Cesim Çelik

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we investigate generalizations of CS-modules, namely CESS-modules, weak CS-modules and modules satisfying a condition (P). Several results are given to show the relationships between the classes of these modules.

The Non Uniform Bounds Of Remainder Term In Clt For The Sum Of Functions Of Uniform Spacings, S. Mirakhmedov, U. Kalandarov

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

The non uniform bound of the remainder in the central limit theorem for the sums of functions of uniform spacings is established. The bound depend on the moments of functions of the standard exponential random variables.