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Obviousness And New Technologies, John Kasdan

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Department Of Mathematical Sciences Newsletter, Fall 1999, University Of Montana--Missoula. Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Newsletters from the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UM

9/9/99: Memorable Date for a Memorable Conference / Mark Kayll -- Girls need cyberplay too, says scientist / Gary Jahrig -- Notes from the Chair’s Desk / Jim Hirstein -- New Faculty -- 1999 Summer Conference on Brauer Groups / Nikolaus Vonessen -- Math History Project Announced / Johnny Lott -- Department Loses 70 Years of Experience: Gloria C. Hewitt and Don Loftsgaarden / David Patterson and Rudy Gideon -- Summer MAT Courses / Libby Krussel -- Alumni News -- Figure This! A Mathematics Program for Families / Johnny Lott -- Magic Square -- 1999 Mathematics Scholarship and Award Winners …

College Voice Vol. 23 No. 5, Connecticut College

1999-2000

No abstract provided.

Bending Toward Justice: The Posthumous Pardon Of Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper, Darryl W. Jackson, Jeffery H. Smith, Edward H. Sisson, Helene T. Krasnoff

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Fall 1999, Mary Beth Hinton

Newsletters from University Library - Library Connection

No abstract provided.

Is Anybody Still A Realist?, Jeffrey W. Legro, Andrew Moravcsik

Political Science Faculty Publications

Realism, the oldest and most prominent theoretical paradigm in international relations, is in trouble. The problem is not lack of interest. Realism remains the primary or alternative theory in virtually every major book and article addressing general theories of world politics, particularly in security affairs. Controversies between neorealism and its critics continue to dominate international relations theory debates. Nor is the problem realism’s purported inability to make point predictions. Many specific realist theories are testable, and there remains much global conflict about which realism offers powerful insights. Nor is the problem the lack of empirical support for simple realist predictions, …

Critical Behavior Of Disordered Quantum Magnets: The Relevance Of Rare Regions, Rajesh S. Narayanan, Thomas Vojta, Dietrich Belitz, Theodore R. Kirkpatrick

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

The effects of quenched disorder on the critical properties of itinerant quantum antiferromagnets and ferromagnets are considered. Particular attention is paid to locally ordered spatial regions that are formed in the presence of quenched disorder even when the bulk system is still in the paramagnetic phase. These rare regions or local moments are reflected in the existence of spatially inhomogeneous saddle points of the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson functional. We derive an effective theory that takes into account small fluctuations around all of these saddle points. The resulting free energy functional contains a new term in addition to those obtained within the conventional …

Doppler Shift Anisotropy In Small Angle Neutron Scattering, Barbara Ellen Wyslouzil, Gerald Wilemski, Janice L. Cheung, Reinhard Strey, John G. Barker

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

The two-dimensional patterns in our small angle neutron scattering (SANS) experiments from rapidly moving aerosols are anisotropic. To test the kinematic theory of two-body scattering that describes the anisotropy, we conducted SANS experiments using a constant source of D₂O aerosol with droplets moving at ~440 m/s, and varied the neutron velocity from 267 to 800 m/s. The theoretically predicted anisotropy of the laboratory scattering intensities agrees well with the experimental results. Based on an analysis of the scattering intensity in the Guinier region, we also determined the particle velocity. The results are in very good agreement with independent …

The Effective Use Of Volunteers: Best Practices For The Public Sector, Jeffrey L. Brudney

Law and Contemporary Problems

Brudney posits a relationship between the best practices and the benefits realized from volunteer involvement. A volunteer program in the public sector is sponsored by a government agency and, thus, occurs in an organizational context; remuneration is not provided for volunteers' contributions, but reimbursement for their expenses is permitted; the time is given freely, yet volunteers may certainly benefit as well, and the work fulfills ongoing responsibilities of the host agency.

Comment: Enabling Public Service, James Clotfelter

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Critical It Role In Healthcare: National Agenda, Applications, And Technologies, Jack Corley, Warren Karp, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

We share a widely-held vision that tomorrow's health care will be delivered by a distributed team using a knowledge based process that is focused on prevention and wellness. Caregivers will be able to treat and monitor patients where and when needed, capturing data as a natural byproduct of care delivery. Clinical teams with a wide range of skills and expertise will deliver consistent, quality care based on timely, situation-specific knowledge and guidance derived from outcomes evidence. That same knowledge will support advances in healthcare research and education. Home care and remote medicine will increase, reducing the need for high-cost hospitalization. …

Efficient Support For Decision Flows In E-Commerce Applications, Richard Hull, Francois Llirbat, Jianwen Su, Guozhu Dong, Bharat Kumar, Gang Zhou

Kno.e.sis Publications

In the coming era of segment-of-one marketing, decisions about business transactions will be quite intricate, so that customer treatments can be highly individualized, reflecting customer preferences, targeted business objectives, etc. This paper describes a paradigm called “decision flows” for specifying a form of incremental decision-making that can combine a myriad of diverse business factors and be executed in near-realtime. Starting with initial input, a decision flow will iteratively gather and derive additional information until a conclusion is reached. Decision flows can be specified in a rules-based manner that generalizes so-called “business rules” but provides more structure than traditional expert systems. …

Muddy Rules For Cyberspace, Dan L. Burk

Cardozo Law Review

Digital communication media such as the Internet pose difficult challenges for traditional forms of intellectual property protection. Much recent scholarship and considerable governmental attention has been focused on adapting and expanding copyright to encompass digital works of authorship. These efforts have been justified on the grounds that clear property rights are necessary to allow efficient allocation of intellectual property between private parties.

However, these rationales ignore the literature regarding the efficiency of unclear or "muddy" property entitlements. Where transaction costs of private bargaining are high, muddy rules will tend to force parties into informal bargaining transactions. Transaction costs on the …

Honey, I Shrink-Wrapped The Consumer: The Shrink-Wrap Agreement As An Adhesion Contract, Batya Goodman

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly Computer Programmers Take On The World, Bob Anderson

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

Class Notes

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

Factitious Disorders And Trauma-Related Diagnoses, Daniel Brown, Alan Scheflin

Faculty Publications

The recent plethora of lawsuits involving allegations of iatrogenically implanted memories of satanic ritual abuse and other traumas has highlighted the existence of a unique group of psychiatric patients. Although these patients are often successful at deceiving therapists (and sometimes juries), the case studies in this special issue reveal the chronic nature of their propensity to invent traumatic identities and past histories. The core clinical features of affect dysregulation, somatization, and impaired object relations, together with frequent histories of alcohol and substance abuse, parallel the psychiatric co-morbidity frequently found in genuine trauma victims. These case studies also point to early …

The Learning Marketspace, October 1, 1999, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg

The Learning MarketSpace (7/99 - 2/03)

No abstract provided.

Tendencies Of Change And Growth Of New Religious Movements In Ukraine, Lyudmyla Filipovych

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Comparative Taphonomy And Paleoecology Of A Glaciomarine Fauna, Carboniferous (Westphalian- Namurian) La Capilla Fm., Argentina, Rex A. Hanger, Mohutsiwa Gabadirwe

Virginia Journal of Science

The Carboniferous La Capilla Fm. of the Calingasta-Uspallata basin of western Argentina contains a low diversity fauna inhabiting a continental shelf under glacial ice fronts advancing from the east. Distal glaciomarine sediments on these ice-influenced shelves of Gondwana are most commonly interpreted as being deposited under quiet, low-energy conditions. Ta­phonomic and paleoecologic analysis of a sample of the fauna reveals the following: low species richness, yet comparable equitability to coeval, tropi­cal faunas; low articulation ratios and high pedicle valve dominance for brachiopods; diverse corrasion modes, about half relatively high categories; one hundred percent fracturing of brachiopod shells, with carinate fracture …

In Praise Of Justice Blackmun: (Corrected) Typos And All, Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Art And Symbolism In Ewe Religion: Ritual Objects Of The Yewe And Tro Mami Worship In Klikor, Ghana, Coleen Wright

African Diaspora ISPs

This project investigated the symbolism represented through art in the Yewe and Tro Mami Worship in Klikor, Ghana. The research questions were what are the symbols expressed through art of the two religions and how do these symbols serve the religions. In order to do this I conducted informal interviewing, participant and non participant observations on several different occasions. Through this I was able to learn about the various relics and the function that they play in worship. The material I collected suggests that art symbolism play a vital role in religion.

Traditional Birth Attendants In Modern Ghana A Discussion Of Maternal Health Care, Emily Kennedy

African Diaspora ISPs

Ghanaian women have been delivering their own babies for almost two thousand years now, using knowledge passed down from their elders and medicines prepared from herbs. It has only been in the past one hundred years that scientific medicines and institutions have been introduced to this country, yet more and more individuals are turning to these doctors and hospitals for care before, during and after pregnancies. The role of traditional birth attendants, (TBAs), has begun to be questioned as well as attacked for its more religious and holistic approach which is resulting in a growing schism between the TBAs and …

Wcsa Alumnews: Fall 1999, University Of Minnesota, Morris Office Of Alumni Relations

WCSA AlumNEWS

Contents Include: Holiday greetings to all faculty and alumni of WCSA!; Third Annual Winter Reunion; Class News - Clip & Send; WCSA Alumni Garden Update; Funding for WCSA AlumNews; Former Faculty News; New name and new staff for West Central Experiment Station; Alternative Swine Program; Roger and Barbara Larson Sponsor a Named Garden; Several special demonstrations at Horticulture Night '00; Class of '60: mark your calendars for your 40th reunion!

New Standards For Peer Sexual Harassment In The Schools: Title Ix Liability Under Davis V. Monroe County Board Of Education - Chalk Talk, Michael W. Mcclain

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Muscogiana Vol. 10(3&4), Fall 1999, Dr. Hugh I. Rodgers

Muscogiana

No abstract provided.

Taking The Constitution At Its Word: A Defense Of The Use Of Anti-Gang Injunctions, Gregory S. Walston

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Whalesong 1999-10-01 (V.21 No.1), N/A N/A

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

Discourse Knowledge And Activity Type In Social Service Interview Openings: ‘Okay Miss Debby Girl Tell Me What’S Going On.’, Frank Bramlett

English Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature of interview styles at a privately funded social service agency. At this agency, which helps people in a financial emergency, clients are interviewed by volunteers to determine the clients' eligibility for financial assistance. In this paper, I test Levinson' s (1992) definition of activity type through an examination of how interviewers, within the beginning moments, share knowledge of the social service interview with the clients. Specifically, I explore how two volunteer interviewers open sessions with their clients. Three different interviews were recorded for each of eleven interviewers at the agency. …

Editor's Note, Joseph Drew

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.