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An Evaluation Of The Effect Of Solicitation And Independence On The Determination Of Corporate Bond Ratings, Martin Feinberg

Doctoral Dissertations

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of solicitation and independence on corporate bond ratings. Moody's, S&P, and Fitch IBCA, are full-scale agencies that provide both solicited and unsolicited ratings. These agencies have the potential to provide biased ratings in both directions. Duff and Phelps provides only solicited ratings. It is the only agency that will honor an issuer's request not to be rated. This fully solicited agency also has the potential to provide biased ratings. Little or no prior research exists in this area.

MCM, an independent rating agency until it was merged into Duff and …

Aluminum And Phosphorus Separation: Application To Preparation Of Target From Brain Tissue For 26Al Determination By Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Russell D. Brauer, J. David Robertson, Pankaj Sharma, Robert A. Yokel

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Acid digested brain containing 4 mg added ²⁷Al was ashed at 1000°C to prepare an Al₂O₃ target for accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) analysis of ²⁶Al. A glass-like material usually resulted which was thought to be aluminum (Al) oxyphosphate. The separation of Al and phosphate was investigated. Al, but not phosphate, was bound by a cation exchange resin (AG 50-X8). Hydrofluoric acid eluted the Al from the resin. Removal of phosphate from acid digested brain by this method produced an amorphous material after ashing that was easier to recover from the porcelain crucible and had a …

Mirror, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring 1999), Trinity Christian College

Mirror

Editorial: tim horjus - 1

Art: carrie boekeloo - confinement - 14 / alysa buwalda - ugly pot - 13 / esther chang - chicago on rock - 24 / esther chang - wheel - 4 / peter clevering - retrospect - 9 / deb cremer - helix - 18 / daron dykema - unstruck - 5 / tim horjus - self portrait - 17 / tim horjus - untitled - 11 / chris pierik & tim horjus - accident of chaos - 2 / hillary reyenga - don't make me - 8 / hillary reyenga - she 1 - …

Daily Eastern News: April 01, 1999, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

Wsu Research News, Spring 1999, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

An eight page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

The Comment, April 1, 1999, Bridgewater State College

The Comment

No abstract provided.

Illinois State University Report, April 1, 1999, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 04, April 1999, Dawn Chalaire

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Pancreatic Tumor Team Studies Disease Mechanisms, Reverses Conventional Approach
• Patient Helps Underwrite Familial Cancer Study
• Stomach Cancer Protocols Offer Options
• Gastric Cancer's Low Survival Rate and High Relapse Rate Challenge Physicians
• House Call: Environmental Carcinogens: Fact and Fiction
• Protocols: Pancreatic Cancer Protocol Options Include Gemdtabine and Marimastat

Eating And Drinking With God, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Jirí Moskala, Jirí Moskala

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Eating Is Holy, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Not Just A Matter Of Taste: The Example Of Daniel, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Recent Books, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Trade Liberalization And Environmental Quality: Opposing Viewpoints, Additional Issues, And The Necessity Of Intervention, John R. Ubben

Major Themes in Economics

International trade, while promoting economic growth and development, is one of many suspects contributing to excessive rates of environmental degradation. Free trade compromises environmental quality in favor of welfare improvements and economic prosperity. The difficulty of measuring environmental amenities, trade theory’s inability to address externalities and decisions overtime, and numerous market failures regarding socially optimal prices, serve as red flags requiring intervention. The most successful form of intervention is domestic policies that internalize externalities. Intervention is also necessary to balance the interests of environmentalists and free traders and to ensure that the gains from trade are devoted to environmental protection.

Teaching For Social Change: Learning How To Afflict The Comfortable And Comfort The Afflicted, Glenn Omatsu

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

In Brief, Spring/Summer 1999, New York Law School

New York Law School In Brief

No abstract provided.

Argument And Authority In Common Law Advocacy And Adjudication: An Irreducible Pluralism Of Principles, Michael Sean Quinn

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Sec's Reversal Of Cracker Barrel: A Return To Uncertainty, Shireen B. Rahnema

University of Miami Business Law Review

No abstract provided.

Former Employees' Right To Relief Under The Americans With Disabilities Act, Donna L. Mack

Washington Law Review

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not state whether a former employee may sue a former employer regarding post-employment fringe benefits. Some courts have held that former employees who are retired or have total disabilities have no right to relief under the statute because they do not meet the ADA's requirement that a claimant be a "qualified individual with a disability." Other courts have concluded that former employees receiving post-employment benefits do have a right to relief under the statute. These courts reasoned that an internal ambiguity in the statute requires courts to look to the legislative history and …

A Trough-Blind For Capturing Cranes, Martin J. Schmidt, Stephen A. Nesbitt

Journal of Field Ornithology

No abstract provided.

Loss From Harlequin Ducks Of Abdominally Implanted Radio Transmitters Equipped With Percutaneous Antennas, Daniel M. Mulcahy, Daniel Esler, Michael K. Stoskopf

Journal of Field Ornithology

No abstract provided.

Cueva De Villa Luz, Tabasco, Mexico: Reconnaissance Study Of An Active Sulfur Spring Cave And Ecosystem, Louise D. Hose, James A. Pisarowicz

KIP Articles

Cueva de Villa Luz (a.k.a. Cueva de las Sardinas) in Tabasco, Mexico, is a stream cave with over a dozen H2S-rich springs rising from the floor. Oxidation of the H2S in the stream results in abundant, suspended elemental sulfur in the stream, which is white and nearly opaque. Hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the cave atmosphere fluctuate rapidly and often exceed U.S. government tolerance levels. Pulses of elevated carbon monoxide and depleted oxygen levels also occasionally enter the cave. Active speleogenesis occurs in this cave, which is forming in a small block of Lower Cretaceous limestone adjacent to a fault. Atmospheric …

1999-2000 Letters, Morehead State University. Students Government Association.

Student Government Association Records

Letters and supplementary materials from the Student Government Association of Morehead State University from the Fall Semester of 1999 to the Spring Semester of 2000.

The Montclarion, April 1, 1999, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Profile: Go To The Head Of The Class, University Relations

Profile (1996-)

"Faculty is chosen for their dedication to undergraduate teaching in the liberal arts. Most are fine scholars and deeply involved in outstanding academic research, but their first love is in the classroom."

--Sam Schuman Interim Chancellor and Dean

Application Of Differential Outcomes To A Cocaine-Saline Discrimination Procedure: Assessment Of Stimulus Generalization To Dopamine D3 Receptor Agonists, Kelly J. Garner

Masters Theses

This study replicated the effects of differential outcomes on the acquisition of a cocaine-saline discrimination in rats and examined whether learning via differential outcomes (DO) influenced stimulus generalization to other drugs. Previous investigations have suggested that the dopamine (DA) D3 receptor subtype may modulate the reinforcing effects of cocaine. Pharmacological compounds which have been identified as having a greater affinity for DA D3 receptors are 7-OH-DPAT and PD 128907. The present study examined whether the DO conditions applied during training had an impact on the generalization of these test compounds. Two groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats were trained to discriminate …

The Bg News April 1, 1999, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 1, 1999. Volume 82-Issue 126.

Main Hall To Main Street, April 1999, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

Main Hall to Main Street, 2005-2010

This is volume 5, number 4 of Main Hall to Main Street.

Focus, Larry Burke (Editor)

FOCUS on Boise State

As in the story of the lion and the mouse, acts of charity and kindness often have a lifelong impact on both the recipient and the giver. In this issue of FOCUS, we look at volunteerism at Boise State and highlight the generosity and compassion of some members of the Boise State community- including stories about two groups of Boise State students who traveled to Latin America, providing assistance to a Mexican orphanage and an El Salvador hospital. Cover illustration by Boise State art professor William Carman.

Effective Use Of Informants And Accomplice Witnesses, Ann C. Rowland

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.