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Towards A Centralized Perfection System For Cross-Border Receivables Financing, Steven L. Schwarcz

Faculty Scholarship

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Weighting Unusual Feature Types, Nicholas Howe, Claire Cardie

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

Feature weighting is known empirically to improve classification accuracy for k-nearest neighbor classifiers in tasks with irrelevant features. Many feature weighting algorithms are designed to work with symbolic features, or numeric features, or both, but cannot be applied to problems with features that do not fit these categories. This paper presents a new k-nearest neighbor feature weighting algorithm that works with any kind of feature for which a distance function can be defined. Applied to an image classification task with unusual set-like features, the technique improves classification accuracy significantly. In tests on standard data sets from the UCI repository, the …

Embedded Training For Complex Information Systems, Brant A. Cheikes

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

One approach to providing affordable operator training in the workplace is to augment applications with intelligent embedded training systems (ETS). Intelligent embedded training is highly interactive: trainees practice realistic problem-solving tasks on the prime application with guidance and feedback from the training system. This article makes three contributions to the theory and technology of ETS design. First, we describe a framework based on Norman’s “stages of user activity” model for defining the instructional objectives of an ETS. Second, we demonstrate a non-invasive approach to instrumenting software applications, thereby enabling them to collaborate with an ETS. Third, we describe a method …

Technology And The 21st Century Battlefield: Recomplicating Moral Life For The Statesman And The Soldier, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

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Quality Changes Of Scad (Trachurus Trachurus) Which Are Stored Under Different Chillingconditions And Freezing At-12 °C, Mehmet Demi̇rci̇, H. Hülya Orak

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this study was aimed some quality changes and determitation of shelf life of scad (Trachurus trachurus)using different chilling methods and freezing temperature at -12 °C were investigated. Scad (Trachurus trachurus) stored different conditions and different temperature as, in sea water ice and water ice at -1 °C, sea water + sea ice at + 1 °C, water and water ice at + 1 °C and also freezing at -12 °C. In addition to sensory chracteristics also pH, trimethylamine (TMA), total volatile basic ammonia (TVB-N), thiobarbituric (TBA), peroxide value and ammonia, were determined. The results of labratory analysis indicated that …

Relationships Of Modulus Of Rupture To Soil Properties In Konya Plain, Cevdet Şeker, Sai̇m Karakaplan

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Some physical and chemical analyses were done in sexteren surface (0-15 cm) soil samples from the area among Konya-Çumra-Karapınar, showing soil crusting. Relationships between sois properties and modulus of ruputre were studied. There was a positive relationship between modulus of rupture and available water silt percentages, dispersion ratio, electrical conductivity, organic matter percentage, lime content and soluble calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfate and chlorine contents. There was a negative relationship between modulus of rupture and sand percentage, aggregate stability, exchangeable calcium content, soluble bicarbonate content. The relationships between modulus of rupture and particle density, field capacity percentage, wilting point per-centage, clay …

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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

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When Bad Things Happen To Good Intentions: The Development And Demise Of A Task Force Examining The Drugs-Violence Interrelationship Symposium On Drug Crimes, Deborah W. Denno

Faculty Scholarship

Between 1994-1996, I was one of twenty-eight members of a Drugs-Violence Task Force, created to report to the United States Sentencing Commission specific findings, conclusions, and recommendations concerning the interrelationship (if any) between drugs and violence. Much of the controversy concerning how to approach the drugs-violence problem reflects two conflicting and long-held views of drugs and crime: the criminal justice view, which emphasizes detecting and punishing drug offenders, and the public health view, which advocates treating the drug addiction that leads some individuals to commit crime. Traditionally, the criminal justice view is associated with a “tough on crime” attitude that …

Discussion Memorandum: Appraisal And Valuation Services, September 1999, Independence Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

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Proceedings Of The 1999 Annual Meeting, Association Of American Law Schools Section On Employment Discrimination Law: Is There A Disconnect Between Eeo Law And The Workplace?, Douglas D. Scherer, James C. Sharf, Richard T. Seymour, Maria O'Brien Hylton, Paulette Caldwell

Scholarly Works

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Free Speech, Animal Law, And Food Activism, Howard F. Lyman

Animal Law Review

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Don’T Fence Me In -- Appllication Of The Unlawful Inclosures Of Public Lands Act To Benefit Wildlife, Chandra Rosenthal, Kara Gillon

Animal Law Review

The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service manage millions of acres of public land across the United States. Most of this land seres more than one purpose-grazing, mining, recreation, timber, wildlife-and thus must remain available for these uses. Historically, the Unlaujul Inclosures Act (UIA) preserved access for ranchers and homesteaders. More recently, the UIA has also protected access for wildlife whose movements are impeded by fences or other illegal obstructions. This article argues that such protection should be extended to the Sonoran pronghorn antelope in the southnwestern United States.

Animal Cruelty And Violence Against Humans: Making The Connection, Randall Lockwood

Animal Law Review

The idea that there is a connection between the way individuals treat animals and human beings has a long history in Western popular culture, but a shorter history as the subject of scientific research. Recently, a growing body of evidence has confirmed an association between repeated, intentional abuse of animals and a variety of violent antisocial behaviors including child abuse, domestic violence, and violent criminal activities. The public made this connection before most law-enforcement or menial health officials. Public sentiment for tougher and better-enforced animal cruelty laws is strong, and there has been a dramatic response to recent high-profile animal …

1998 Legislative Review, Aaron Lake

Animal Law Review

Legislative Review is a new feature summarizing the major state ballot initiative drives over the past year. The 1998 Legislative Review contains an overview of initiatives including: cockfighting in Arizona and Missouri; trapping in Alaska in Alaska and California; hunting in Minnesota and Ohio; animal farming in California, Colorado, and South Dakota; and wildlife protection in Utah.

Equity As A Paradigm For Sustainability: Evolving The Process Toward Interspecies Equity, Gwendellyn Io Earnshaw

Animal Law Review

The concept of sustainability has evolved through a wide variety of definitions. Traditionally, sustainability was seen as a system of management which would allow humans to perpetually exploit the world's natural resources; that is, to manage resources so they would never be depleted. More recently, however, writers have argued the traditional concept of sustainability has failed because a truly sustainable system recognizes all resources and stakeholders for their inherent value. Equity is thus the essential ethic of a sustainable system. This article adopts this modern view of sustainability and identifies interspecies equity-the consideration of nonhuman animals based upon their inherent …

Examining The Viability Of Another Lord Of Yesterday: Open Range Laws And Livestock Dominnance In The Modern West, Coby Dolan

Animal Law Review

In this comment, the author explores the development of open range laws in Oregon and other western states and argues such laws should be abolished or drastically amended. Common law requires ranchers to fence livestock in or face liability for damages caused by strays. Hvever, historical customs and practices of Western states were shaped by vast open lands and sparce populations, leading to open range customs which required a landowner to fence "out" livestock to protect their property. This comment focuses on the case of Dr. Patrick Shipsey, an Oregon landowner convicted of shooting cattle that wandered onto his land. …

Statutes With Four Legs To Stand On? An Examination Of "Cruelty To Police Dog" Laws, Craig Ian Scheiner

Animal Law Review

Since 1978, forty states and one United States territory have passed laws to protect police dogs. Despite the numerous peculiarities contained in these laws, as well as the legal issues raised by them, none of the laws have been reviewed in academic literature. Although the courts have had little occasion to analyze the vast breadth of issues surrounding the police dog laws, there is much to be said about the components of the various statutes. This article examines the statutory requirements and prescribed penalties relating to police dog statutes and opens debate on the prudence and value of such laws. …

Members’ Briefing: Licensing, Anne Klinefelter

Faculty Publications

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Self-Interest, Politics, And The Environment: A Response To Professor Schroeder, Donald Thomas Hornstein

Faculty Publications

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Reviving The Public/Private Distinction In Feminist Theorizing Symposium On Unfinished Feminist Business, Tracy E. Higgins

Faculty Scholarship

The public/private distinction has been a target of thoroughgoing feminist critique for quite some time now. Indeed, attacking the public/private line has been one of the primary concerns (if not the primary concern) of feminist legal theorizing for over two decades. If Carole Pateman is correct, one would think that this particular problem might be assigned to the category of "finished business" by this time. In this Essay, I do argue that the critique is, in certain ways, finished business in that it is no longer particularly useful in its most common forms. More importantly, however, I suggest several ways …

Testing For Genetic Traits: The Need For A New Legal Doctrine Of Informed Consent , Elizabeth B. Cooper

Faculty Scholarship

Innovative medical technology has made it possible to test whether you are at increased risk for certain types of cancer. The mere processing of a vial of blood can reveal whether you have a genetic predisposition to develop breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer, or other life-threatening conditions. The Human Genome Project, an international endeavor seeking to map our genetic structures, has facilitated this increasing ability to test for genetic flaws. It is expected that as the human genetic map is filled in, and as flaws in our fundamental building blocks are identified, there will be a concomitant drive to test …

Regulating The Market For Snitches , Ian Weinstein

Faculty Scholarship

These are boom times for the sellers and buyers of cooperation in the federal criminal justice system. While prosecutors have always welcomed the assistance of snitches, tougher federal sentencing laws have led to a significant increase in cooperation as more defendants try to provide "substantial assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another person," to have some chance of receiving a significant sentence reduction. In 1996 one of every five defendants sentenced in the federal courts won mitigation by providing substantial assistance. Many more defendants tried but failed to close the deal. The overheated cooperation market is creating serious problems …

An Overview Of Commercial Salvage Principles In The Context Of Marine Archaeology, Joseph Sweeney

Faculty Scholarship

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The Prism Of Cogsa, Joseph Sweeney

Faculty Scholarship

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Concern For Cause: A Comment On The Twerski-Sebok Plan For Administering Negligent Marketing Claims Against Gun Manufacturers, Benjamin C. Zipursky, John Goldberg

Faculty Scholarship

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Reflections On Monell’S Analysis Of The Legislative History Of §1983, Robert J. Kaczorowski

Faculty Scholarship

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School Vision, Teacher Autonomy, School Climate, And Student Achievement In Elementary Schools, Connie J. Erpelding

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to determine within an elementary school context (a) the relationship among teachers' perceptions of their principal's school's vision, of their sense of autonomy, and of the school climate; and (b) how these core variables were associated with student achievement and student socioeconomic status. Leadership and effective schools literature link the visionary principal with a variety of school-related variables including those in this study.

Data were collected using three survey instruments and a questionnaire administered to fourth grade general education teachers in the sample. The principals of the schools included in this study were also …

Annual Reports Of The Town Of Seabrook, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31st, 1998 As Compiled By The Town Officers., Seabrook Town Representatives

Seabrook, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Moustache| Stories, Jon Groebner

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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