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On The Use Of Practitioner Surveys In Commercial Law Research: Comments On Daniel Keating's Exploring The Battle Of The Forms In Action, Avery W. Katz

Faculty Scholarship

As Daniel Keating's principal article attests, the literature on U.C.C. section 2-207 and the "battle of the forms" is both vast and intricate. That fact, together with the distinguished array of commentators assembled here, makes it unlikely that I will be able to say anything substantially original on that subject. Accordingly, in the spirit of this overall symposium, I will focus the bulk of my remarks not on the substantive issues raised by Keating's article, but on his methodology. In particular, I will suggest that Keating's empirical method – the free-form, oral interview conducted personally by the principal researcher – …

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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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The Tower Clock 2000, Tower Clock

Tower Clock Yearbooks

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Racism And Technology, Michelle Wright

SWITCH

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Ideaconsciousness Networks, Wendy Angel

SWITCH

In this article, the author utilizes a theoretical approach to discuss the complexity of digital networks and the necessary cognitive adaptations humans need to process the amount of information shared over them. Several propositions are discussed including fuzziness, conscious Ideation, knowledge networks, idea structures, and idea coercion. It is theorized that ideas make up our consciousness and provide a more open definition to the experiences that combine the cognitive process. However, the fuzziness of uncertainty also raises ideas of its essential factor in our conscious exploration and that fuzziness of knowledge does not make knowledge obsolete. This posits that there …

Uniform Cpa Examination Content Specifications Update Study: General Business Knowledge Required By Cpas In Public Accounting, Patricia M. Muenzen, Sandra Greenberg, Ellen A. Sawtell, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Board Of Examiners. Content Oversight Task Force

Examinations and Study

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Time Step Truncation Error In Direct Simulation Monte Carlo, Alejandro Garcia, W. Wagner

Faculty Publications

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Nature And Justifiability Of The Act Of Collective Worship In Schools, Jeanette Gill

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

This thesis, which moves through three stages, asks whether the compulsory provision of a daily act of collective worship can be justified in the schools of a liberal society. It begins with an analysis of the public debate which has surrounded its presence since legislation in 1944 formalised existing practice, and notes that its arguments are based on differing perceptions of the value of religious practice, the needs of the child, the relationship between religion and morality, and the nature of society. Because this public debate is often distanced from actual practice, research was undertaken in primary and secondary schools …

Extending Literacy : Pupils' Interactions With Texts, With Particular Emphasis On The Use Of Non-Fiction Texts, Maureen Lewis

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

The submitted works explore how children use texts in the classroom and how they can be supported in becoming more effective readers and writers. Most of the work is based around pupil's use of non-fiction texts and provides case study examples of what happens when children engage in tasks which require their use. I argue that we can elaborate a model to describe the processes involved in such encounters. This proposed model is described and compared to earlier attempts to create a model of the process of interacting with non-fiction texts. It is further argued that specific strategies can be …

An Investigation Of Lower Secondary Pupils' Images Of Mathematics And Mathematicians, Susan Helen Picker

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

This thesis reports on a three-part research project in which the images of mathematics and mathematicians held by lower secondary pupils were investigated. A survey tool which asked pupils to draw a picture of a mathematician at work, and which included a Likert-type scale and open-ended writing prompts, was designed and developed for use in an international study of pupils in five countries (n = 476). The results indicate that while some pupils hold stereotypical images in common, all pupils appear to know very little about mathematicians and the work they do. Mathematicians' invisibility to pupils of this age appears …

Trace Metal And Speciation Analysis Using Ion-Exchange And Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, Elena Menendez-Alonso

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Studies have been carried out on specific ion-exchange (Dowex 50W-X8 and Dowex 1-X8) and chelation (Chelex-100) resins, in order to determine their physical and chemical characteristics, to understand and explain their limits of function and to optimise their use as substrates in trace metal and speciation measurement by EDXRF. Structural information was obtained by scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis showing a homogeneous distribution of functional groups and retained ions on both sectioned and whole resins. Particle size experiments performed on Dowex 50W-X8 (38 - 840 µm) showed that this parameter has no effect on the relationship between intensity of …

Development And Investigation Of The Properties Of An Electrochemically Regenerable Chemically Modified Electrode For Chemeluminescence Detection Of Analytes In Solution, Claire Elizabeth Williams

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The aim of this study was to exploit the sensitivity of the chemiluminescent ruthenium tris(2,2'-bipyridme) redox system for analytical purposes by producing electrochemically regenerable electrodes modified with a polymer derivative of this complex. Ruthenium tris(4-meth}i-4' -vinyl-2,2' -bipyridine) bis(hexafluorophosphate) was synthesised and subsequently polymerised onto an electrode surface using the technique of cyclic voltammetry. A potential was applied to the resulting Chemically Modified Electrode (CME) and upon reaction of the ruthenium centres with an analyte in solution, chemiluminescence was observed. Measurement of the emission intensity was used for the determination of the analyte concentration The ruthenium centres were subsequently regenerated by …

Fundamental Studies Of Interferences In Icp - Ms, Linda Kathleen Rowley

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Methods of temperature measurement by mass spectrometry have been critically reviewed. It was concluded that the most appropriate method depended critically on the availability of fundamental data, hence a database of fundamental spectroscopic constants, for diatomic ions which cause interferences in ICP-MS, was compiled. The equilibration temperature, calculated using the different methods and using various diatomic ions as the thermometric probes, was between c.a. 400 - 10,000 K in the central channel, and between c.a. 600 - 16,000 K when the plasma was moved 1.8 mm off-centre. The wide range in temperature reflected the range of temperature measurement methods and …

The Effects Of Hydrology And Nutrient Inputs At South Milton Ley On The Ecology Of The Common Reed Phragmites Australis (Cav. Trin. Ex Steudal), Paula Angele Powell

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

South Milton Ley is a small coastal wetland in Southern England. A sand-bar forms periodically at its seaward end and separates fresh water from the sea. The common reed Phragmites australis dominates the wetland and when a sand bar is present a shallow freshwater lake forms. Monthly water budgets were prepared for the years 1994, 1995 and 1996 and intermittent flooding of the Ley was also monitored. This information was used to calculate a range of residence times (between one hour and eleven days) and the characteristics of various flow regimes when the sandbar, which dams the Ley, is open …

Emission, Dispersion And Local Deposition Of Ammonia Volatilised From Farm Buildings And Following The Application Of Cattle Slurry To Grassland, Richard Alexander Hill

Other Faculty of Science and Engineering Theses

Emissions of ammonia (NH3) into the atmosphere, principally from agricultural sources, have been implicated in the pollution of forests, moorlands and grasslands, through the subsequent deposition of reduced nitrogen (NHx -N). Consequently, legislation has been implemented to control both the transboundary transport and local environmental impacts of NHx. This thesis investigates the emission, dispersion and local deposition of NH3 from two sources that are major components of national NH3 emissions inventories, slurry applied to grassland and naturally ventilated cattle buildings. A N balance method was identified for determining the time-average deposition of NH3 downwind of a farm building, whilst an …

The Disappearing Frame.: A Practice-Based Investigation Into Composing Virtual Environment Artworks, Thomas James Patrick Corby

Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses

Through creative art making practice, research seeks to contribute a body of knowledge to an under researched area by examining how key concepts germane to computer based, interactive, three-dimensional, virtual environment artworks might be explicated, potential compositional issues characterised, and possible production strategies identified and/or proposed. Initial research summarises a range of classifications pertaining to the function of interactivity within virtual space, leading to an identification and analysis of a predominant model for composing virtual environment media, characterised as the "world as model": a methodological approach to devising interactive and spatial contexts employing visual and behavioural modes based on the …

Literacy In The Multiage Classroom : A Review Of The Research, Barbara Avaux Messer

Graduate Research Papers

Multi-age grouping has a long history and is once again being studied as a viable alternative to the age-graded education model. Research indicates that multi-age programs are academically effective as well as being beneficial in promoting feelings of self-efficacy in students. Our society has changed since the inception of the age-graded model and teachers today are looking at multi-age education as a way to meet the diverse needs of their students. Successful multi-age programs have similar characteristics, but each program needs to be designed to meet the needs of the community it serves. Specific teaching strategies, materials, and assessment methods, …

Middle School Intramural/Co-Curricular Programs, Andrew W. Strottman

Graduate Research Papers

Schools that have used an intramural program find students benefit socially, academically, and physically from these activities. Some schools have even seen a drop in teens getting into trouble in their communities with the implementation of an intramural program. The first portion of this project was to review the literature to find out: (1) what the benefits of an intramural program are at the middle school level, (2) what grade level or levels would benefit most from a program that involves many students in activities, and (3) what students are interested in doing after school as opposed to being unsupervised …

School-Based Intervention Programs For Dropouts, Mmamiki Gaolatlhe Kamanakao

Graduate Research Papers

The primary purpose of this paper is to provide an extensive review of the literature and research related to the dropout problem in the United States. It discusses some of the intervention programs in school settings that have been evaluated to date. The role of school psychologists in planning and implementing the components that make those intervention programs successful are highlighted. Chapter two describes the nature and extent of the dropout problem, and how the lack of a uniform definition and good data aggravates this problem.

Causes of dropping out and its consequences to the individuals and the society at …

Pruning And Nutrition Of Outdoor Cut Foliage Crops, Andy Whelton

Theses

The rapidly expanding cut foliage industry in the South of Ireland aims to satisfy the demands of an exacting market requiring well furnished quality stems for use in the manufacture of foliage and flower bouquets. The studies examined, in detail, aspects of pruning and nutrition of genera currently important to this evolving industry. Recommendations for the optimum time of pruning Eucalyptus pulverulenta and Pittosporum tenujolium are given. Pruning regimes for Eucalyptus parv,folia and E. glaucescens, Pittosporum tenufolium, Ozothamnus rosmarinfolius ‘Silver Jubilee’ and Rhododendron ponticum were examined and guidelines on best practices are outlined. A nutrition experiment to examine the effect …

Development Of Object Oriented Components For Atm Network Simulation With Emphasis On Congestion Control, Wen Dee Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) provides the required flexibility for the support of heterogeneous services for Broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks (8-ISDN) environment. A TM has proven to be efficient and flexible in handling a wide range of integrated service traffic. The most outstanding feature of ATM is that it provides the Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees between connections. In a network environment, congestion control is an important factor to consider as to guarantee the negotiated QoS. To study, observe and develop the congestion control mechanism in an ATM network, simulation modelling provides the ideal domain. The aim of this project …

Development Of A Reusable Object Oriented Application Framework For Library Systems Domain, Roy Teck Choye Chew

Student Works (2000-2009)

The main goal of developing an application framework on an application domain or a business domain is to facilitate development of application systems within the same domain by reusing components through customisation and not from scratch. These components would have to be analysed and designed with reusable features so that they can be reused to develop different applications in the related domain. In the case of an object-oriented application framework in the technical view, it is made up of a set of interrelated abstract (generic) and concrete classes that underlie the components of a domain model and form the domain …

Development Of Multiple Channels Edf Lasers, Muhammad Zamzuri Abdul Kadir

Student Works (2000-2009)

This thesis presents the research work carried out on the development and analysis of single wavelength EDFL and multiple wavelength EDFL. Two types of single wavelength EDF ring laser were studied namely a fixed signal wavelength system and a tuneable signal wavelength system. However, emphasis was given to the first case. The analyses made, were based on the following parameters: pump and signal stability, pump power, reflectivity, EDF length and cavity loss. The influence of each cavity component such as isolator, polarisation controller, attenuator and tuneable filter were also investigated and reported here. Only one type of multiple wavelength EDFL …

Energy Losses Of Solar Neutrinos, Zamri Zainal Abidin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Using the stopping power of matter. the effects of oscillations on the energy losses of solar neutrinos are investigated. The adiabatic and non-adiabatic survival probabilities of the neutrino oscillations, the mixing angles and Am² are the parameter.; in the calculations. The total energy losses for ⁸B neutrinos with maximum spectral energy of 14.06 MeV is 5 x 10⁻⁷ MeV and is slightly lower than the losses from the non-adiabatic conversion which is ~7 x 10⁻⁷ MeV. From the calculation, we found that the maximum total energy loss for solar neutrinos is of the order 10⁻⁶ MeV. We also include the …

Electrodeposition Of Copper On Polished Copper Electrode, Jia Tsung Ling

Student Works (2000-2009)

This project studies the surface morphology of the copper deposit from three different bath solutions on polished copper (3.1 mm in diameter) electrode by using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The behaviour of glycine as an additive in a bath solution containing 0.3 M of copper (II) sulphate and 2.2 M of sulphuric acid was studied by using cyclic voltammetry. In this project, glycine did not involved directly in the reaction of CU²⁺/CU couple but increased the potential and current density of the plating process. However, glycine has the properties for inhibiting the deposition of copper onto the copper disc. Moreover, block …

Factor Criteria Metric (Fcm) For Requirements Analysis Phase In The Development Of Management Information Systems, Wei Yin Chew

Student Works (2000-2009)

This project establishes a way to measure a characteristic of a product and a characteristic of a process involved in the requirements analysis phase for the development of management information systems (M!Ss) by adapting and enhancing McCall's Factor Criteria Metric (FCM) model. The two selected characteristics are the understandability of a software requirements specification (SRS) and effectiveness of a requirements gathering interview (RGI). To define the measurement for these two characteristics, a structure of factors, criteria, checklists and metrics for the characteristics of the products and processes is established based on McCall's FCM model. In addition, a software tool, FCMware, …

Evaluation Of Academic Library Web Sites In Malaysia, Kee Hiong Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

Academic libraries have dynamically created Web sites on the World Wide Web. However, they have to keep the content and design of their Web sites in line with their missions. Currently, there is lack of a mixed-method approach that combines both quantitative and qualitative analyses for academic library Web sites evaluation and integration of results. This study evaluates the content and design of academic library Web sites in Malaysia by using a mixed-method approach. A total of twelve library Web sites of public and private institutions of higher learning in Malaysia are selected for evaluation. For qualitative analysis, a matrix …

Enhanced Password-Based Authentication Protocol, Chee Kiam Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

This dissertation introduces Enhanced Password-Based Authentication Protocol (E­PAP) System. E-PAP System combines asymmetric (public-key) and symmetric (secret-key) cryptography that allow two parties sharing a small shared secret to provide authentication service, exchange confidential and authenticated information over an insecure network like lntemet. E-PAP System also provides authentication service by using somelhing you know concept. It has some advantages over biometric which uses something you are concept and smancard that uses something you have concept, as it is free of equipment's physical limitations, accuracy and cost problem as well as other constraints. The core for E-PAP System is FreeSPEKE SDK, a …