Choice Volume 8 Issue 1, Touro College

Yearbooks and Newsletters

Early Fall 2000 issue.

Bookshelf, Helena R. Gregor

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

2000 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Fall, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

No abstract provided.

Rhodium Trichloride Catalyzed Hydroboration Of 1-Octene: Unexpected Results, Anthony Sampognaro

Theses

Previous studies of the rhodium trichloride (RhCl3) catalyzed hydroboration of 1- octene showed a reversal of regiochemistry compared to the uncatalyzed reaction, and a complex mechanism was proposed to explain this phenomenon. Recent advances in analytical technique has revealed the presence of 4-octanol and 3-octanol. in addition to the expected 2-octanol and 1 -octanol products. The existence of these unexpected products has been attributed to the isomerization of 1-octene to internal isomers prior to normal hydroboration and oxidation, instead of the previously proposed mechanism. Initial kinetic studies indicated that the RI1CI3 catalyzed isomerization of 1-octene occurs too slowly to account …

Tall Jalul, Randall W. Younker

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

2000 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes For Fall Semester, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes for Fall 2000, retrieved from the 2002 Faculty Senate Website.

Enlarging The Administrative Polity: Administrative Law And The Changing Definition Of Pluralism, 1945-1970, Reuel E. Schiller

Vanderbilt Law Review

"The availability of judicial review," wrote Louis Jaffe in 1965, "is the necessary condition, psychologically, if not logically, of a system of administrative power which purports to be legitimate, or legally valid." In so writing, Jaffe suggested that the abstract beliefs that Americans have about the way government is supposed to work define the relationship between courts and the administrative state. It does not follow, logically, from the existence of administrative agencies that their actions must be policed by courts. In- stead, our beliefs about how public policy ought to be made and about which institutions are best at protecting …

The Use Of Legislative History In A System Of Separated Powers, Jonathan R. Siegel

Vanderbilt Law Review

Legislative history is the ultimate bugaboo of the textualists-those judges and scholars who assert that in statutory interpretation, "[w]e do not inquire what the legislature meant; we ask only what the statute means." The textualists have unleashed argument after argument against legislative history. Textualists assert that judicial use of legislative history seeks a collective legislative intent that does not exist and that would not be law if it did exist. They claim that congressional committees deliberately manipulate legislative history in order to influence statutory interpretation. They argue that legislative history is more ambiguous than the statutes it supposedly clarifies, that …

Timing And Delegation: A Reply, Jonathan R. Siegel

Vanderbilt Law Review

For two authors who come to such different conclusions, Professor Manning and I agree on a good deal. We agree that courts, in considering whether to consult legislative history in the course of statutory construction, must take heed of the special constitutional rule against congressional self-aggrandizement.' Thus, we agree that the Constitution forbids courts to give authoritative weight to post-enactment legislative history, because the effect of such a judicial practice is to permit Congress to delegate a very important power, the power to elaborate the meaning of statutes, to its committees or Members. We also agree, however, that Congress may, …

No Harm, No Fraud: The Invalidity Of State Fraud Claims Brought Against Employment Testers, Robert T. Roos

Vanderbilt Law Review

In the summer of 1995, two female African-American students at Northwestern University began their summer jobs as part of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago's ("LAFC") employment discrimination testing project.' The women, Kyra Kyles and Lolita Pierce, were hired as employment "testers" for the project, where they were to gather data about Chicago-area employers by taking part in the application process for numerous potential jobs. As part of the testing process, the project manager paired Kyles and Pierce with two white female LAFC employees, forming a pair of interviewing teams that each consisted of one African-American tester and one white …

I And Another I, Jaegu Lee

Theses

Not Included

On Equality, Bias Crimes, And Just Deserts, Kenneth Simons

Faculty Scholarship

In a recent article, Professors Alon Harel and Gideon Parchomovsky propose to widen the focus of criminal law beyond the culpability of the offender and the wrongdoing he commits. Criminal law, they believe, should also encompass the state's special egalitarian duty to protect the interests of the most vulnerable victims of crime. They offer this suggestion for two reasons - to give a convincing justification of bias crime legislation, which they claim a retributivist approach cannot do; and, more broadly, to remedy retributivism's supposedly inadequate attention to the interests of crime victims.

Although these egalitarian goals are worthy, the authors' …

Structure And Phase Transitions Of The 6, 6-Cyclopropane Isomer Of C_ {61} H_ {2}, M. R. Stetzer, Paul A. Heiney, Peter W. Stephens, R. E. Dinnebier, Q. Zhu, Andrew R. Mcghie, Robert M. Strongin, B. M. Brandt, Amos B. Smith Iii

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

We have used x-ray powder diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry to study the crystalline structures and thermal behavior of the 6,6-cyclopropane isomer of C₆₁H₂. At room temperature, the C₆₁H₂ cyclopropane molecules, like those of the 6,5-annulene isomer and C₆₀O epoxide, are orientationally disordered and crystallize on a face-centered-cubic lattice such that their methylene groups are statistically disordered among the octahedral voids. Unlike 6,5−C₆₁H₂ and C₆₀O, the low-temperature structure is not Pa3¯, but rather a low-symmetry orthorhombic lattice in which a≈b

Estimating Watershed Evapotranspiration With Pass. Part Ii: Moisture Budgets During Drydown Periods, Jie Song, M.L. Wesely, M. A. Lemone, Robert L. Grossman

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

The second part of the parameterization of subgrid-scale surface fluxes model (PASS2) has been developed to estimate long-term evapotranspiration rates over extended areas at a high spatial resolution by using satellite remote sensing data and limited, but continuous, surface meteorological measurements. Other required inputs include data on initial root-zone available moisture (RAM) content computed by PASS1 for each pixel at the time of clear-sky satellite overpasses, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from the overpasses, and databases on available water capacity and land-use classes. Site-specific PASS2 parameterizations evaluate surface albedo, roughness length, and ground heat flux for each pixel, and special …

Timing And Delegation: A Reply, Jonathan R. Siegel

Vanderbilt Law Review

For two authors who come to such different conclusions, Professor Manning and I agree on a good deal. We agree that courts, in considering whether to consult legislative history in the course of statutory construction, must take heed of the special constitutional rule against congressional self-aggrandizement.' Thus, we agree that the Constitution forbids courts to give authoritative weight to post-enactment legislative history, because the effect of such a judicial practice is to permit Congress to delegate a very important power, the power to elaborate the meaning of statutes, to its committees or Members. We also agree, however, that Congress may, …

Protecting Health Information Privacy: The Case For Self-Regulation Of Electronically Held Medical Records, Catherine L. Glenn

Vanderbilt Law Review

Advances in technology have given new life to debates concerning privacy.' Specifically, issues surrounding increased access to personal medical records have recently garnered attention. On one side of the debate, healthcare providers and insurers support expanded access to medical records for treatment, research, and insurance claims purposes. At the same time, however, many patients legitimately expect their medical records to remain private. The advent of Internet access to patient records and electronic medical insurance claims submissions has heightened patients' concerns that computerized medical records will offer less protection and more potential for unauthorized disclosure than paper files in locked cabinets. …

Rothman, Hein, And Aall: A Short History Of A Long-Standing Publishing Relationship, April Schwartz

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Dependence Among Spacings, Baha-Eldin Khaledi, Subhash C. Kochar

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this paper, we study the dependence properties of spacings. It is proved that if X₁,..., X_n are exchangeable random variables which are TP₂ in pairs and their joint density is log-convex in each argument, then the spacings are MTP₂ dependent. Next, we consider the case of independent but nonhomogeneous exponential random variables. It is shown that in this case, in general, the spacings are not MTP₂ dependent. However, in the case of a single outlier when all except one parameters are equal, the spacings are shown to be MTP₂ dependent and, hence, …

Lower Columbia College Enrollment Forecast, 2000 – 2010, Barry Edmonston, Risa Proehl

Publications, Reports and Presentations

This report provides a student enrollment forecast, including background demographic information and analysis, for Lower Columbia College (LCC). The report considers several factors that are likely to affect the College’s enrollment between 2000 and 2010, including and the geographical areas within and surrounding the service district (Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties, the cities of Longview, Kelso, Woodland and others in the vicinity). Five different scenarios of population, housing, and enrollment participation changes were developed to demonstrate their effects on enrollments. Three scenarios rely on different rates of housing and population growth, and two depend on changes of enrollment participation in the …

Book Review Of Libraries And Information In The Arab World : An Annotated Bibliography, Kristen Kern

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Book Review of Libraries and information in the Arab world : an annotated bibliography

A Formal Semantics For Spki, Jon Howell, David Kotz

Dartmouth Scholarship

We extend the logic and semantics of authorization due to Abadi, Lampson, et al. to support restricted delegation. Our formal model provides a simple interpretation for the variety of constructs in the Simple Public Key Infrastructure (SPKI), and lends intuition about possible extensions. We discuss both extensions that our semantics supports and extensions that it cautions against.

End-To-End Authorization, Jon Howell, David Kotz

Dartmouth Scholarship

Many boundaries impede the flow of authorization information, forcing applications that span those boundaries into hop-by-hop approaches to authorization. We present a unified approach to authorization. Our approach allows applications that span administrative, network, abstraction, and protocol boundaries to understand the end-to-end authority that justifies any given request. The resulting distributed systems are more secure and easier to audit. \par We describe boundaries that can interfere with end-to-end authorization, and outline our unified approach. We describe the system we built and the applications we adapted to use our unified authorization system, and measure its costs. We conclude that our system …

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Disease Spectrum And Management In A Tertiary Care Hospital, M R. Khan, S B. Hasan, S A. Sami

Department of Surgery Docs

Objectives: To review the spectrum of presentation and the surgical management of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and the role of various diagnostic modalities in predicting the post-operative stage and the correlation of the post-operative stage with the chances of recurrence.SETTINGS: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi--a tertiary care referral center in Paksitan.Methods: This is a retrospective study of medical records of all the patients who were managed at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) between 1988 and 1998. The patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer were identified using the ICD-9-CM coding system and the data was analyzed …

Editor's Page, Laura Hoelscher

Journal of Extension

No abstract provided.

Extension: On The Brink Of Extinction Or Distinction?, David A. King, Michael D. Boehlje

Journal of Extension

Extension is rapidly being drawn into a competitive knowledge marketplace. This article looks at why and proposes a way to meet the resulting new audience expectations. Technology and escalating audience demands for anytime/anyplace access conspire to place Extension--a large, traditional organization--at a disadvantage. The authors propose a new and distinct virtual Extension competitor designed to meet dot.com's head on: e-CES. As Tom Peters says, "Become distinct, or become extinct."

Value-Free Extension Education?, Thomas W. Blaine, David B. Patton

Journal of Extension

We address the current Extension concern with the issue of education versus advocacy, using a framework derived from the philosophy of science. Questioning the appropriateness of Extension's persistent use of terms like "research based," "science," and "unbiased" to defend programming in controversial areas, we argue that because all knowledge inherently contains values, or bias, this is an inappropriate position to adopt. It would be more intellectually defensible for Extension educators to recognize the inevitable impact of their values and beliefs on their programming efforts. Instead of appealing to "scientific objectivity," educators should be judging the appropriateness of their work in …

Employers' Perceptions Of Welfare Reform: Implications For Cooperative Extension Personnel, Bernice B. Wilson, Daisy L. Stewart

Journal of Extension

Federal legislation passed in 1996 mandated that each state establish welfare-to-work programs and required that recipients work or lose benefits after 2 years and a life-time limit of 5 years. This article discusses the perceptions of selected employers who were interviewed regarding factors contributing to their participation in welfare reform and affecting welfare recipients' entry into the workforce. Conclusions from the interview data related to willingness of employers to hire welfare recipients and to the importance of providing support for new employees, fostering cooperation among employers and agencies to provide education and training, examining welfare policies, and providing affordable child …

Farm Growth Next To A Large City: Opportunities For Extension Education, Barbara H. James, Thomas W. Blaine

Journal of Extension

Land use issues and farmland preservation have continued to be prominent topics, particularly in communities bordering cities. Extension educators in a county adjacent to Cleveland, Ohio undertook a study to determine how urban pressures might be impacting the agricultural community. The findings revealed the number of farms in the portion of the county located closest to the urban center is increasing, even though land values and housing starts are increasing there as well. The number of farms in the most rural areas is decreasing, in spite of lower land values and fewer housing starts. The farms closest to Cleveland tend …

Delivering Short Seminars And Workshops To Farmers And Ranchers With Low Bandwidth On-Line Technologies, Bart Beaudin

Journal of Extension

One hundred fifty-three designers of on-line instruction completed a 35-item on-line questionnaire and recommended the following top three low bandwidth technologies to use when delivering short seminars and workshops: 1) Web page (text and < 50K graphics) with asynchronous discussion. 2) Web page only, and 3) Web-based training (user submit and feedback) with asynchronous discussion. There were no significant differences between how females and males rated the various technologies or when the data was controlled for age of the respondents. Experience designing on-line courses produced a significant finding at the .05 level for the rating of "Web Page with Asynchronous Discussion" (p = .032 and df = 145).

The Use Of Focus Group Interviews To Evaluate Agriculture Educational Materials For Students, Teachers, And Consumers, Patricia A. Nordstrom, Lowell L. Wilson, Timothy W. Kelsey, Audrey N. Maretzki

Journal of Extension

In Pennsylvania, surveys were used to identify and rank public concerns regarding animal agriculture. Educational materials were developed to address the identified concerns, primarily food safety and environmental issues. To evaluate the materials developed, focus group discussions were conducted. The objectives were to determine if these materials adequately address the concerns, to identify target audiences, and to assess possible methods of dissemination. Participants included members of the public, teachers, and livestock producers. The discussions resulted in data that more than adequately met the stated objectives. They also provided valuable insight into the perceptions and attitudes of both livestock producers and …