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Moving Virginia Into The Forefront Of Innovation And Progress, James S. Gilmore Iii

University of Richmond Law Review

It is a great honor to write the Foreword to the University of Richmond Law Review's Annual Survey of Virginia Law for the second successive year. The University of Richmond has consistently been one of the finest institutions of higher education not only in Virginia, but throughout the United States. The Law School shares that proud tradition, and so does this Survey, which is now in its seventeenth year of publication.

Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Environmental Law, Kevin J. Finto, Christopher R. Graham, Brooks M. Smith, Penny A. Shamblin

University of Richmond Law Review

Recent developments in environmental law in Virginia continue to reflect several trends. These trends may be grouped into six general categories: (1) the growing tension between federal environmental mandates and their practical implementation through delegated state programs; (2) the continuing debate over the exact definition of "interstate commerce" and the scope of state authority to regulate in the gray area; (3) the impending deregulation of the electrical energy market; (4) the promotion of sustainable development; (5) the developing schism between state and local land use control; and (6) the evolving nature of administrative law in the environmental context. The following …

Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Labor And Employment Law, Thomas M. Winn Iii

University of Richmond Law Review

This article discusses six areas of labor and employment law in which there was significant activity in Virginia's courts over the past year: (1) covenants not to compete and employee's fiduciary duties to employers; (2) the doctrine of respondeat superior; (3) negligent hiring, retention, and supervision; (4) wrongful discharge in violation of public policy; (5) workers' compensation exclusivity; and (6) employment agreements. Beyond the scope of this article are decisions rendered in other areas of law that affect the employment relationship, including defamation, claims under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health Act, public employment claims, and unemployment compensation claims.

Perceptions Of Nonconforming Sexualities And Genders On Television Talk Shows, Violeta Oliver

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer/Questioning) people often appear as guests on daytime television talk shows. Using cultivation analysis, the author explored television talk show viewers' perceived realism of television talk shows and GLBTQ people. This quantitative study tested seven hypotheses. Support was found for the first two hypotheses, indicating that heavy viewers of television talk shows perceived television talk shows to be more realistic or true to life than light viewers. Support was not found for the other hypotheses. There was no significance difference between heavy and light viewers of television talk shows and their perception of the GLBTQ …

The Effect Of Anaerobic Exercise On The Thermic Effect Of Food, Charlene Marie Denzer

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The thermic effect of food (TEF) is the increment in energy expenditure above resting metabolic rate associated with the cost of absorption, metabolism, and storage of food. Previous studies have shown that TEF is enhanced by aerobic exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine if a similar effect occurs with anaerobic exercise (weight lifting). VO2 was measured after ingestion of a 660 kcal meal with and without prior completion of a weight-training regimen. TEF was 42% higher after the exercise trial (t = 2.539, p < .017), compared with the control trial. These results indicate that prior anaerobic exercise also leads to an enhanced TEF.

Modeling Of Hand-Arm-Glove Vibration System And Testing And Evaluating Of Antivibration Gloves, Jianying Cui

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Work-related hand-arm disorders (HAVS) caused by exposure to vibration while operating vibrational tools were discussed; no clear dose-effect relationship between vibration exposure and HAVS was found yet. Ways to avoid or delay harmful impact on workers were explored, one means of which is using antivibration gloves during operation. Four types of antivibration gloves were tested per standard ISO 10819, test setup and procedures were presented. Two models of hand-arm-glove system were developed and analyzed; the models were used for predicting the gloves' transmissibility before carrying out actual tests. Model fit was done for the two models to the actual tested …

Women's Lives: Different Yet The Same, Taniamarie Nylund

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Freedom Illuminated By Imprisonment In One Day In The Life Ofivan Denisovich, Kristine Koslowsky

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

State Of Tennessee Annual Statistical Report Of The Department Of Education For The Scholastic Year Ending June 30, 2000, Tennessee. Department Of Education.

Annual Statistical Report

No abstract provided.

No. 13, Archaeological Excavations At The Rutherford-Kizer Site, A Mississippian Mound Center In Sumner County, Tennessee, Michael C. Moore, Tennessee. Department Of Environment & Conservation.

Archaeology – Research Series

No abstract provided.

Profile Of Susceptibility To Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus-Induced Demyelinating Disease (Tmed-Idd) In Balb/C Mice, Kevin A. Karls

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Grain Handling Facility Safety Program, Leif H. Schonteich

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Character Education On School Climate, Kristopher G. Arason

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Algal Growth Potential And Nutrient Limitation In The Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, Nevada, Xiaomo Du

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Algal bioassays were conducted to determine algal growth potential (AGP) and nutrient limitation of the Las Vegas (LV) Bay of Lake Mead using the standard test organism Selenastrum capricornutum and the Lake phytoplankton. Results for the current nutrient levels in the LV Bay revealed that the AGP of the LV Bay waters, measured by the maximum specific growth rates is limited by phosphorus (P). Both the growth rates and the biomass content indicated the LV Bay is P-limited. Bioassay results, using higher nitrogen (N) and phosphorus levels, showed that increasing the N and P of the Bay concentrations to levels …

Fixing New York's State Education Aid Dinosaur: A Proposal, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

New York State provides aid to local schools through a confusing maze of aid programs that are, according to many commentators, unfair to the neediest school districts, often defined as those with many students who are poor or otherwise "at risk." For example, New York City, which, by any measure, is one of the neediest districts, currently receives less aid per pupil than the average district in the state. On January 9, 2001, in the case of Campaign for Fiscal Equity vs. State of New York (719 N.Y.S2d 475, 150 Ed. Law Rep. 834), the New York State Supreme Court …

Why Johnny Can’T Teach What Johnny’S Professors Should Do, Thomas J. Lasley Ii

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Luncheon Address

The Value Relevance And Reliability Of Brand Assets Recognized By Uk Firms, Sanjay Kallapur, Sabrina Kwan

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

We examine the value relevance and reliability of brand assets recognized by 33 UK firms, and the stock price reaction to the announcement of brand capitalization. We find that brand assets are value relevant, i.e., associated with market values. However, the market capitalization rates of brands of firms with low contracting incentives—firms with no transactions that avoided the London Stock Exchange (LSE) rule requiring shareholder approval for acquisitions/disposals, and firms with industry-adjusted leverage below the sample median—are higher than those of firms with high contracting incentives. Thus there could be substantial differences in the extent of bias or error in …

Consensus Evidence Evaluation In Resuscitation Research: Analysis Of Type I And Type Ii Errors, Charles F. Babbs

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

Objective: This paper addresses the following statistical question: ‘if genuine improvements in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were discovered that doubled the probability of resuscitation success in a series of randomized clinical trials, would they be recognized and incorporated into consensus guidelines?’ Methods: Statistical powers for hypothetical individual clinical trials comparing experimental and control CPR were computed as a function of the study N when the true probabilities for immediate survival, 24 h survival, and discharge survival in the experimental group were twice those in the control group. Next, the binomial distributions describing the numbers of statistically significant studies in a series …

Biomechanics Of Heading A Soccer Ball: Implications For Player Safety, Charles F. Babbs

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

To better understand the risk and safety of heading a soccer ball, the author created a set of simple mathematical models based upon Newton’s second law of motion to describe the physics of heading. These models describe the player, the ball, the flight of the ball before impact, the motion of the head and ball during impact, and the effects of all of these upon the intensity and the duration of acceleration of the head. The calculated head accelerations were compared to those during presumably safe daily activities of jumping, dancing, and head nodding and also were related to established …

Enhancing The Educational Experience: Policy Alternatives, Shelley M. Macdermid, Kathy Byers, Betty Krejci

Center for Families Publications

Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. …

Central Chemosensitivity, Sleep, And Wakefulness, E. E. Nattie, A Li

Dartmouth Scholarship

No abstract provided.

"References" For Carnivore Conservation, John L. Gittleman, Stephan M. Funk, David Macdonald, Robert K. Wayne, Eric M. Gese

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

119-page bibliography of works cited in in CARNIVORE CONSERVATION, edited by John L. Gittleman, Stephan M. Funk, David Macdonald, and Robert K. Wayne, Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Includes approximately 2,000 items.

The Use Of Ankle Bracing And Vibration In The Examination Of Spectral Qualities Of Center Of Pressure, Stephen P. Beiermann

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of The Stability Of Anthocyanins In Bilberry (Vaccinium Myrtillus) Tablet Formulations : A Case Study, Shirisha Moola

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Uv Curing Of Photoinitiated Resins Used In The Filament Winding Process For Manufacturing Polymeric Composites, Kapil M. Inamdar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Motivational Factors Of College Students To Participate In Human Powered Outdoor Recreation Activities At The University Of Mississippi, Matthew J. Pertzborn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Static Balance Training On Postural Sway In Chronically Injured Ankles, Claude Edward Livingston

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Mandatory Dispute Resolution: New York's Recall On Welfare Recipients' Due Process Rights, Rachael Dehner

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

This Note will discuss the unconstitutionality of the MDR initiative. Part II will describe the implementation of MDR procedures currently in place. Part III will discuss the necessity of a protected interest in a due process analysis, how Goldberg defined the protected interest and how it has changed since the implementation of PRWORA. Part IV will explore due process and its relation to welfare benefits, focusing on Goldberg v. Kelly. It will also describe the fair hearing process and procedures. Part V will apply the due process analysis developed in Goldberg and Mathews to the MDR interview. Finally, Part VI …

Assessing Site Vulnerability To Phosphorus Loss In An Agricultural Watershed, Andrew N. Sharpley, Richard W. Mcdowell, Jennifer L. Weld, Peter J. A. Kleinman

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

A P index was developed as a tool to rank agricultural fields on the basis of P loss vulnerability, helping to target remedial P management options within watersheds. We evaluated two approaches, a soil P threshold and components of a P index, by comparing site vulnerability estimates derived from these two approaches with measured runoff P losses in an agricultural watershed in Pennsylvania. Rainfall–surface runoff simulations (70 mm h^-1 for 30 min) were conducted on 57 sites representing the full range of soil P concentrations and management conditions found in the watershed. Each site was comprised of two, abutting …

History, Current Status, And Collaborative Researchprojects For Bemisia Tabaci, M. R. V. Oliveira, T. J. Henneberry, P. Anderson

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Bemisia tabaci was described over 100 years ago and has since become one of the most important pests worldwide in subtropical and tropical agriculture as well as in greenhouse production systems. It adapts easily to new host plants and geographical regions and has now been reported from all global continents except Antarctica. In the last decade, international transport of plant material and people have contributed to geographical spread. B. tabaci has been recorded from more than 600 plant species and there may be many additional hosts not yet formally documented. Biotypes have been identified in different areas of the world …