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Addressing Peer Mediation : Conflict Resolution In Schools, Amy Junkermeier

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to review existing literature and research on peer mediation ip schools. A critical review is necessary due to the increasing popularity of peer mediation programs despite limited empirical evidence to support their usage. Examining the strengths and weaknesses of previous research is an important part of establishing program effectiveness and overcoming barriers to successful implementation. A critique of the research and implications for future research are also provided.

Optimization Of Distrubution Packaging For The New Warehouse Of Pharmaceutical Products In Pliva, Viktorija Tica

Theses

Optimization of the Distribution Packaging is one of the several most advisable studies to work on when a new warehouse project is initiated. The study reviews the current Distribution packaging status and proceeds with evaluation of the improved transport boxes with a better Area and Cube Pallet efficiency. Data collection and recognition of the used 100 different types of folding cartons and bundles is followed by evaluation of their packaging into new proposed transport boxes, according to the specified packaging demands. Therefore, the basic evaluation tool of this study was the computer program that matches unit pack dimensions and their …

On The Classical Ramsey Number R(3,3,3,3), Susan Fettes

Theses

The classical Ramsey Number R(3, 3, 3, 3), which is the smallest positive integer n such that any edge coloring with four colors of the complete graph on n vertices must contain at least one monochromatic triangle, is discussed. Basic facts and graph theoretic definitions are given. Papers concerning triangle-free colorings are presented in a historical overview. Mathematical theory underlying the main result of the thesis, which is Richard Kramers unpublished result, i?(3,3,3,3) < 62, is given. The algorithms for the com putational verification of this result are presented along with a discussion of the software tools that were utilized to obtain it.

0703: Rosanna A. Blake Collection, 1818-2000, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of manuscript and other paper items collected by Rosanna A. Blake. Included are letters, diaries, correspondence, unit rosters, Confederate imprint forms and currency, 1860-1865. Also included are 3D items including firearms, edged weapons, tin soldiers, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, and Southern periodicals relating to the Civil War. Notably, the collection includes 3 original Robert E. Lee letters, 1 Jefferson Davis letter, and 2 general orders dictated by Lee. The O'Brien sub-collection contains Civil War pamphlets and booklets, over 300 monographs and books, photos, CDV's, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, ambrotypes …

Oecd Inflation And Throughput Rates, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Shaikh, A. (1996, October; revised 1998, January 29). Explaining inflation and unemployment: An alternate to neoliberal economic theory [Annotated conference-paper fragment].
• Mejorado, A. (1998, May 22; revised May 27). Inflation rate and throughput coefficient in USA, 1960-1996 [Three-chart spreadsheet output set testing after-tax throughput variants].
• Inflation and thruput: 1930-1999 [Two-chart spreadsheet output set comparing alternative throughput measures]. (n.d.).
• Mejorado, A. (1998, May 6-7). Cross-country throughput-coefficient chart packet [Charts comparing inflation and throughput measures for Sweden, Canada, the United States, and Germany].
• Throughput coefficient and manufacturing inflation rate [Data chart]. (n.d.).
• Agenor, P.-R., & Montiel, P. J. (1996). …

State Cybercrime Legislation In The United States Of America: A Survey, Susan W. Brenner

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

In the United States, cybercrimes are the focus of legislation adopted at both the state and federal levels. The U.S. Constitution allocates lawmaking authority between the two levels according to certain principles, one of which is that even when federal jurisdiction to legislate exists, federal legislation is appropriate only when federal intervention is required. And while federal legislative authority can pre-empt the states' ability to legislate in a given area, it rarely does, so it is not unusual for federal criminal laws to overlap with state prohibitions that address essentially the same issues.

Jay Cohen's Brave New World: The Liability Of Offshore Operators Of Licensed Internet Casinos For Breach Of United States' Anti-Gambling Laws, Adrian Goss

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

On February 28, 2000, Jay Cohen, co-owner of an Antiguan-based Internet casino called World Sports Exchange, was convicted by a U.S. District Court jury in Manhattan of breaching the Wire Communications Act of 1961 (hereinafter Wire Act). A New York federal judge subsequently fined Cohen $5,000 and sentenced him to serve a twenty-one month jail term. A few days prior to his conviction, Cohen's lawyer stated that "Jay strongly believes that he did not commit a crime, that he ran [World Sports Exchange] in a completely legitimate manner."

Post Markman: Claim Construction Trends In The Federal Circuit, Daniel J. Melman

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The strength of a patent as a legal instrument to protect an invention rests primarily on the drafting quality of its claims. The claims of a patent recite the invention "that is deemed by [the] applicant to be operable and patentable." Furthermore, the claims define the legal metes and bounds of an invention so that a patent owner can prevent others from making, using, and selling a patented product in the United States for a period of twenty years from the filing of the patent application. The Supreme Court has long held that a patent's claim, more so than any …

The Fate Of The Native Hawaiians: The Special Relationship Doctrine, The Problem Of Strict Scrutiny, And Other Issues Raised By Rice V. Cayetano, William E. Spruill

University of Richmond Law Review

Harold "Freddy" Rice is a Native Hawaiian in the sense that he was born in the Hawaiian Islands and can "trace[ ] his ancestry to two members of the legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii, prior to the Revolution of 1893. " He is a taxpayer and a qualified elector of the United States, the State of Hawaii, and the County of Hawaii. When Rice applied to vote in the 1996 election for the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ("OHA"), however, his application was denied. Why? Because, according to a state statute, he was not Hawaiian enough.

The Government As Fiduciary: A Practical Demonstration From The Reign Of Trajan, Robert G. Natelson

University of Richmond Law Review

The Roman Emperor Trajan is justly celebrated as an author of several modern civil rights, such as the right to confront one's accusers. But he is most aptly remembered as the ruler who proved that fiduciary government was possible. Following the example of Trajan's reign could improve greatly the standards of American public law.

Criminalizing "Virtual" Child Pornography Under The Child Pornography Prevention Act: Is It Really What It "Appears To Be?", Wade T. Anderson

University of Richmond Law Review

Years after his death, John Wayne sells beer in television commercials. Eons after their extinction, lifelike dinosaurs continue to terrorize actors and thrill moviegoers. The highest- grossing film of all time4 employs "virtual" passengers aboard the Titanic, worrying some members of the Screen Actors Guild. All of these feats have been accomplished using sophisticated computer graphics software that blurs the distinction between imagination and reality. This manipulative digital power has raised concerns about such things as "digital kidnapping," the unauthorized misuse of digital images. For example, such digital misuse could include, as intellectual property professor Joseph Beard notes, "a star …

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.

The Impact Of Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance And Media-Body Images On Women's Concern About Weight, Julianna M. Lyell

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

Table Of Contents

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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 …

Characterization Of 2-Methyl-8-Quinolinolato Gallium (Iii) Chelates, Sanjini Ushika Nanayakkara

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

We present a detailed photophysical (absorption and emission), thermal and X-ray absorption (NEXAFS) study of gallium (III) bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinolato) carboxylate (2Meq2GaOR) chelates, where OR = acetato (OAc), trifluoroacetato (OTF) and dimethylpropianato (ODMP). These materials are compared with aluminum (III) tris(8-quinolinolato) (Alq3) chelates. We show that regardless of changing the carboxylato ligand the 2Meq2 GaOR chelates have similar unoccupied (LUMO) states. This implies that charge injection should be constant in these materials when used as emitter materials in organic light emitting devices. We also present the first detailed evaluation in to the mer/fac isomerization of gallium (III) tris(2-methyl-8-quinolinolato) (2Meq3Ga) chelate in both …

Thunder In The Desert: Commercial Air Travel And Tourism In Las Vegas, 1959--2001, Daniel Kenneth Bubb

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis carefully examines the relationship between the commercial air travel and tourist industries in Las Vegas, especially highlighting their unprecedented growth in the second half of the twentieth century. It not only provides an accurate historic account of both industries, but clearly delineates the dependence of tourism on commercial air service as the primary source of transportation to Las Vegas; While the thesis's overarching theme focuses on commercial air travel and tourism, it also contains a set of subthemes, one of which highlights the symbiotic relationship of the commercial air travel industry with the Strip "mega-resorts," and the air …

Analysis Of Casino Table Game Tipping By Comdex Conventioneers, Joseph Nelson Christensen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study analyzed the mean tips earned per table game dealer of a mega-resort casino located on the Las Vegas "strip" during Comdex, a large annual computer convention located in Las Vegas. Members of the media and gaming authorities have claimed that Comdex conventioneers do not gamble or tip as much as most convention attendees, yet no substantiated and documented explanation has been offered to explain why. This study hypothesized that Comdex conventioneers have the "programmer personality," which is low in the personality dimensions of neuroticism and extraversion. Since the amount tipped has been shown to positively correlate with high …

The Geochemistry Of Gold-Bearing And Gold-Free Pyrite And Marcasite From The Getchell Gold Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada, Kelli Diane Weaver

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Petrographic and geochemical investigations of pyrite and marcasite from the Getchell Carlin-type gold deposit show that elevated concentrations of a characteristic suite of trace metals correlate with ore-stage pyrite morphology. Secondary ion mass spectrometry analyses revealed a significant positive correlation between As and Au in ore-stage Fe-sulfide minerals. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy analyses revealed that gold-bearing Fe-sulfide crystals are arsenic-rich marcasite, rather than pyrite. These analyses failed to identify gold as microinclusions in ore-stage pyrite/marcasite, and support the conclusion that gold is present in solid solution; Analyses reflect the chemistry of fluids responsible for precipitation of the pyrite and marcasite. …

Coffeehouse Papers, 2000-2001

Lambuth Coffeehouse Papers

30 pgs.,

Cover Art,

Title Page Art,

Acknowledgements,

15 poems,

24 art pieces,

3 short stories

The Lantern Yearbook, 2001

Lambuth Lantern Yearbook

"The Lantern" yearbook of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, for 2001.

Contents, Tom Mack, Ph.D.

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

No abstract provided.

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.

Empowerment Of Mortal And Divine Females In The Iliad: A Feminist Study Of The Matristic Archetypes In Homer, Javier Betancourt

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

No abstract provided.

To Barchester And Beyond: Entering The World Of A Novel Today, Michael R. Allen

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

No abstract provided.

Foregrounding Motherhood In Toni Morrison's Sula And Beloved, Lindsay Green

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

No abstract provided.