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New Product Innovation With Multiple Features And Technology Constraints, Kathy A. Paulson Gjerde, S. A. Slotnick, M. J. Sobel

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

We model a firm's decisions about product innovation, focusing on the extent to which features should be improved or changed in the succession of models that comprise a life cycle. We show that the structure of the internal and external environment in which a firm operates suggests when to innovate to the technology frontier. The criterion is maximization of the expected present value of products during the life cycle. Computational studies complement the theoretical results and lead to insights about when to bundle innovations across features. The formalization was influenced by extensive interviews with managers in a high-technology firm that …

Identifying Sources Of Fecal Pollution In The Roanoke River, Roanoke County, Virginia, J. Brooks Crozier, Brian Clark, Holly Weber

Virginia Journal of Science

Antibiotic Resistance Patterns (ARPs) of Enterococcus spp. were used as a phenotypic fingerprint to compare and categorize unknown-source isolates in an impaired segment of the Roanoke River, Roanoke County, Virginia. Antibiotic resistance analysis (ARA) of enterococci has been effectively used to differentiate among sources of fecal contamination in many geographic regions in the United States. Enterococcus spp. were used as a fecal indicator in a library consisting of 1,562 known-source isolates. Two-way analysis indicated that approximately 95% of the unknown-source isolates collected were of animal origin. A 3-way analysis indicated that 61% of the unknowns were of livestock origin while …

Tailored Police Testimony At Suppression Hearings, Joel Atlas

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Whether a court must suppress evidence typically turns on the conduct or observations of the police officer who discovered the evidence. By falsely testifying to the facts surrounding the discovery of the evidence, a police officer may validate a blatantly unconstitutional search. New York courts have long recognized that police officers sometimes fabricate suppression testimony to meet constitutional restrictions. Indeed, the Appellate Division has rejected police testimony at suppression hearings where the officer’s testimony appears to have been “patently tailored to nullify constitutional objections.” Although, to be sure, rejections are rare and their number appears to be declining, the appellate …

Ursinus Magazine, Summer / Fall 2002, Wendy Greenberg, Dan Reimold, Jon Volkmer

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art calendar • Back to campus: Roommates, football team and new residence hall greet returning students • A poetic commencement • Faculty honors • Board of Trustees elects new members • President Strassburger honored in Japan • Faith-based expert holds Davis Chair • Internships and fellowships: Students and alumni achieve through workplace experiences • Summer in the city: MTV in NYC • Summer abroad: Ursinus students serve in Korea • Alumni give back by supporting interns • Summer in the country: A happy camper • Summer on the campus: Fellows and faculty work …

Nato Code Of Best Practice For C2 Assessment, Dave Alberts, Tim Bailey, Paul Choinard, Andreas Tolk, Gary Wheatley, John Wilder

Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Books

This major revision to the Code of Best Practice (COBP) for C² Assessment is the product of a NATO Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) sponsored Research Group (SAS-026). It represents over a decade of work by many of the best analysts from the NATO countries. A symposium (SAS-039) was hosted by the NATO Consultation Command Control Agency (NC3A) that provided the venue for a rigorous peer review of the code. This new version of the COBP for C² assessment builds upon the initial version of the COBP produced by SAS-002. The earlier version focused on the analysis of …

The September 11th Attack On America: Ground Zero In Tort And Insurance Law, Richard P. Campbell

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Will The Historic Relationship Between Cedent And Reinsurer Become A Casualty Of The War On Terrorism?, Paul E. Traynor

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

College Of Business News & Views, Fall 2002, Illinois State University, College Of Business

College of Business News & Views

Newsletter of the College of Business

School Internal Investigations Of Employees, Open Records Laws, And The Prying Press, Lee R. Remmington

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

A New Balance Of In-Class Speech: No Longer Just A Mouthpiece, Todd A. Demitchell

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Reflections - Fall 2002, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

A Message from Paul Willis, Dean of Libraries..... p.1
Lou and Beth Holtz Announce Increase to Endowment..... p.1
George Plimpton Speaks at Thomas Cooper Society Luncheon..... p.1
News Briefs..... p.2
Upcoming Exhibits and Events..... p.2
New Faces: Kate Boyd..... p.2
Music Library Updates Collections and Services..... p.3
USC Acquires Joseph Cohen Collection of World War I Literature..... p.4
“The Joseph Heller Papers” Exhibition Opens at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.5
About Dean Willis..... p.5
Giving New Life to Old Books..... p.6
In Memoriam: Darrick Hart..... p.6
Libraries Offer New Online Databases..... p.6
USC Dedicates Arthur E. Holman, Jr. Conservation Laboratory..... …

An Intelligent System For Monitoring The Microgravity Environment Quality On-Board The International Space Station, Paul P. Lin, Kenol Jules

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

An intelligent system for monitoring the microgravity environment quality on-board the International Space Station is presented. The monitoring system uses a new approach combining Kohonen's self-organizing feature map, learning vector quantization, and a back propagation neural network to recognize and classify the known and unknown patterns. Finally, fuzzy logic is used to assess the level of confidence associated with each vibrating source activation detected by the system.

Technology And The Eighth Amendment: The Problem Of Supermax Prisons, Charles A. Pettigrew

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Penny Saved, A Lifestyle Learned - The California And Connecticut Approaches To Supermarket Privacy, Allison Kidd

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Organized Cybercrime - How Cyberspace May Affect The Structure Of Criminal Relationships, Susan W. Brenner

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

A Call To Arms: Marching Orders For The North Carolina Anti-Spam Statute, Michael B. Edwards

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Whalesong 2002-10-01 (V.24 No.2), N/A N/A

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 2002, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

The Fact Book has been designed to present a variety of information and data about the University, in a concise, easily-used format. We have included details regarding student and faculty information broken out by college, rank, level, gender, age and ethnicity for both spring and fall semesters. I hope this will provide you and your staff with the necessary details regarding the activity of this institution.

Communo Magazine, Fall 2002, School Of Communication

CommUNO Magazine

CommUNO magazine is currently produced annually by the UNO School of Communication: 6001 Dodge Street, ASH 140, Omaha, NE 68182: Phone: 402.554.2600. Fax: 402.554.3836. For more information, follow us on Twitter@ CommUNO, join the “UNO School of Communication” page on Facebook or visit communication.unomaha.edu.

The State Of American Federalism, 2001–2002: Resilience In Response To Crisis, Dale Krane

Public Administration Faculty Publications

The past year has been one of repeated shocks to government and the larger society. Terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D. C, the burst of the dot.com bubble in the stock market, a wave of corporate scandals, and a slowdown in the economy posed severe problems for officials of all governments in the federal system. The combined effects of the war on terrorism and the economic turmoil forced federal policymakers to create new agencies and to enact new policies. Slate and local governments also responded to the multiple shocks with a variety of initiatives, often independent of …

Common Data Set 2002, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Sets

Common Data Set (2002 - 2003) for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

The Internet In India And China, Larry Press, William Foster, Peter Wolcott, William Mchenry

Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications

This article compares the diffusion of the Internet in China and India. Using a six–dimension framework for characterizing the state of the Internet in a nation, we observe that, while both nations have made significant progress since our last comparison (in 1999), China enjoys a substantial lead over India.

We also examine determinants of Internet diffusion. We find that the Chinese Internet has benefited from economic and trade reform begun in the late 1980s, a strong government commitment to the Internet, complementary human and capital resources, etc. The two nations have very different governments and policies, leading to differing approaches …

Understanding And Measuring Corporate Is Sophistication: An Exploratory Investigation Using Ground Theory, Deepak Khazanchi

Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications

This paper describes the results of an exploratory study that culminated in the development of a set of theoretical dimensions for “Corporate IS Sophistication”. These indicators were developed utilizing grounded theory to analyze archival corporate data and data from in-depth interviews with functional IT executives in two Norwegian and one North American firm.

Global Vision Of World History In Contemporary China, Ricardo K. S. Mak

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Globalization Vs. Americanization: Is The World Being Americanized By The Dominance Of American Culture, Yoichi Shimemura

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Eiji Hattori. Letters From The Silk Roads: Thinking At The Crossroads Of Civilization., Ashley Souther

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Seat Belt Use Compliance In Kansas, Deogratias Eustace, Teresa M. C. Bartel

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Faculty Publications

Passenger vehicle occupant restraints are regarded as the easiest and the most effective way of reducing the number of highway fatalities. Strong vehicle occupant protection enforcement laws are regarded as the most effective way to increase seat belt use. The increase in restraint use in the United States and other countries has been largely attributed to mandatory seat belt use legislation. Many fatalities and injuries in motor vehicle crashes could be avoided if more passengers used their seat belts. Studies have shown that primary laws have been more effective in seat belt use compliance than secondary laws. Also, legislation has …

Twenty Years Later, Robert J. Desiderio

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

A Copernican View Of Health Care Antitrust, William M. Sage, Peter J. Hammer

Faculty Scholarship

Sage and Hammer use the analogy of Copernican astronomy to suggest that understanding the dramatic change wrought by managed care requires a conceptual reorientation regarding the meaning of competition in health care and its appropriate legal and regulatory oversight. Both share the belief that misperceiving the world limits potential for technical and social progress.

Congress's Power To Promote The Progress Of Science: Eldred V. Ashcroft, Lawrence B. Solum

Faculty Scholarship

The Intellectual Property Clause of the United States Constitution grants Congress power "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." This essay investigates the issues raised by Eldred v. Ashcroft, in which the Supreme Court may decide whether the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) exceeds Congress's authority under that clause. The essay frames the issues in Eldred v. Ashcroft by discussing the history of copyright legislation in general and the CTEA in particular and then summarizing the procedural history of Eldred …