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Ay 2001/2002 Committee/Council Vacancies List, As Of 2002-04-19, Faculty Senate Jan 2002

Ay 2001/2002 Committee/Council Vacancies List, As Of 2002-04-19, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Kalman Filtering With State Equality Constraints, Daniel J. Simon, Tien Li Chia Jan 2002

Kalman Filtering With State Equality Constraints, Daniel J. Simon, Tien Li Chia

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Kalman filters are commonly used to estimate the states of a dynamic system. However, in the application of Kalman filters there is often known model or signal information that is either ignored or dealt with heuristically. For instance, constraints on state values (which may be based on physical considerations) are often neglected because they do not fit easily into the structure of the Kalman filter. A rigorous analytic method of incorporating state equality constraints in the Kalman filter is developed. The constraints may be time varying. At each time step the unconstrained Kalman filter solution is projected onto the state …

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The Role Of Outdoor Recreation In Family Enrichment, Patti A. Freeman, Ramon B. Zabriskie Jan 2002

The Role Of Outdoor Recreation In Family Enrichment, Patti A. Freeman, Ramon B. Zabriskie

Faculty Publications

The family is the fundamental unit in society and perhaps the oldest and most important of all human institutions. Several studies have indicated a positive correlation between strong, successful families and family participation in outdoor recreational activities. This paper addresses the role of structured outdoor recreation programming in family enrichment. Findings from two studies based in the United States are presented: one on the effect of a one–day family outdoor adventure program on parental and child perceptions of family functioning and the other from a qualitative inquiry into the meaning of family residential camping experiences. The first study collected both …

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Cancer In Louisiana: Volume 15, Patricia A. Andrews, Catherine N. Correa, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Mei-Chin Hsieh, Beth A. Schmidt, Vivien W. Chen Jan 2002

Cancer In Louisiana: Volume 15, Patricia A. Andrews, Catherine N. Correa, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Mei-Chin Hsieh, Beth A. Schmidt, Vivien W. Chen

Cancer in Louisiana

The Louisiana Tumor Registry (L TR) is pleased to release Cancer in Louisiana, Volume 15, which provides statewide statistics on cancer incidence and mortality for the years 1994-1998. It also includes incidence statistics for the Industrial Corridor and compares state and national figures for incidence and mortality. The monograph results from a collaborative effort of the LTR central office, its regional registries, hospital registries, other facilities in Louisiana, and the central registries of neighboring states. The L TR is grateful for the assistance and cooperation of all of these groups. The data in this volume provide an accurate, meaningful description …

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Cyclomorphosis Of Daphnia Lumholtzi In Response To Spatial Heterogeneity In Lake Taylorville, Karen K. Schnake Jan 2002

Cyclomorphosis Of Daphnia Lumholtzi In Response To Spatial Heterogeneity In Lake Taylorville, Karen K. Schnake

Masters Theses

Reservoir zonation occurs longitudinally as water enters from a stream into an impoundment. Inflow areas (or riverine zones) are typified by high flow rate and shallow depth whereas areas near the dam (lacustrine zones) characteristically have decreased flow and greater depth. In a typical reservoir, abiotic and biotic variables change somewhat predictably along a continuum from the riverine, through a transitional and into a lacustrine zone which can have a significant affect on the biota. Daphnia lumholtzi, a cladoceran which exhibits extreme cyclomorphosis, is an exotic species introduced to North America within the past twenty-five years. I examined the morphology …

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Effects Of E2 On Apoe Secretion And Neurite Outgrowth In Cultured Adult Mouse Cortical Neurons, Fei Shen Jan 2002

Effects Of E2 On Apoe Secretion And Neurite Outgrowth In Cultured Adult Mouse Cortical Neurons, Fei Shen

Masters Theses

Estrogen replacement therapy appears to delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The mechanism whereby estrogen prevents the pathogenesis of AD is unknown. In the present study, I examined the effects of 17-β-estradiol (E2) on neurite outgrowth from adult mice cortical neurons (AMC) in culture. I found that E2 increases apoE secretion and neurite outgrowth in AMC neurons from wild type mice in a dose dependent fashion. The neurite outgrowth promoting effect of E2 was not observed in AMC neurons derived from age-, sex-, and stain-matched apoE deficient/apoE gene knockout (apoE KO) mice. Furthermore, E2 has isoform specific effects on …

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The Effects Of Parents, Teachers, And Peers On Academic Motivation, Amanda R. Holden Jan 2002

The Effects Of Parents, Teachers, And Peers On Academic Motivation, Amanda R. Holden

Masters Theses

The focus of this study was to assess the relationship between perceived support of parents, teachers, and peers and academic motivation. The second focus was to assess which variable was more predictive of academic motivation. The Children's Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory by Gottfried, 1986, the Peer Social Support, Peer Academic Support, Teacher Social Support, and Teacher Academic Support subscales of the Classroom Life Measure by Johnson, Johnson, Buckman, and Richards, 1985, and the Family Cohesion subscale of the Family Environment Scale by Moos and Moos, 1994 were administered to the students. A total of 72 students from 3rd, 4th, and …

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Pistol Whipped: Baseless Lawsuits, Foolish Laws, Robert A. Levy Jan 2002

Pistol Whipped: Baseless Lawsuits, Foolish Laws, Robert A. Levy

Journal of Law and Policy

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Coppa: Protecting Children's Personal Information On The Internet, Danielle J. Garber Jan 2002

Coppa: Protecting Children's Personal Information On The Internet, Danielle J. Garber

Journal of Law and Policy

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Power To The Prisoner: The Importance Of State Religious Freedom Acts In Preserving The Religious Liberties Of Prisoners, Benjamin S. Fischer Jan 2002

Power To The Prisoner: The Importance Of State Religious Freedom Acts In Preserving The Religious Liberties Of Prisoners, Benjamin S. Fischer

Journal of Law and Policy

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Battered Women & Feminist Lawmaking: Author Meets Readers, Elizabeth M. Schneider, Christine Harrington, Sally Engel Merry, Renee Romkens, Marianne Wesson Jan 2002

Battered Women & Feminist Lawmaking: Author Meets Readers, Elizabeth M. Schneider, Christine Harrington, Sally Engel Merry, Renee Romkens, Marianne Wesson

Journal of Law and Policy

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Civil Rights Paradox? Lawyers And Educational Equity, David M. Engstrom Jan 2002

Civil Rights Paradox? Lawyers And Educational Equity, David M. Engstrom

Journal of Law and Policy

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Regulating Roomate Relations: Protection Or Attack Against New York City's Tenants?, Laurel R. Dick Jan 2002

Regulating Roomate Relations: Protection Or Attack Against New York City's Tenants?, Laurel R. Dick

Journal of Law and Policy

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What's Mine Is Mine, But What's Yours Should Also Be Mine: An Analysis Of State Statutes That Mandate The Implantation Of Frozen Preembryos, Diane K. Yang Jan 2002

What's Mine Is Mine, But What's Yours Should Also Be Mine: An Analysis Of State Statutes That Mandate The Implantation Of Frozen Preembryos, Diane K. Yang

Journal of Law and Policy

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Gray Cloud Obscures The Rainbow: Why Homosexuality As Defamation Contradicts New Jersey Public Policy To Combat Homophobia And Promote Equal Protection, Rachel M. Wrightson Jan 2002

Gray Cloud Obscures The Rainbow: Why Homosexuality As Defamation Contradicts New Jersey Public Policy To Combat Homophobia And Promote Equal Protection, Rachel M. Wrightson

Journal of Law and Policy

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Banning State Recognition Of Same-Sex Relationships: Constitutional Implications Of Nebraska's Initiative 416, Christopher Rizzo Jan 2002

Banning State Recognition Of Same-Sex Relationships: Constitutional Implications Of Nebraska's Initiative 416, Christopher Rizzo

Journal of Law and Policy

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Aiming For Accountability: How City Lawsuits Can Help Reform And Irresponsible Gun Industry, Rachana Bhowmik Jan 2002

Aiming For Accountability: How City Lawsuits Can Help Reform And Irresponsible Gun Industry, Rachana Bhowmik

Journal of Law and Policy

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In Re Wendland: Contradiction, Confusion And Constitutionality, Mary Ann Buckley Jan 2002

In Re Wendland: Contradiction, Confusion And Constitutionality, Mary Ann Buckley

Journal of Law and Policy

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Is Kendra's Law A Keeper? How Kendra's Law Erodes Fundamental Rights Of The Mentally Ill, Erin O'Connor Jan 2002

Is Kendra's Law A Keeper? How Kendra's Law Erodes Fundamental Rights Of The Mentally Ill, Erin O'Connor

Journal of Law and Policy

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Addressing Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement: Legislation Vs. Litigation, Martine J. Price Jan 2002

Addressing Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement: Legislation Vs. Litigation, Martine J. Price

Journal of Law and Policy

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Subjective Assessment Of Sleep Quality Across The Menstrual Cycle In Women With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Jonathan Bruce Santo, E. Chevrier, P. L'Esperance, D. B. Boivin Jan 2002

Subjective Assessment Of Sleep Quality Across The Menstrual Cycle In Women With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Jonathan Bruce Santo, E. Chevrier, P. L'Esperance, D. B. Boivin

Psychology Faculty Publications

Existing evidence demonstrates that sleep structure varies across the menstrual cycle in healthy women (1). These variations could be more severe in women suffering from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) (2). In a previous study of healthy women, subjective sleep quality was shown to be constant across both phases of the menstrual cycle (3). The current study aims to test whether there exists a variation in subjective sleep quality of PMDD sufferers across the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle.

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International Labor Standards In The Wto's New World Order: Towards Development-Based Standard Setting, Carlin Meyer Jan 2002

International Labor Standards In The Wto's New World Order: Towards Development-Based Standard Setting, Carlin Meyer

Articles & Chapters

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The Greening Of The World Trade Organization, Sydney M. Cone Iii. Jan 2002

The Greening Of The World Trade Organization, Sydney M. Cone Iii.

Articles & Chapters

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Creation Of Three Nutritional Mixes Based On Amaranth (Amaranthus Caudatus) And Other Andean Crops For School-Aged Children (Cochabamba-Bolivia), Sandra Carola Delgadillo Barriga Jan 2002

Creation Of Three Nutritional Mixes Based On Amaranth (Amaranthus Caudatus) And Other Andean Crops For School-Aged Children (Cochabamba-Bolivia), Sandra Carola Delgadillo Barriga

Theses and Dissertations

In Bolivia we have three very valuable Andean grains: amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), quinoa (Chenopodium quinua), and canihua (Chenopodium pallidicaule), which combined with cereals and legumes can become a complete and balanced food in order to combat the malnutrition that is so widespread in our region. In this study, various nutritional mixes were formulated, based on amaranth and other Andean crops, and the three best were chosen according to nutrition, palatability, and cost. They were: Andean Baby Food, Mixicereal, and Amaranth Cookie, which have an amino acid complement between 79% and 100% and give satisfactory amounts of protein, energy, and minerals …

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The New Cigarette Paternalism, W. Kip Viscusi Jan 2002

The New Cigarette Paternalism, W. Kip Viscusi

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Smoking is by far the largest single risk that most people take. Perhaps in part because of that prominence, smoking has been the target of a wide variety of regulations and legal actions. The controversy over tobacco products is at least four centuries old, but it has been largely over the past half-century that the diverse wave of public policy initiatives against tobacco products has emerged. Within a standard economic framework of consumer choice, there would seem to be little impetus for broadly based government efforts to discourage smoking. The risks of smoking are largely borne by the consumers who …

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Safety At Any Price, W. Kip Viscusi, Ted Gayer Jan 2002

Safety At Any Price, W. Kip Viscusi, Ted Gayer

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

After three decades of experience with extensive government regulation and oversight of health, safety and environmental matters, we have reason to believe that those measures have largely failed to fulfill their initial promise, but many of the initial promises were infeasible goals of a "zero-risk" society. Economic findings with respect to risk-risk tradeoffs highlight the fallacies inherent in government's zero-risk mentality. Agencies that make an unbounded financial commitment to safety frequently are sacrificing individual lives. There continues to be major opportunities to improve regulatory performance by targeting existing inefficiencies and using market mechanisms (rather than strict command-and-control mechanisms) to achieve …

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Public Privacy: Camera Surveillance Of Public Places And The Right To Anonymity, Christopher Slobogin Jan 2002

Public Privacy: Camera Surveillance Of Public Places And The Right To Anonymity, Christopher Slobogin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Government-sponsored camera surveillance of public streets and other public places is pervasive in the United Kingdom and is increasingly popular in American urban centers, especially in the wake of 9/11. Yet legal regulation of this surveillance is virtually non-existent, in part because the Supreme Court has signalled that we have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public places. This article, written for a symposium on the intersection of the Fourth Amendment and technology, contests that stance, at the same time it questions whether the traditional, "probable-cause-forever" view of Fourth Amendment protections makes sense in this technological age. Based on an …

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A Manifesto For The Radical Middle, J.B. Ruhl Jan 2002

A Manifesto For The Radical Middle, J.B. Ruhl

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This article advocates an active, concerted strategy for staking out the middle ground in environmental policy. The middle ground - the domain of "middle of the roaders" - has conventionally been defined by compromise, and as a result lacks any defining content and principles. I propose an aggressive middle that uses enriched sources of information, agency professional judgment, and transparent adaptive management as its components.

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Regulatory Traffic Jams, J.B. Ruhl, James Salzman, Kai-Sheng Song Jan 2002

Regulatory Traffic Jams, J.B. Ruhl, James Salzman, Kai-Sheng Song

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Notwithstanding the tremendous amount of attention environmental agencies, policy analysts, and scholars have paid to "regulatory reinvention," it has been pitched primarily as a refinement of the sanction and facilitation models, and thus intended to be channeled through the firm-specific behavioral responses predicted under the rational polluter and good-apple models. Little attention has been paid to the systems level question. The relevant question under the systems model is whether there is a component of noncompliance that does not respond to sanction and facilitation policies that are intended to illicit firm-specific behavioral responses. To answer this will require (1) identifying instances …

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Staphylococcus Aureus Agr And Sara Functions Are Required For Invasive Infection But Not Inflammatory Responses In The Lung, Geoffrey Heyer, Shahryar Saba, Robert Adamo, William Rush, Grace Soong, Ambrose Cheung, Alice Prince Jan 2002

Staphylococcus Aureus Agr And Sara Functions Are Required For Invasive Infection But Not Inflammatory Responses In The Lung, Geoffrey Heyer, Shahryar Saba, Robert Adamo, William Rush, Grace Soong, Ambrose Cheung, Alice Prince

Dartmouth Scholarship

Staphylococcus aureus strains lacking agr- and sarA-dependent gene products or specific MSCRAMM (microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules) adhesins were compared for the ability to activate inflammatory responses in the lung. The mutants were evaluated for virulence in a mouse model of pneumonia and by quantifying their ability to stimulate interleukin-8 (IL-8) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) expression in respiratory epithelial cells. In a neonatal mouse, only strains with intact agr and sarA loci were consistently associated with invasive, fatal pulmonary infection (P < 0.001) and sarA was specifically required to cause bacteremia (P < 0.001). The agr and/or sarA mutants were, nonetheless, fully capable of producing pneumonia and were as proficient as the wild-type strain in stimulating epithelial IL-8 expression, a polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemokine, in airway cells. In contrast, agr and especially sarA mutants induced less epithelial GM-CSF expression, and MSCRAMM mutants lacking fibronectin binding proteins or clumping factor A, a ligand for fibrinogen, were unable to stimulate epithelial GM-CSF production. The ability to induce IL-8 expression was independent of the adherence properties of intact bacteria, indicating that shed and/or secreted bacterial components activate epithelial responses. While conserved staphylococcal components such as peptidoglycan are sufficient to evoke inflammation and cause pneumonia, the agr and sarA loci of S. aureus are critical for the coordination of invasive infection of the lungs.

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