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Foreword: Phase Ii Of The Genetics Revolution: Sophisticated Issues For Home And Abroad, Frances H. Miller Jan 2002

Foreword: Phase Ii Of The Genetics Revolution: Sophisticated Issues For Home And Abroad, Frances H. Miller

Faculty Scholarship

The distinguished health law and policy scholars we invite to contribute to the American Journal of Law & Medicine's annual symposium issue are given carte blanche to write about any aspect of the designated topic that appeals to them. The authors in this year's genetics symposium, The Genetic Revolution: Conflicts, Challenges and Conundra, are already well known for their work in the field-in fact three of them have just co-authored the only casebook specifically dedicated to the law, policy and ethics of geneticsl-and we deliberately asked them for relatively short pieces on the theory that taken together their articles would …

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Review Of Timothy S. Laniak, Shame And Honor In The Book Of Esther, Sidnie White Crawford Jan 2002

Review Of Timothy S. Laniak, Shame And Honor In The Book Of Esther, Sidnie White Crawford

Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications

This book, a study of the anthropological categories of “shame” and “honour” in the Book of Esther, represents an excellent new contribution to the field of Esther stud­ies. It is new because, as Laniak observes, the significance of the categories of “hon­our” and “shame” have diminished in the modern west (p. 1), and contemporary readers of the Book of Esther may be unaware of the operation of these categories on the plot and characters of the book. Laniak’s book, a basically unrevised form of his 1997 Harvard Divinity School dissertation, sheds important light on this ne­glected aspect of the Book …

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“Married Widowhood”: Maintaining Couplehood When One Spouse Is Living In A Nursing Home, Dawn O. Braithwaite Jan 2002

“Married Widowhood”: Maintaining Couplehood When One Spouse Is Living In A Nursing Home, Dawn O. Braithwaite

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

When a marital partner moves to a nursing home, how do community-dwelling spouses, labeled “married widows,” adapt and cope with changes in the relationship and their own marital roles? The first goal of this study was to explore the role additions and deletions for community-based wives whose husbands moved to a nursing home. The second goal was to examine how these women discursively represent their own self-identity and the relationship they have with their husband who is living in a nursing home. Data were drawn from in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 21 wives whose husbands resided in a nursing home. A …

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An Analytical Model For Virtual Topology Reconfiguration In Optical Networks And A Case Study, Xi Yang, Byrav Ramamurthy Jan 2002

An Analytical Model For Virtual Topology Reconfiguration In Optical Networks And A Case Study, Xi Yang, Byrav Ramamurthy

School of Computing: Conference and Workshop Papers

An analytical model for Virtual Topology Reconfiguration (VTR) in optical networks is developed. It aims at the optical networks with a circuit-based data plane and an IPlike control plane. By identifying and analyzing the important factors impacting the network performance due to VTR operations on both planes, we can compare the benefits and penalties of different VTR algorithms and policies. The best VTR scenario can be adaptively chosen from a set of such algorithms and policies according to the real-time network situations. For this purpose, a cost model integrating all these factors is created to provide a comparison criterion independent …

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Centralized Vs. Distributed Connection Management Schemes Under Different Traffic Patterns In Wavelength-Convertible Optical Networks, Lu Shen, Byrav Ramamurthy Jan 2002

Centralized Vs. Distributed Connection Management Schemes Under Different Traffic Patterns In Wavelength-Convertible Optical Networks, Lu Shen, Byrav Ramamurthy

School of Computing: Conference and Workshop Papers

Centralized and Distributed methods are two connection management schemes in wavelength convertible optical networks. In the earlier work, the centralized scheme is said to have lower network blocking probability than the distributed one. Hence, much of the previous work in connection management has focused on the comparison of different algorithms in only distributed scheme or in only centralized scheme. However, we believe that the network blocking probability of these two connection management schemes depends, to a great extent, on the network traffic patterns and reservation times. Our simulation results reveal that the performance improvement (in terms of blocking probability) of …

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The Effects Of Item Parceling On Goodness-Of-Fit And Parameter Estimate Bias In Structural Equation Modeling, Deborah L. Bandalos Jan 2002

The Effects Of Item Parceling On Goodness-Of-Fit And Parameter Estimate Bias In Structural Equation Modeling, Deborah L. Bandalos

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

Two simulation studies were conducted to investigate the effects of the practice of item parceling. In Study 1, unidimensional sets of normally and nonnormally distributed item-level data were categorized into 2-, 3-, and 4-item parcels. Analyses revealed that the use of item parcels resulted in better fitting solutions, as measured by the root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA), comparative fit index (CFI), and chi-square test, when items had a unidimensional structure. Parceled solutions also resulted in less bias in estimates of structural parameters under these conditions than did solutions based on the individual items. In Study 2 the issue …

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Cultural Aspects Of Drinking Patterns And Alcohol Controls In China, Ian Newman Jan 2002

Cultural Aspects Of Drinking Patterns And Alcohol Controls In China, Ian Newman

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

Alcohol, 'jiu' in Mandarin, is intimately intertwined in almost every aspect of Chinese culture and has been since earliest times. China's cultural traditions, which have until now minimized the risks associated with alcohol use, will be challenged as China opens to the West There will be a tendency for outsiders to encourage the adoption of Western-style policies to address problems from alcohol abuse. Doing so without careful consideration of the cultural role of alcohol could be counterproductive.

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Arctic Ocean Snow Melt Onset Dates Derived From Passive Microwave, A New Data Set, Mark R. Anderson, Sheldon D. Drobot Jan 2002

Arctic Ocean Snow Melt Onset Dates Derived From Passive Microwave, A New Data Set, Mark R. Anderson, Sheldon D. Drobot

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Snow melt onset is defined as the point in time when the appearance of liquid water in the snow pack changes the crystalline structure within the pack. Owing to the associated increase in surface albedo during melt, surface energy absorption increases rapidly after the onset of snow melt. Monitoring interannual variations in snow melt onset is therefore useful for accurately modeling surface conditions, and it is also valuable for validating climate models and detecting climate change. Since microwave emission changes rapidly when liquid water appears in the snow pack, passive microwave remote sensing techniques can monitor melt onset. Passive microwave …

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Assessment Of Slip Severity Among Different Age Groups, Thurmon E. Lockhart, Jeffrey C. Woldstad, James L. Smith Jan 2002

Assessment Of Slip Severity Among Different Age Groups, Thurmon E. Lockhart, Jeffrey C. Woldstad, James L. Smith

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

A laboratory study utilizing new techniques for assessing slip severity was conducted to investigate the process of inadvertent slips and falls among different age groups. Forty-two subjects from three age groups (young adults, middle-aged, and the elderly) walked on a rectangular track at a self-determined pace. Without the subjects’ awareness, a slippery floor surface was placed on the track over a force-measuring platform. The results indicated that elderly adults’ friction demand (RCOF) was not significantly different from the young and middle-aged adults. The older adults, however, fell more often than the other age groups. Fall recovery threshold (FRT) measures indicated …

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Asteroseismology Of Rxj 2117+3412, The Hottest Pulsating Pg 1159 Star, G Vauclair, Matt A. Wood Jan 2002

Asteroseismology Of Rxj 2117+3412, The Hottest Pulsating Pg 1159 Star, G Vauclair, Matt A. Wood

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

The pulsating PG 1159 planetary nebula central star RXJ 2117+3412 has been observed over three successive seasons of a multisite photometric campaign. The asteroseismological analysis of the data, based on the 37 identified ℓ = 1 modes among the 48 independent pulsation frequencies detected in the power spectrum, leads to the derivation of the rotational splitting, the period spacing and the mode trapping cycle and amplitude, from which a number of fundamental parameters can be deduced. The average rotation period is 1.16 ± 0.05 days. The trend for the rotational splitting to decrease with increasing periods is incompatible with a …

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Valuing The Arts: A Contingent Valuation Approach, Eric Thompson, Mark Berger, Glenn Blomquist, Steven Allen Jan 2002

Valuing The Arts: A Contingent Valuation Approach, Eric Thompson, Mark Berger, Glenn Blomquist, Steven Allen

College of Business: Faculty Publications

Government funding of the arts has received considerable attention in the United States in recent years. Efforts to cut funding to the National Endowment for the Arts and declining budgets for state arts agencies have raised questions about how much individuals value the arts. This paper applies the contingent valuation method to assess this value, using surveys of random households and of arts patrons. Our analysis estimated a mean willingness to pay (WTP) among all Kentucky households from $6 to $27, depending on the estimation technique used and on whether the scenario discussed is to increase arts performances by 25 …

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The Effects Of Using Computer-Assisted Learning To Teach Multiplication, Brian Unruh Jan 2002

The Effects Of Using Computer-Assisted Learning To Teach Multiplication, Brian Unruh

Graduate Research Papers

This case study investigated the effects of using computer-assisted learning (CAL) while teaching multiplication facts to 32 third-graders. This quasi-experimental study spanned a six-week period and was analyzed using a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques. Among these qualitative techniques were participant observation and formal and informal interviews. The quantitative component included document analysis of three separate instruments. This study demonstrated a low correlation between the use of CAL and recall skills. However, students felt comfortable and enthusiastic working with the computer. In addition to the excitement, students felt significantly more confident and successful using the computer. There was evidence …

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Play Therapy For Victims Of Abuse In The School Setting, Jennifer J. Turner-Peterson Jan 2002

Play Therapy For Victims Of Abuse In The School Setting, Jennifer J. Turner-Peterson

Graduate Research Papers

As a form of therapy, play enhances the developmentally progressive and adaptive nature of children and adults. Play helps children who have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse display and deal with traumatizing thoughts they may be experiencing. When used correctly, the play therapy process can be an excellent tool in helping children who may be suffering from abuse. This paper will describe how school counselors can effectively employ play therapy in a school setting with children who are victims of abuse. The author of this paper will address components of the play therapy process, play behaviors of abused children, …

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Developing An E-Commerce Strategy For Beverage Industry Professionals, Keith D. Wendl Jan 2002

Developing An E-Commerce Strategy For Beverage Industry Professionals, Keith D. Wendl

Graduate Research Papers

A 278% increase in Internet traffic has moved providing a permanent ecommerce presence from an option to an imperative (Molitor, 2001). The Internet can generate new business if an effective e-commerce plan is a keystone component of an organization's overall business plan. This paper examines four roles an Internet professional can employ to match up with the appropriate stages a buyer is at in the buying process. The four roles include a) student; b) architect; c) counselor; and d) negotiator. With the dynamic support of e-commerce tools, these roles are important because they define how the Internet professional will help …

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Kulturkampf In The Backwaters: Homosexuality And Immigration Law, Michael A. Scaperlanda Jan 2002

Kulturkampf In The Backwaters: Homosexuality And Immigration Law, Michael A. Scaperlanda

Faculty Articles

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After The Dust Settles: Military Tribunal Justice For Terrorists After September 11, 2001, Heather Anne Maddox Jan 2002

After The Dust Settles: Military Tribunal Justice For Terrorists After September 11, 2001, Heather Anne Maddox

North Carolina Journal of International Law

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The Two Wrongs Do Make A Right: The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia Was Established Illegally - But It Was The Right Thing To Do...So Who Cares, Jeffrey W. Davis Jan 2002

The Two Wrongs Do Make A Right: The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia Was Established Illegally - But It Was The Right Thing To Do...So Who Cares, Jeffrey W. Davis

North Carolina Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Tracking Immigrants In The United States: Proposed And Perceived Needs To Protect The Borders Of The United States, Catherine Etheridge Otto Jan 2002

Tracking Immigrants In The United States: Proposed And Perceived Needs To Protect The Borders Of The United States, Catherine Etheridge Otto

North Carolina Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Ultra-Strong Internalism And The Reliabilist Insight, Dan D. Crawford Jan 2002

Ultra-Strong Internalism And The Reliabilist Insight, Dan D. Crawford

Department of Philosophy: Faculty Publications

When someone believes something that is justified for her, what part does the subject play in her state of being justified? I will answer this question by developing a strong internalist account of justification according to which the justification of a believing for a subject consists in her having grounds for her belief, and holding the belief in recognition of those grounds. But the internalist theory I defend incorporates key elements of reliabilism into its account. Using perception as a model for justification, I show how ordinary perceivers would appeal to external factors to support their perceptual beliefs, and normally …

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Faculty/Staff News, Human Rights Brief Jan 2002

Faculty/Staff News, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

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Center Faculty/Staff News, Human Rights Brief Jan 2002

Center Faculty/Staff News, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

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The Michigan Guidelines On Nexus To A Convention Ground, Colloquium On Challenges In International Refugee Law Jan 2002

The Michigan Guidelines On Nexus To A Convention Ground, Colloquium On Challenges In International Refugee Law

Other Publications

Efforts to promote the contemporary vitality of the Convention refugee definition have usually focussed on refining our understanding of the circumstances in which an individual may be said to be at risk of "being persecuted," or on giving contemporary relevance to the content of the five grounds upon which risk must be based-race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. Comparatively little thought has been given to how best to conceive the causal linkage or nexus between the Convention ground and the risk of being persecuted. In what circumstances may the risk be said to be …

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Did The Abm Treaty Of 1972 Remain In Force After The Ussr Ceased To Exist In December 1991 And Did It Become A Treaty Between The United States And The Russian Federation?, George Miron Jan 2002

Did The Abm Treaty Of 1972 Remain In Force After The Ussr Ceased To Exist In December 1991 And Did It Become A Treaty Between The United States And The Russian Federation?, George Miron

American University International Law Review

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Two Separate Continually Online-Trained Neurocontrollers For Excitation And Turbine Control Of A Turbogenerator, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley Jan 2002

Two Separate Continually Online-Trained Neurocontrollers For Excitation And Turbine Control Of A Turbogenerator, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents the design of two separate continually online trained (COT) neurocontrollers for excitation and turbine control of a turbogenerator connected to the infinite bus through a transmission line. These neurocontrollers augment/replace the conventional automatic voltage regulator and the turbine governor of a generator. A third COT artificial neural network is used to identify the complex nonlinear dynamics of the power system. Results are presented to show that the two COT neurocontrollers can control turbogenerators under steady-state as well as transient conditions and, thus, allow turbogenerators to operate more closely to their steady-state stability limits

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Critical Period For Weed Control: The Concept And Data Analysis, Stevan Z. Knezevic, Sean P. Evans, Erin E. Blankenship, Rene C. Van Acker, John L. Lindquist Jan 2002

Critical Period For Weed Control: The Concept And Data Analysis, Stevan Z. Knezevic, Sean P. Evans, Erin E. Blankenship, Rene C. Van Acker, John L. Lindquist

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

The critical period for weed control (CPWC) is a period in the crop growth cycle during which weeds must be controlled to prevent yield losses. Knowing the CPWC is useful in making decisions on the need for and timing of weed control and in achieving efficient herbicide use from both biological and economic perspectives. An increase in the use of herbicide-tolerant crops, especially soybean resistant to glyphosate, has stimulated interest in the concept of CPWC. Recently, several studies examined this concept in glyphosate-resistant corn and soybean across the midwestern United States. However, these studies presented various methods for data analysis …

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Growth Response Of Velvetleaf To Three Postemergence Herbicides, Cheryl A. Murphy, John L. Lindquist Jan 2002

Growth Response Of Velvetleaf To Three Postemergence Herbicides, Cheryl A. Murphy, John L. Lindquist

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Knowledge of how reduction in the rate of herbicide application or rotation of their mode of action influences weed growth will provide insight into how successful these practices will be in an integrated weed management program. Field experiments were conducted in 1996 and 1997 to quantify velvetleaf growth response to three postemergence herbicides, each with a different mode of action. A monoculture of velvetleaf was treated with halosulfuron, dicamba, and flumiclorac at 0, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.0 X the labeled rate for weed control in corn. Percent plant mortality increased with rate of application; the greatest mortality occurred …

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Patterns Of Phamaceutical Advertising To Physicians: An Exploratory Content Analysis Of Printed Pharmaceutical Ads Targeted To Pediatricians, Paul Tebbey Jan 2002

Patterns Of Phamaceutical Advertising To Physicians: An Exploratory Content Analysis Of Printed Pharmaceutical Ads Targeted To Pediatricians, Paul Tebbey

Theses

A content analysis of pharmaceutical product ads targeted toward pediatricians in the professional media was conducted to determine the extent to which they were informative as well as the quantity and types of information presented. The content analysis model selected was based on previously published and widely implemented standards that have been documented to support research propositions. The study analyzed 67 separate products ads that were published in pediatrician-targeted journals during the first half of 2002. The results indicate that each pharmaceutical product ad contains an abundance of information (average = 5.1 cues) that may help in educating and Morming …

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Logic Functions From Three-Terminal Quantum Resistor Networks For Electron Wave Computing, Cheng-Hsiao Wu, Diwakar Ramamurthy Jan 2002

Logic Functions From Three-Terminal Quantum Resistor Networks For Electron Wave Computing, Cheng-Hsiao Wu, Diwakar Ramamurthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Electron transmission characteristics through a generalized three-terminal clean Aharonov-Bohm ring is investigated with an arbitrary terminal configuration. This three-terminal ring is shown to be the most basic quantum resistor network that is suitable for electron wave computing, as we demonstrate in this work. There are four basic classes of three-terminal rings. The scaling relation in each class is deduced. Thus the transmission characteristics in each class are valid from an atomic-scale-sized ring to a mesoscopic-scale-sized one, limited only by the electron phase-breaking length. The Buttiker symmetry rule is essential when searching for basic logic functions. Logic functions such as IF-THEN, …

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Combinatorial Control Of Yeast Fet4 Gene Expression By Iron, Zinc, And Oxygen, Brian M. Waters, David J. Eide Jan 2002

Combinatorial Control Of Yeast Fet4 Gene Expression By Iron, Zinc, And Oxygen, Brian M. Waters, David J. Eide

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Acquisition of metals such as iron, copper, and zinc by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is tightly regulated. High affinity uptake systems are induced under metal-limiting conditions to maintain an adequate supply of these essential nutrients. Low affinity uptake systems function when their substrates are in greater supply. The FET4 gene encodes a low affinity iron and copper uptake transporter. FET4 expression is regulated by several environmental factors. In this report, we describe the molecular mechanisms underlying this regulation. First, we found that FET4 expression is induced in iron-limited cells by the Aft1 iron-responsive transcriptional activator. Second, FET …

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A Comparative Study Between Ireland's Economic Model And Jordan's Current Reforms: What Are The Characteristics Jordan Can Emulate?, Yanal Jallad Jan 2002

A Comparative Study Between Ireland's Economic Model And Jordan's Current Reforms: What Are The Characteristics Jordan Can Emulate?, Yanal Jallad

Theses

Jordan is a beautiful country with a rich assortment of historical, religious and geographical tourist attractions. It is both a modern and moderate nation with a hospitable people. Sandwiched in a turbulent region, Jordan must overcome these challenges while moving its economic transformation forward. Some commentators point out that Jordan can learn a great deal from countries like Ireland, who have successfully transformed their economies into globally competitive ones. By identifying and understanding the fundamental characteristics of the Irish model, Jordan would be in a better position to emulate the Irish model while maintaining its uniqueness and character. This body …

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