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Directed Ortho-Metalation Of Dimethylarylamines, Michael Timmons

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Site-specific product(s) from the reaction of benzene derivatives with various reagents is a need of researchers at numerous laboratories, particularly those in the pharmaceutical industry. Such derivatives can be synthesized directly, i.e., by substitution of a proton, using either of two procedures: electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) or directed ortho-metalation (DoM). Directed ortho-metalation (DoM) is an alternative aromatic substitution process initiated by organolithium reagents which provides regiospecific substitution exclusively at the ortho- position (equation). The focus of this study is to find hydrocarbon media that will permit the maximum extent of metalation of several dimethylarylamines. The dimethylamine-containing substituents constitute directing metalation …

The Emperor Needs New Clothes: Securitizing Threats In The Twenty-First Century, Volker Franke

Peace and Conflict Studies

The terrorist attacks of September 11 brought to a head change that had been underway since the end of the Cold War in how we think about security: (1) there is no longer consensus about who or what constitutes the “enemy”; (2) Realism as the dominating paradigm for studying international relations is collapsing; (3) domestic factors are gaining importance for devising security policies; and (4) with increasing globalization these domestic factors attain impact beyond national borders. In this article, I examine the nature of these developments and illustrate that the concept of security is often misapplied for political gain and/or …

Exploring The Relevance And Contribution Of Mediation To Peace-Building, Jacob Bercovitch, Ayse Kadayifci

Peace and Conflict Studies

The paper considers the nature and characteristics of peace-building as an approach to conflict. It suggests that mediation should be seen as a particularly important aspect of peace-building efforts, and one that may be used at different phases of a conflict. The paper develops a framework for analyzing the circumstances under which mediation may contribute to peace-building. The framework lays emphasis on contextual and perceptual dimensions. The paper argues that mediation, properly utilized, can achieve not just a settlement of a conflict, but facilitate, in the longer run, a full transformation of relations. Any successful program of peace-building requires some …

Bankruptcy And Federalism, Thomas E. Plank

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Challenge Of Prosthetic Services In Developing Countries, Michael Lundquist

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Providing landmine victims and other disabled persons with the support and services they need to recover can be a challenging process in developing countries. The author describes that a holistic approach to rehabilitative care is necessary and applies this principle to community-based rehabilitation (CBR).

The Role Of Climate In Modern Water Planning And Related Decisions: Nebraska Case Study, Donna L. Woudenberg

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

Climate and weather play an integral role in the planning and decision-making processes for those involved in agricultural and natural resource fields. This project was conducted to determine whether climate and weather data are being efficiently and effectively used in these processes.

A survey was mailed to those who work in water-related fields in Nebraska and post-survey interviews were conducted to obtain greater detail. Survey results were analyzed in the following three ways: as a whole; stratified by respondent’s agency; and stratified by the educational background of respondents. It was found that climate and weather data are more likely to …

Walking Through The New Jersey Equine Activity Statute: A Look At Judicial Statutory Interpretation In Jurisdictions With Similar Limited Liability Laws, Loren Speziale

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Hit Somebody: Hockey Violence, Economics, The Law, And The Twist And Mcsorley Decisions, J C.H. Jones, Kenneth G. Stewart

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Student-Athletes Must Find New Ways To Pierce The Ncaa's Legal Armor, Lesley Chenoweth Estevao

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Girls In Sports: Love Of The Game Must Begin At An Early Age To Achieve Equality, Lynne Tatum

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Developing Impervious Surface Estimates For Coastal New Hampshire, David G. Justice, Fay A. Rubin

PREP Reports & Publications

Future population growth and the corresponding increase in development in the coastal zone of NH are widely recognized as major threats to the integrity of coastal systems and their watersheds. The potential impacts associated with the expansion of developed land, and specifically with increasing amounts of impervious surfaces – rooftops, sidewalks, roads, and parking lots - may include significant changes in water quantity, degradation in water quality, and habitat loss. Because asphalt, concrete, stone, and other impenetrable materials effectively seal the ground surface, water is repelled and is prevented from infiltrating soils. Instead, stormwater runoff flows directly into our surface …

An Analysis Of The Role Of Regional Safe School Program Administrators, Bobbi Mattingly

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In 1996, legislation created the Regional Safe Schools Program in Illinois. Alternative public school programs were established for disruptive or violent students who were unable or unwilling to conform themselves to the expectations of a traditional school setting. There has been limited research on alternative education administration. The purpose of this research was to study RSSP administrators to determine their leadership type, the effect of organizational culture on their leadership approach, and their beliefs and dispositions of alternative education. The problems of the study were approached from the conceptual framework of a system that interlocks alternative education, educational administration and …

The First Establishment Clause: Article Vii And The Post-Constitutional Confederation, Gary Lawson, Guy Seidman

Notre Dame Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Velvet Divorce: Slovakia's Divorcement Of Her Abusive Spouse, Steven C. Page

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Sleeping On The Job: The Irish Failure To Ratify The Treaty Of Nice, Matthew C. Jennejohn

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Vol. 20, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies, Sigma: Journal Of Political And International Studies

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

No abstract provided.

Water Current, Volume 34, No. 6. December 2002

Water Current Newsletter

• UNL Aquaculturist Sees Fish Farming Niche in Empty Hog Barns by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• The Army Corps’ Missouri River Mission by Brig. Gen. David A. Fastabend

• Water News Briefs

Indiana Women And Their Roles In The Works Progress Administration: Familiar Roles, New Opportunities, Tamara S. Ayer

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

For American women, the 1920s were a time of advancement in several areas. They enjoyed a greater role in public life through their involvement in social issues of the day and their fights for the right to vote, and they were seeking and attaining higher education in greater numbers than ever before. Most importantly, though, were the steps American women took toward more representation in the world of work. On the cusp of the Great Depression, more women entered the work force than ever before. They secured jobs in fields traditionally deemed "women's work" such as social workers, teachers, nurses …

Closely Held Firms As Going Concerns, Michael S. Long, Stephan E. Sefcik

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

This current GAAP determination of a going concern is shortsighted for two important reasons. The most important deals with creditors and other stakeholders involved with the business. Do they enter into contracts with the business or with the individual owner/manager? Currently, they contract with both since, in reality, they make no determination whether a separate firm (entity) exists. The second deals with valuing a business. If the business is not really a separate going concern, it would typically be valued as the sum of its individual assets instead of the present value of its future cash flows. Many times when …

Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Growth: The David-Goliath Symbiosis, William J. Baumol

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Investment in innovation in industrialized economies increasingly is taken over by large firms that operate their own R&D divisions and transform technological change into a routine bureaucratized process. Powerful competitive forces require firms to do this for survival. But such routinized innovation has not replaced the individual independent innovator, the traditional source of technical change. The latter have tended to provide the more revolutionary breakthroughs, to which corporate research has added reliability, enhanced power and ease of utilization. Thus, both make a vital contribution to growth. While the results of big business research are often less spectacular, they have typically …

Why New Ventures Grant Employee-Stock-Options, Elli Kraizberg, Vassilios N. Gargalas

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

As of 1998, nine percent of the shares of all firms in the US, primarily young and small ones, have been owned, essentially by about 17 million employees. The recent trend of new ventures to grant company-wide stock options plans is an alignment of the interests of management, shareholders, and non-managerial employees. This paper empirically explores the hypothesis that company-wide stock options plans primarily serve the interests of the firm?s management. This is true, whether or not, management owns a stake in the firm?s equity, though the degree of his or her motivation varies depending on the size of his/her …

In Memoriam: E. James Ferguson, 1917-2002, Elizabeth M. Nuxoll

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

E. James (Jim) Ferguson, founding editor and project :L,. director of The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784, died at his home in Maryland on September 11, 2002, at age 85.

Documentary Editing: Index For Volume 24(2002):1-4

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Names of Persons and Places; Titles of Articles, Books,Joumals, and Reviews

Ruffner Roots And Ramblings, Vol. 5, Issue 4, Ruffner Family Association

Ruffner Roots & Ramblings

No abstract provided.

Ard News December 2002

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:

Comments from the ARD Office Staff
How to State the Value of Your Research
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants
Grants and Contracts Received October and November, 2002
ARD Budget Reductions - Round 3
Undergraduate Honors Research Program
Recognition of Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research
ARD-Administered Grant and Awards Programs

0506 Health Care Systems, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

0507 Health Care Task Force, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Provenance Of Sand In Periglacial Sand Wedges And Sheet Sand, Northeastern Nebraska, Usa, William J. Wayne

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Sand-wedge polygons on upland surfaces beneath thin loess in northeastern Nebraska record existence of permafrost around the margin of the Wisconsinan glacier at its maximum advance. Strong unidirectional wind not only kept the upland surfaces free of snow, allowing frost to penetrate deeply and thermal contraction cracks to develop, but also dessicated the surface material so that frost action and sublimation of pore ice could loosen surface material. The strong NW-SE winds deflated soils from upland surfaces, made ventifacts of the cobbles in the lag that remained and created fields of yardangs oriented NW-SE. Sand derived from the soils and …

The Workforce In Alternative Employment Arrangements, Elizabeth Dalton

IPED Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Its News December 2002, Information & Technology Services

RIT Digital Archives

Computer Network Security Awareness: A Global Issue That Touches RIT||Balancing Intellectual Freedom, Privacy and Security||Virtual Private Network Installed For Online System Safety||Information Security- Top Down, Bottom Up, And Inside-Out||The Cost of Safeguarding A Network: An Individual And Organizational Effort||You've Been Hacked!||Spam: It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore||What Is Spam To You, Might Not Be Spam To Me||Veni, Vidi, Viri (I Came, I Saw, I Infected)||Priveleges and Responsibilities Defined In The Computer Code Of Conduct||Law Officials Involved in Some Computer Crime Cases||What Is The Least That I Can Do To Secure My Computer?||Passwords and Patches: Updating and Protecting Your Computer||MacCareful