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Genetic Analysis Of Age-Related Thymic Involution., Lina Li

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Health Status And Coping Behavior In Lupus Patients., Lynn B. Overman

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Physicians' Perceptions Of Medical Errors., Nir Menachemi

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Neuregulin Is A Novel Neurotrophic Factor For Murine Spinal Motoneurons., Richard James Pearson

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Surveying Gender Bias At One Midwestern Law School, David H. Taylor

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

The graduating class of 1997 entered Northern Illinois University College of Law (NIUCOL) with 51% women. That figure steadily dropped over the next three years. The graduating class of 2000 entered NIUCOL with just 33% women. This was especially alarming because one of the administration's missions has been to provide access to the legal profession for persons belonging to groups traditionally under-represented in the profession. The decline was viewed as a possible step backward in what had previously been viewed as a very successful effort to recruit higher levels of women students. In an attempt to accurately measure the types …

Characterization Of The Serum-Induced Growth Response In Selected Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens., Michael Lee Myers

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Inhibitory Neurotransmitter Receptors And Synapses On Alpha Ganglion Cells Of The Rabbit Retina: Physiological And Immunocytochemical Evidence., Thomas Christopher Rotolo

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Sexual Behavior Of Adolescents In Two Caribbean States: Cuba And Jamaica., Joana Magdalena Dodson Stallworth

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Signaling Thrombospondin-Induced Intermediate Adhesion And Its Effect On Endothelial Cell Migration., Anthony Wayne Orr

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Oncostatin-M Production And Functions In The Central Nervous System., Pavle Repovic

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

A Social Space Approach To The Health Lifestyles Of Persons After Spinal Cord Injury., Louise R. Thibodaux

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of A Multidimensional Stress Management Intervention On Worker Anxiety, Perceived Occupational Stress, And Coping., Dannylu J. Wilson

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Thiophene Oligomers, Polymers, And Dendrimers For Organic Electronics., Chuanjun Xia

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Targeting Of Nuclear Encoded Proteins To The Apicoplast Of Toxoplasma Gondii., Sunny C. Yung

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Do Tax-Deferred Exchanges Impact Purchase Price? Evidence From The Phoenix Apartment Market, Andrew Holmes, Barrett A. Slade

Faculty Publications

Many authors have commented on the compliance risk associated with taxdeferred exchanges. However, no published studies explicitly address whether the risks associated with the exchange process impact the price at which exchanged assets trade. Using a unique data set that documents transactions for nondirect exchanges, this study examines the price impact of tax-deferred exchanges on apartment transactions in the Phoenix, Arizona, market. Consistent with the price pressure hypothesis originally developed by Scholes (1972) and Kraus and Stoll (1972) and the tax capitalization hypothesis proposed by Oates (1969), the data show that exchange participants pay an economically significant premium to acquire …

The Effectiveness Of Communication By Women Inmates In Florida With The Outside World, George A. Manning

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of women inmates in maintaining communication with the outside world. Specifically, the investigator sought to determine how certain independent variables affect particular dependent variables. The independent variables used in the study were, (1) race/ethnicity, (2) remaining time to serve in prison, (3) age, (4) number of children, if any, the inmate has, and (5) education. The dependent variables used in the study were, (1) number of people on the outside world, (2) volume of correspondence, (3) number of visitations, and (4) volume of telephone calls.

A statistical design was employed …

How To Construct An Underclass, Or How The War On Drugs Became A War On Education, Eric D. Blumenson, Eva Nilsen

Faculty Scholarship

The war on drugs has spawned a second front-a war on education. The casualties of this war are all poor or lower-income people who cannot afford to buy a private education. This article details the consequences of this other war, and explores some legislative and litigation strategies for reclaiming educational opportunity for all Americans. First, however, we must set out in more detail the laws and policies that now deploy educational privation as punishment in public schools, colleges, and prisons.

A Comprehensive Mass Balance Of A Watershed Under Steady State Conditions, Oran Joseph Viator Jr.

Open Access Dissertations

Blackstone River water quality data collected during three dry weather surveys of the river was used in a comprehensive mass balance of selected water quality constituents for the river under steady state conditions, and to develop a method that can be applied to separate point and non-point source loads to the river. Mass balances for the river reaches between each dry weather sampling station were completed which isolated point sources, resulting in the identification of those reaches that were major contributors of pollutant loads to the river. These non-point sources, and the point sources, were ranked according to their dry …

An Alternate To Chromate Conversion Coatings For The Corrosion Protection Of Aluminum 2024-T3, Ruiguang Guo

Open Access Dissertations

Corrosion of high-strength aluminum alloys used for airspace application is an expensive and serious problem. The most significant environmental factor contributing to the corrosion of these alloys is water condensed from humid air and contaminated with soluble chloride salts. The Al 2024 series used for aircraft are particularly susceptible to corrosion in aqueous chloride solutions due to alloying constituents such as copper and other impurities. Chromates are efficient inhibitors of corrosion of aluminum in near neutral aqueous environments containing aggressive anions such as chlorides. Usually, aluminum alloys are initially protected by chromate conversion coatings. Additional polymer coatings are sometimes added …

A Field User's Guide To Chemcare Order Processing, Leah Knight

Digitized Theses and Dissertations (prior to 2008)

A practicum submittcd in pattal fulfillment of thc Requiremcnts for the degree of Master of Arts in Professional Writing in the Department of Einglish In the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of Kennesaw State University

Validity Of The Mizes Anorectic Cognitions Questionnaire-Revised With A Racially Mixed, Nonclinical Population Of 14- To 19-Year-Old Adolescents, Robert P. Guillard, Jr.

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

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Updating Deference: The Court’S 2001-2002 Term Sows More Confusion About Chevron, William S. Jordan Iii

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This article critically examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s treatment of Chevron deference during its 2001–2002 Term, arguing that the Court has introduced greater uncertainty into an already complex doctrine. William S. Jordan III analyzes several key cases from the term, demonstrating inconsistent applications of Chevron's two-step framework and highlighting the judiciary's lack of clarity in distinguishing between questions of law and agency discretion. He contends that the Court’s wavering approach undermines the predictability and coherence of administrative law. The article explores implications for environmental regulation and statutory interpretation, noting how judicial confusion affects agencies' ability to implement statutes effectively. Jordan …

Digital Copyright And The "Progress Of Science, Jessica D. Litman

Articles

Let me start with a truism: Networked digital technology has transformed information and the way we interact with it. Digital information is dynamic rather than fixed. What we think of as “documents” can change constantly. That’s challenged our notions of what it means to archive material.

Sex, Gender, And September 11, Hilary Charlesworth, Christine M. Chinkin

Articles

The October 2001 issue of the American Journal of International Law contained several editorials on the international law implications of the hijackings of September 11, 2001, and their aftermath. In one respect these editorials resemble other writings on these events in academic and popular media: questions of sex and gender are largely overlooked.' In our view, however, concepts of sex and gender provide a valuable perspective on these devastating actions.' We use the term "sex" here to refer to issues about women as distinct biological beings from men, and the term "gender" to encompass social understandings of femininity and masculinity. …

The Nisqually Watershed From The Summit To The Sound: A Field Guide, Rebecca D. Hixson, Teresa L. Bulman

Occasional Papers in Geography

Occasional Papers in Geography Publication No. 6

This guide begins at the summit of Mount Rainier and, like a drop of water, descends toward the sea. It provides information about geological, hydrological, geographical, biological and historical aspects of the Nisqually watershed. It describes the natural resources in the area and identifies how the use of those resources affects water resources and quantity.

In the course of this trip, you will be able to follow the Nisqually River along its journey from the summit of Mount Rainier to the Puget Sound and learn about the changes that have occurred within this …

On The Complexity Of Ideas In America: Origins And Achievements Of The Classical Age Of Pragmatism Review Essays, Edward A. Purcell Jr.

Articles & Chapters

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Humanity's Law: Rule Of Law For The New Global Politics, Ruti G. Teitel

Articles & Chapters

This Article proposes that international law is undergoing a paradigm shift, which will have significant implications for foreign affairs. A dramatic expansion of legal machinery, institutions, and processes is occurring in the international sphere. Now, more than ever before foreign policy decision-making occurs in the shadow of the law. The conception of a new rule of law is at stake; appropriate to the present state of global politics, as it aims to manage heightened political conflict and violence through law. The impact of the juridical paradigm shift is primarily discursive. The expanded legal discourse represented by the present international human …

Cancer In Louisiana: 1994-1998, Volume 15, Louisiana Tumor Registry, Patricia A. Andrews, Catherine N. Correa, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Mei-Chin Hsieh, Beth A. Schmidt, Vivien W. Chen

Policy & Position Papers

Mission:

To collect and report complete, high-quality, and timely population-based cancer data in Louisiana to support cancer research, control, and prevention.

Vision:

To reduce suffering and death from cancer using information collected by the Louisiana Tumor Registry.

History:

Cancer registration in Louisiana began in 1947 at the Charity Hospital Tumor Registry in New Orleans. In 1974, as part of its Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, the National Cancer Institute provided funds for a population-based cancer incidence and survival registry covering Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard parishes. Five years later, the Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) was transferred to the …

People V. Molineux And Other Crime Evidence: One Hundred Years And Counting, Randolph N. Jonakait

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.

Identity As A Weapon In The Moral Politics Of Work And Poverty, Frank W. Munger

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.