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Bio-Optical Properties Of The Labrador Sea, Glenn F. Cota, W. Glen Harrison, Trevor Platt, Shubha Sathyendranath, Venetia Stuart Jan 2003

Bio-Optical Properties Of The Labrador Sea, Glenn F. Cota, W. Glen Harrison, Trevor Platt, Shubha Sathyendranath, Venetia Stuart

CCPO Publications

Three cruises were conducted during fall and spring in the Labrador Sea to investigate the effects of bio-optical properties on satellite retrievals of phytoplankton chlorophyll in this important high-latitude ecosystem. Taxon-specific and regional differences were found. Diatoms had similar to 1.5 lower chlorophyll-specific absorption but significantly higher reflectance ratios than prymnesiophytes. Particulate absorption at 443 nm for total, phytoplankton, and "detrital'' fractions was related to chlorophyll, but values were lower than reported for lower latitudes. Decreased particulate absorption is attributed primarily to pigment packaging, while low backscattering to scattering ratios result from a lower relative abundance of bacteria and picophytoplankton …

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The Harms Of Child Pornography Law, Bruce Ryder Jan 2003

The Harms Of Child Pornography Law, Bruce Ryder

Articles & Book Chapters

The author challenges the assumption that the expansion of child pornography offenses can lead only to a decrease in harm to children and to society. He argues that Canadian child pornography law is incoherent. In some respects, child pornography law makes valuable contributions to the prevention of child sexual abuse by targeting the production, dissemination and use of material ("real" child pornography) that involved harm in production. It also improves the law by criminalizing written and visual material that advocates the commission of sexual crimes against children and youth. In other respects, the law causes harm to society by suppressing …

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The Structure Of Residuated Lattices, Kevin K. Blount, Constantine Tsinakis Jan 2003

The Structure Of Residuated Lattices, Kevin K. Blount, Constantine Tsinakis

Mathematics Faculty Publications

A residuated lattice is an ordered algebraic structure [formula] such that is a lattice, is a monoid, and \ and / are binary operations for which the equivalences [formula] hold for all a,b,c ∈ L. It is helpful to think of the last two operations as left and right division and thus the equivalences can be seen as "dividing" on the right by b and "dividing" on the left by a. The class of all residuated lattices is denoted by ℛℒ The study of such objects originated in the context of the theory of ring ideals in the 1930s. The …

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Writing The Lives Of Others: The Veterans Project, Sandra Young Jan 2003

Writing The Lives Of Others: The Veterans Project, Sandra Young

English Faculty Publications

This essay describes an advanced composition course in which the students studied the ethics, politics, history, and rhetorical strategies involved in writing the lives of others. The heart of the course was a service-learning project that introduced college juniors and seniors to veterans of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The students interviewed, wrote brief biographies, and transcribed the wartime stories of a group of veterans from a local American Legion post and its women’s auxiliary. The stories were collected in a volume made available to local American Legion posts, veterans hospitals, and libraries in Connecticut.

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Bringing Oversight Review In Line With Online Research, Stephen J. Lilley Jan 2003

Bringing Oversight Review In Line With Online Research, Stephen J. Lilley

Sociology Faculty Publications

The purpose of an oversight structure or institution is to protect human subjects from research that would pose unacceptable dangers or deny human rights. Review boards provide an independent assessment of research proposals. This additional level of scrutiny is meant to provide an additional level of protection for human subjects. However, oversight of human subject research, as currently carried out in the bureaucratic, rule-based, clinically-biased American system, is too cumbersome with regard to online research. In addition, it is not conducive to the training of ethical Internet researchers. Internet research differs from traditional human subject research in many ways, and …

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The Living World, Politics, And Nation: Nature And Discourse In The Poetry Of Nicolás Guillén, Mark J. Mascia Jan 2003

The Living World, Politics, And Nation: Nature And Discourse In The Poetry Of Nicolás Guillén, Mark J. Mascia

Languages Faculty Publications

Through an analysis of key examples of Guillén's use of nature throughout his poetry, this article presents the argument that they all are fundamentally rooted in a configuration of nature as a living being and in an understanding of humanity's place as part of nature. For Guillén, nature is not simply something that he merely appreciates as a theme; rather, it is a vital element central to his view of the worid and to his development as a writer. The collections examined here are West Indies, Ltd., El son entero, and La paloma de vuelo popula.

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Contention In The Classroom - Encouraging Debate And Alternate Readings In The Undergraduate Theory Class, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull Jan 2003

Contention In The Classroom - Encouraging Debate And Alternate Readings In The Undergraduate Theory Class, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull

Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy

All too often, core courses in undergraduate music theory are a one-sided affair; the instructor presents the requisite battery of voice-leading rules, chord progressions, and formal paradigms while the students dutifully work to master this material. But classroom opportunities for meaningful discourse between students are often rare. Of course, high-level musical discourse is ideally what music theory is all about. If we, as instructors, promote this idea to our students during the first years of study, it will help them realize that achieving the ability to engage in such discourse is exactly what the core curriculum is designed to help …

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Some Personal Reflections On Past Methods Of Teaching And What They Can Tell Us About Current And Future Initiatives, Robert Gauldin Jan 2003

Some Personal Reflections On Past Methods Of Teaching And What They Can Tell Us About Current And Future Initiatives, Robert Gauldin

Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy

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Volume 17, Various Authors Jan 2003

Volume 17, Various Authors

Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy

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2002 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Kristin L. Yohannan, Thomas J. Finn, Gregory S. Cordrey, Kevin T. Kramer Jan 2003

2002 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Kristin L. Yohannan, Thomas J. Finn, Gregory S. Cordrey, Kevin T. Kramer

American University Law Review

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Formalism At The Federal Circuit, John R. Thomas Jan 2003

Formalism At The Federal Circuit, John R. Thomas

American University Law Review

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Before Brown: Reflections On Historical Context And Vision, Genna Rae Mcneil Jan 2003

Before Brown: Reflections On Historical Context And Vision, Genna Rae Mcneil

American University Law Review

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Biographies Of Symposium Participants, American University Law Review Jan 2003

Biographies Of Symposium Participants, American University Law Review

American University Law Review

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Osteoporosis, Bhavini Patel Jan 2003

Osteoporosis, Bhavini Patel

Honors Capstones

This paper examines the effects, causes, symptoms, prevention methods, and treatments of osteoporosis. Various forms of literature including journal articles and books were used to research this topic. The information gathered was compacted into a paper that explained and stated the most relevant and proven facts regarding osteoporosis. The information was then compacted further when a pamphlet was made consisting of the most important information. The purpose of the paper was to provide a tool for the college age population to help prevent a common disease that could affect them later in life. The pamphlet was assembled to be a …

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An Informational Presentation For Parents On Stuttering, Laura Hale Jan 2003

An Informational Presentation For Parents On Stuttering, Laura Hale

Honors Capstones

This paper will educate parents about the nature of stuttering. Characteristics of stuttering and stutterers are examined, in an attempt to help those parents with concerns and questions about stuttering in their child. Many people are unaware how stuttering develops. This paper informs parents interested in stuttering development and makes them more knowledgeable about the important aspects of this speech disorder. In addition, parents can learn about the problem and techniques for assisting their child at home. Parents of children who stutter often desire information about their child's problem and how they can contact a speech pathologist. Contact information for …

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Winter Ceremonial Script, December 14, 2003, Eastern Michigan University Jan 2003

Winter Ceremonial Script, December 14, 2003, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Center For Psychological Studies 2003-2004 Catalog, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2003

Center For Psychological Studies 2003-2004 Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

College of Psychological Services / College of Psychology Postgraduate Student and Course Catalogs

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Center For Psychological Studies 2003-2004 Catalog, Nova Sounteastern University Jan 2003

Center For Psychological Studies 2003-2004 Catalog, Nova Sounteastern University

College of Psychological Services / College of Psychology Postgraduate Student and Course Catalogs

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Emergent Behavior In Phonological Pattern Change, M. Dras, K. David Harrison Jan 2003

Emergent Behavior In Phonological Pattern Change, M. Dras, K. David Harrison

Linguistics Faculty Works

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Adolescents And Youth In Pakistan 2001-2002: A Nationally Representative Survey, Zeba Sathar, Minhaj Ul Haque, Azeema Faizunnissa, Munawar Sultana, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Judith A. Diers, Monica J. Grant Jan 2003

Adolescents And Youth In Pakistan 2001-2002: A Nationally Representative Survey, Zeba Sathar, Minhaj Ul Haque, Azeema Faizunnissa, Munawar Sultana, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Judith A. Diers, Monica J. Grant

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Published by the Population Council's Islamabad office, this is the first comprehensive survey of Pakistani youth. The report provides an unprecedented view of young people's experiences with and attitudes about education, employment, families, and marriage. The report findings confirm the large differences in the current situation of adolescents and youth, males versus females, from different strata of residence and economic status. Addressing these requires government intervention, changes in attitude, and input from the media, women and youth groups, and members of civil society.

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My Father Didn't Think This Way': Nigerian Boys Contemplate Gender Equality, Françoise Girard Jan 2003

My Father Didn't Think This Way': Nigerian Boys Contemplate Gender Equality, Françoise Girard

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

One of the lessons emerging from adolescent programs around the world is the need to create settings where young men can question things that are often seen as unquestionable, such as what it means to be a man. This issue explores the Conscientizing Male Adolescents (CMA) program in Nigeria which, unlike many programs targeting adolescent boys that emphasize short-term activities aimed at preventing disease and unwanted pregnancy, is a long-term program focusing on sexism and critical-thinking skills. An initial evaluation indicates that such programs affirm that we do know how to engage young men, and that historically reinforced gender attitudes …

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« Mon Père Pensait Autrement » : Des Garçons Nigérians Réfléchissent À L'Égalité Entre Les Sexes, Françoise Girard Jan 2003

« Mon Père Pensait Autrement » : Des Garçons Nigérians Réfléchissent À L'Égalité Entre Les Sexes, Françoise Girard

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

L’une des leçons émergeant des programmes pour adolescents dans le monde entier concerne la nécessité de créer des cadres où les jeunes hommes peuvent remettre en question ce qui est souvent considéré comme incontestable, par exemple ce que signifie « être un homme ». Ce numéro décrit le programme nigérian « Conscientiser les adolescents de sexe masculin » (CMA, Conscientizing Male Adolescents). Contrairement à beaucoup de programmes visant les adolescents de sexe masculin, qui mettent l’accent sur des activités à court terme destinées à prévenir la maladie et les grossesses non désirées, le modèle proposé par CMA est un programme …

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Population Policy: A Concise Summary, Paul Demeny Jan 2003

Population Policy: A Concise Summary, Paul Demeny

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Population policies are deliberately constructed or modified institutional arrangements and/or specific programs through which governments influence, directly or indirectly, demographic change. For any given country, the aim of population policy may be narrowly construed as bringing about quantitative changes in the membership of the territorially circumscribed population under the government’s jurisdiction. Governments’ concern with population matters can also extend beyond the borders of their own jurisdictions. Thus, international aspects of population policy have become increasingly salient in the contemporary world. Additions to the population are primarily the result of individual decisions concerning childbearing. Within the constraints of their social milieu, …

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Women's Denial Of Having Experienced Female Genital Cutting In Northern Ghana: Explanatory Factors And Consequences For Analysis Of Survey Data, Elizabeth F. Jackson, Patricia Akweongo, Evelyn Sakeah, Abraham Hodgson, Rofina Asuru, James F. Phillips Jan 2003

Women's Denial Of Having Experienced Female Genital Cutting In Northern Ghana: Explanatory Factors And Consequences For Analysis Of Survey Data, Elizabeth F. Jackson, Patricia Akweongo, Evelyn Sakeah, Abraham Hodgson, Rofina Asuru, James F. Phillips

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Although many cross-sectional social surveys have included questions about female genital cutting status and correlated personal characteristics, no longitudinal studies have been launched that permit investigation of response biases associated with such surveys. This paper reports on a longitudinal study of women aged 15 to 49 in rural northern Ghana. The self-reported circumcision status of women interviewed in 1995 was compared with the status they reported when they were interviewed again in 2000 after the government began enforcing a law banning the practice and public information campaigns against it were launched. In all, 13 percent of respondents who reported in …

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The Involuntary Public Figure: Not So Dead After All, W. Wat Hopkins Jan 2003

The Involuntary Public Figure: Not So Dead After All, W. Wat Hopkins

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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The Tension Between Textualism And Substance-Over-Form Doctrines In Tax Law, Allen Madison Jan 2003

The Tension Between Textualism And Substance-Over-Form Doctrines In Tax Law, Allen Madison

Faculty Publications

This article discusses the tension that exists between the recent textualist approach taken in the U.S. Supreme Court and the judicially developed substance-over-form doctrines that pervade tax law. It sets forth Justice Antonin Scalia’s textualist approach, provides an overview of the substance-over-form doctrines, and then analyzes whether the current Supreme Court would uphold a case that overrode the literal text of the Internal Revenue Code on the basis of one of the doctrines. The article concludes that the current Supreme Court would reject any of these doctrines if faced with the issue.

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Sex Plus Age Discrimination: Protecting Older Women Workers, Nicole Buonocore Porter Jan 2003

Sex Plus Age Discrimination: Protecting Older Women Workers, Nicole Buonocore Porter

Denver Law Review

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Investor Skepticism V. Investor Confidence: Why The New Research Analyst Reforms Will Harm Investors, John L. Orcutt Jan 2003

Investor Skepticism V. Investor Confidence: Why The New Research Analyst Reforms Will Harm Investors, John L. Orcutt

Denver Law Review

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The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: Public Health And Civil Liberties In A Time Of Terrorism, Lawrence O. Gostin Jan 2003

The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: Public Health And Civil Liberties In A Time Of Terrorism, Lawrence O. Gostin

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

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Blinded By Bioterrorism: Public Health And Liberty In The 21st Century, George J. Annas Jan 2003

Blinded By Bioterrorism: Public Health And Liberty In The 21st Century, George J. Annas

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

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