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The Relationship Among Ownership, Board Compensation, Venture Capitalists, And The Quest For Value Within Healthcare Ipos: An Agency Perspective., David Raymond Williams

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Voices Of Ten Successful Graduates: Perceptions Of Student Development Services And The Impact On Persistence And Success At One Alabama Two-Year College., Cynthia T. Anthony

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Identification And Cloning Of A Novel Family Of Coiled -Coil Domain Proteins That Interact With O-Glcnac Transferase., Sai Prasad N Iyer

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A Study Of Time Management Use And Preferred Time Management Practices Of Middle And Secondary School Principals In Selected Southern States., Cleo Denise Larry

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The Reevaluation Of The Relationships Among Academic Performance, Academic Achievement, Social Acceptance And The Self -Esteem Of Third And Sixth Grade Students., Willis Wilson Walter

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Internet Support And Information For Women With Breast Cancer., Jason Edward Owen

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Collaborative Interpreting For Knowledge Discovery., Daisy Yin-Shang Wong

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Automated Conversion From A Requirements Document To An Executable Formal Specification Using Two-Level Grammar And Contextual Natural Language Processing., Beum-Seuk Lee

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Targeted Assembly And Cytoplasmic Transport Of Mason -Pfizer Monkey Virus Capsids., Jeffrey Nicholas Sfakianos

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The Nezha Parallel Computing Environment For Clusters., Yibing Wang

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Obra87 And Quality In Nursing Homes., Xinzhi Zhang

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The Definition Of "Disability" Under The Americans With Disabilities Act: An Analysis Of Case Law For Decision Makers., Joyce Polk Sager

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Segregation Or Integration: Images Of Dynamic Changes From Birmingham, Alabama., Brian A. Van Tine

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Physician Trust, Access To Care, Use Of Care, And Satisfaction With Care Among Women., Jacqueline C. Wiltshire

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The Role Of Notch2 In Hematopoiesis., Colleen M. Witt

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Social Capital And Adolescent Violent Behavior: Correlates Of Fighting And Weapon Use Among Secondary School Students., Darlene Romania Wright

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Crossing Borders In Anne Tyler's Fiction, Susan Norton

Articles

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Public Diplomacy And The Transformation Of International Broadcasting, Monroe Price

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Distinguishing The Derivative From The Transformative: Expanding Market-Based Inquiries In Fair Use Adjudications, Tracey Topper Gonzalez

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Ucita, Copyright, And Capture, Deborah Tussey

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Puerto Rico Pandemonium: The Commonwealth Constitution And The Compact-Colony Conundrum, Jason Adolfo Otaño

Fordham International Law Journal

This Note will consider the historical background of the compact-colony conundrum and examine the development of self-determination in international law and democracy in the Americas in order to bring to light a new forum for this question. Part I will discuss the historical background necessary in examining this conflict. Part II analyzes the formation of a constitutional government in Puerto Rico, and the reaction of the international and Inter-American communities. Part III argues that Puerto Rico is still a colony of the United States and thus U.S.-P.R. relations violate international and Inter-American law.

The Obstacles To Regulating The Hawala: A Cultural Norm Or A Terrorist Hotbed? , Rachana Pathak

Fordham International Law Journal

This Note examines the complex mechanics of hawala networks. Part I provides information regarding their origins, scope and reasons for continued existence. Part II contrasts the U.S. approach to regulating hawala networks through the USA PATRIOT Act and Operation Green Quest, with the U.A.E.'s approach, which is resistant to some of the American-led efforts. Part II also reviews three separate Green Quest actions: 1) Al Barakaat, an expansive Somalia-based organization through which Somalia's diaspora sent cash to families abroad; 2) Hussein Alshafei, an Iraqi American, who operated a money service business to Iraq; and 3) Mohammed Albanna, a Yemeni-American, based …

Texas Annual Survey: Securities Regulation, George Lee Flint Jr

Faculty Articles

The Texas Legislature passed Sunset Legislation that distinguished between securities dealers and investment advisors that allowed the Texas Securities Act (“TSA”) to comply with national trends in securities regulation. The court struggled with definitions of “control person” and “evidence of indebtedness.” However, the Sunset Legislation allowed the expanded Board to submit emergency cease and desist orders and to conduct surprise inspections of registered dealers and sellers of securities. Violation of a cease and desist order became a criminal offense.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act increased the existing statute of limitations under the federal securities laws for private causes of action involving claims …

Comparative Study Of The Formation Of Electronic Contracts In American Law With References To International And Mexican Law, Roberto Rosas

Faculty Articles

A comparative analysis of electronic contract formation law in the United States, Mexico, and the international arena is necessary to understand the evolution and future of electronic contracting. Using new communication technologies, such as developmental instruments of electronic commerce, has clear benefits, but also brings risks and uncertainties to electronic contracting. Although modern laws tend toward uniformity in modern transactions, certain aspects may still cause controversy. In purely electronic transactions, the most important legal determination concerns the establishment of an offer and an acceptance, memorialized through electronic messages absent written documentation and the human intervention of an automatic exchange. Consequently, …

Genetic And Molecular Factors In The Aetio-Pathogenesis Of Pancreatitis In Humans, Mark Timothy Cartmell

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Both acute (AP) and chronic (CP) pancreatitis are complex diseases, with a number of aetiologies and complex pathogeneses. A number of contributing factors are assessed here. Genetic studies were performed looking at a high activity polymorphism of the alcohol metabolising enzyme cytochrome P450 2E l. Assessing a role in alcohol abuse and end organ disease; alcohol abusers (n= 239) and controls (n= 208) were studied. A significantly lower number of alcohol consumers (2.1 %) had the polymorphism than controls (5.8%); p= 0.049, Fisher's exact test. Any association with end organ disease could not be further elucidated due to the rarity …

An Investigation Of T Cell Dysregulation In B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Sophie Grace Scrivener

Other Faculty of Health Theses

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) is characterized by an accumulation of clonal malignant B cells within lymphoid tissue, the bone marrow and the peripheral blood. Whilst abnormalities of these B cells are the essential cause of this disease, the aim of this research project was to investigate whether the T cell compartment may play a role in the aetiology of this disease by evaluating the expression of key surface antigens involved in both activation of and interaction with B cells and other antigen presenting cells of the immune system. There were marked abnormalities in the expression of certain key activation …

A Study Of The Molecular Genetics Of Renal Cell Carcinoma In Man, Martin Ollerenshaw

Other Faculty of Health Theses

The aim was to measure the expression levels of hypoxia inducible factor 1-α (HJF-lα), glucose transporter one (GLUT-1), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) isoforms 165 and 189 mRNA in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Patients with RCC underwent radical nephrectomy at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. Tumour as well as matched normal tissue from the kidney was harvested, snap frozen and stored in liquid nitrogen, and used to quantitate VEGF 165, VEGF 189, GLUT-1 and HJF-1α mRNA expression using ribonuclease protection assays, and quantified using a Phosphor-imager system. The VEGF 165 isoform was increased in the tumour tissue in comparison …

The Triune Drama Of The Resurrection Levinas' Non-Phenomenology, Glenn J. Morrison

Theology Papers and Journal Articles

The article aims to develop the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas as a valuable new perspective in understanding the triune drama of the Resurrection. Firstly, the juxtaposition of Levinas’ thought and Christian theology will be argued for, followed by a development of von Balthasar’s Trinitarian theology of the Resurrection. Especially, Levinas’ non-phenomenological notion of “otherness” will be used to offer an understanding of the Risen Christ’s “Otherness” as communicating the non-phenomenality of Holy Saturday to the disciples. As a result, we discover significant theological openings towards a vision of a Biblical God free from the constraints of ontological thinking and phenomenal …

Emmanuel Lévinas And Christian Theology, Glenn J. Morrison

Theology Papers and Journal Articles

Faithful to the Talmudic tradition and seared by the experience of the Shoah, Levinas’s life work is both a polemic against Christianity and a proclamation of the Christianity envisaged by Matt 25. His writings inevitably touch on theological themes central to Christian tradition. The author examines four of these – God and love of neighbour, the paschal theme, cosmology, and Eucharist – to show how Levinas can throw new light on these mysteries of our faith, a light that shines from the crucible of kenotic love, both human and divine.

Foreign Language Teacher Education And Technology: Bridging The Gap, Aleidine Kramer Moeller, Hyesung Park

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Modeling a computer supported learning environment in teacher education can result in teachers who are "far more confident, skilled, and motivated to use computers with their own students" (Johnson, 2002). According to Johnson (2002) evidence is beginning to confirm that such modeling" is most effective in preparing teachers to integrate technology into their classroom" (p.74). A review of the literature on instructional technology (IT) and teacher education concluded (Willis & Mehlinger, 1996) :

Most pre-service teachers know very little about effective use of technology in education and leaders believe there is a pressing need to increase substantially the amount and …