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An Essay On Property Rights In Milestone Home Run Baseballs, Steven Semeraro

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Filling In The Gaap: Will The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Protect Investors From Corporate Malfeasance And Restore Confidence In The Securities Market, Andrew F. Kirkendall

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Dusenbery V. United States: Setting The Standard For Adequate Notice, W. Alexander Burnett

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Using Psychotherapy Techniques To Reveal Misconceptions And Improve Learning, Paul Michael Santi, Michele M. Santi

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

When students are aware that they do not understand a concept, the main impediment to developing an understanding is their willingness to ask questions of the instructor or of fellow students. When students think that they understand a concept, but really have some significant misconception lodged in their mental picture of the concept, they may not supplant this misconception for years, if ever. Both situations can be corrected if the students identify the need to ask questions, are brave enough to do so in the traditional academic settings, and if the answers adequately address the actual misunderstanding (which may be …

Parents, Educators, Law Enforcement, And Participation In Delinquent Behavior: Gender Socialization And Views Of Life Changes, Jolie Marie Imler

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The task of the proposed research is to determine the extent parents, educators, law enforcement, and participation in delinquent behavior influence responses of youth toward their hopefulness for the future and likelihood of attending college and whether the relationships differ by gender. Using gender socialization, social capital, and labeling theories as theoretical backgrounds, it is anticipated that contradictory socialization patterns, gendered access to social capital, and labels influence the resources and responses of female juveniles when considering hopefulness for the future and the likelihood of attending college. The proposed study will use secondary data comprised of youth either adjudicated delinquent …

Disregarding Relevant Information When Making A Decision: Is It Possible?, Brandi Jo Juntunen

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The current study was designed to assess the ability of participants to ignore biasing information when making a decision that resulted in a negative outcome for a target individual. Participants reviewed materials about a disciplinary matter regarding a student. Three manipulations of information occurred such that those in the control condition received no biasing information and no instruction to disregard, participants in another condition "accidentally" saw negative biasing information that they were given instructions to disregard, and participants in the final condition saw the same information as those in the second condition but were given no instruction to disregard the …

Research On Self-Represented Litigation: Preliminary Results And Methodological Considerations, Paula Hannaford-Agor, Nicole Mott

Faculty Publications

As various programs for self-represented litigants proliferate and costs increase, fund­ing agencies are beginning to demand that programs demonstrate their effectiveness through empirical evaluation. This article recounts some of the lessons learned from a National Center for State Courts' research project on improving access to justice for self-represented litigants. First, the article briefly describes the problems faced by courts as a result of the influx of self-represented litigants. The article then describes automated case-level data and litigant self-reported data from five jurisdictions and some preliminary findings. We conclude with a discussion of problems that we encoun­tered in analyzing those data.

Helping The Pro Se Litigant: A Changing Landscape, Paula Hannaford-Agor

Faculty Publications

This article describes how the influx of self-represented litigants has forced many within the court and legal communities to reconsider some of the fundamental premises on which the civil justice system is based and to respond in new and creative ways to changing litigant demands on existing court and legal resources. It focuses on changes to the delivery of legal services to low- and moderate-income people, especially the emergence of “unbundled” legal services, and addresses the practical implications related to the distinction between legal information and legal advice. Finally, it describes how judges and court staff are rethinking the conceptual …

Nullification At Work? A Glimpse From The National Center For State Courts Study Of Hung Juries, Paula Hannaford-Agor, Valerie P. Hans

Faculty Publications

In 1998, the National Institute of Justice awarded a grant to the National Center for State Courts ("NCSC") to examine the frequency and various causes of hung juries. One of the factors that the NCSC project staff investigated was jurors' perceptions of the fairness of the law they were asked to apply in felony trials as well as jury and case characteristics that are often associated with jury nullification. The project also asked judges and other court actors to rate the strength of the evidence in the case. Thus, the project enabled researchers to examine jurors' views, the evidence, and …

Mobile Communications And Mobile Services, Keng Siau, Z. Shen

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

As wireless technologies evolve, the coming mobile revolution will bring dramatic and fundamental changes to the world. This revolution has already begun and is gaining momentum. The revolution will impact numerous facets of our daily lives and the way business is conducted. It will provide important data in real time to assist decision makers, exert great influence on communications between businesses and their customers, and transform the way we live our lives. This paper examines issues in providing services via wireless technologies, i.e. mobile services. The paper discusses the challenges facing mobile services, such as changes in business strategies, investment …

Analyzing Erp Implementation At A Public University Using The Innovation Strategy Model, Keng Siau, J. Messersmith

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have revolutionized the way companies are using information technology in their businesses. ERP was created in an effort to streamline business processes and has proven to be successful in many operations. Unfortunately, not all ERP implementations have met expectations. One way that businesses may be able to increase success rates is to embrace creativity and innovation in their ERP implementations. For businesses to do this, they must first understand how creativity originates and how that creativity can be integrated into business solutions. This article presents a case study that examines the ERP implementation at a …

An Intelligent Early Warning System For Software Quality Improvement And Project Management, Xiaoqing Frank Liu, Gautam Kane, Monu Bambroo

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

One of the main reasons behind unfruitful software development projects is that it is often too late to correct the problems by the time they are detected. It clearly indicates the need for early warning about the potential risks. In this paper, we discuss an intelligent software early warning system based on fuzzy logic using an integrated set of software metrics. It helps to assess risks associated with being behind schedule, over budget, and poor quality in software development and maintenance from multiple perspectives. It handles incomplete, inaccurate, and imprecise information, and resolve conflicts in an uncertain environment in its …

Fuel Consumption Modeling Of A Transport Category Aircraft: A Flight Operations Quality Assurance (Foqa) Analysis, Alan J. Stolzer

Publications

"Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA)-derived data was used to develop parsimonious model(s) for fuel consumption on a Boeing 757 airplane using regression analysis. Using the model(s), it should be possible to identify outliers (specific flights) with respect to fuel consumption, which will enable the air carrier to investigate the cause of excessive fuel consumption and remedy the problem A major air carrier provided the database used for the study. Fuel flow was predicted by calibrated airspeed, gross weight, and n2 (ENG[1 or 2]n2). The models containing these three variables explained approximately 85% of the variation in fuel flow. A reporting …

Public Reason As A Public Good, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Broad Prohibition, Thin Rationale: The Acquisition Of An Interest And Financial Assistance In Litigation Rules, James E. Moliterno

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Enterprise-Wide Strategic Information Systems Planning For Shanghai Bell Corporation, Y. Long, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Z. Zhu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

In response to increasing competition and technological advancement, Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd., a leading telecommunications enterprise located in Shanghai, China, carried out a major initiative to develop its next generation Information Technology/Information Systems (IT/IS) strategic plan. The initiative was prompted by limitations of its current enterprise application systems where the systems were neither able to keep up with the evolving needs due to organizational change nor satisfy the increasing demands for information sharing and data analysis. This case describes the environmental and organizational context of Shanghai Bell Corporation, and the problems and challenges it encountered in developing an enterprise-wide strategic …

The Role Of Homework In Relation To Student Achievement, Rita Bernard

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

St. Anna School is a small, parochial school located in Leominster, Massachusetts. Homework is an academic requirement for all students in Grades 3 through 8. At the middle school level, Grades 6 through 8, students are given between 1 and 2 hours of homework 4 nights per week. Parents expect homework. Teachers assign homework. Students should do homework. Although parents, teachers, and students are aware of the existence of homework, students still failed to complete homework. Why did students fail to complete homework? Interviews were conducted with middle school teachers, students, and parents to find out why students failed to …

Improving The Spatial-Temporal Reasoning Ability Of Low-Achieving Third-Grade Students, Austin G. Buffum

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

At Viejo Elementary School in South Orange County, California, third-grade average mathematics scores on the Stanford 9 and California Mathematics Standards Test were noted to lag far behind district, county, and state averages. At Viejo Elementary School, a greater percentage of students are living at or near the poverty level--as evidenced by qualifying for the free or reduced lunch program--than the average percentage of students so qualifying in elementary schools in the district, county, and state. Analysis of probable cause data supported the hypothesis that children raised at or below the poverty level can suffer profound and enduring effects on …

Improving Reading For At-Risk Sixth-, Seventh-, And Eighth-Grade Students Using A Direct Instruction Method, Kay B. Rogers

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a program at a middle school with 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade students. Students were continuing to have problems with reading decoding and comprehension even after yearly school-improvement plans were implemented. The practicum attempted to improve reading skills for all students in the author’s middle school.

A direct-instruction program using Science Research Associates material was implemented. The components of the program included teacher, student, and parent training; direct instruction by the teachers; group reading; and individual practice.

Evaluation of the program included surveys and pre- and post-testing. The program was used by all 6th-, 7th- and 8th-grade students …

Developing An Effective Inclusionary Model For Exceptional Education Students At M. A. Milam K-8 Center, Robert G. Valenzuela

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons why exceptional students at M. A. Milam Kindergarten through eighth grade (K-8) Center served in the resource model (i.e., pull-out) classroom received double the number of discipline (i.e., poor behavior) and academic (i.e., poor academic) referrals when compared to those served in the inclusion model. The study also investigated the time exceptional students spent with regular students during the school day. The Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Office of Exceptional Student for 2000-2001 indicated that improvement was needed.

The goal of this proposal was to develop an effective inclusionary program …

Analysis Of Cooperative Learning On Mathematics Achievement Of Comprehensive Program Sixth-Grade Students, Janice P. Hay

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The effect of cooperative learning instruction on mathematics achievement was the subject of this applied dissertation. Comprehensive program 6th-grade students at Glenarden Woods Elementary School in Glenarden, Maryland, were the subjects. The problem was to determine if there was a relationship between cooperative learning and mathematics achievement. The 6th-grade Comprehensive program students' national percentage rank (NPR) on the math subtests of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, fifth edition (CTBS/5), had fallen below the national median score. Traditional teaching and learning methods had not succeeded in bringing the mathematics learning of these students to acceptable levels. Cooperative learning and teaching …

Strategies To Reduce Student Ejections From The Classroom, Phyllis Booth

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The developmental improvement of 24 teachers’ disciplining skills across one private school’s student body of 249 pupils was studied when trend data revealed that there were 141 student ejections from the classroom to the office in the span of 39 days. The students comprised of three groups: elementary, middle, and high school divisions. The investigation was done to increase teachers’ classroom management skills in order to decrease the number of student ejections from classroom to the administrative team’s office for correction.

Using an A-B-A research design, the investigator collected data across the school departments for eighteen weeks. The time was …

Adaptive-Critic-Based Optimal Neurocontrol For Synchronous Generators In A Power System Using Mlp/Rbf Neural Networks, Jung-Wook Park, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents a novel optimal neurocontroller that replaces the conventional controller (CONVC), which consists of the automatic voltage regulator and turbine governor, to control a synchronous generator in a power system using a multilayer perceptron neural network (MLPN) and a radial basis function neural network (RBFN). The heuristic dynamic programming (HDP) based on the adaptive critic design technique is used for the design of the neurocontroller. The performance of the MLPN-based HDP neurocontroller (MHDPC) is compared with the RBFN-based HDP neurocontroller (RHDPC) for small as well as large disturbances to a power system, and they are in turn compared …

Developing Anti-Cd30 Recombinant Immunotoxins Targeting Shed And Non-Shed Epitopes For Cancer Therapy, Abhishek Sinha

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Et Al., V. Michael Broudo, Et Al., Brief For The American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants As Amicus Curiae In Support Of Petitioners, United States. Supreme Court, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Federal Publications

No abstract provided.

Toward A Sustainable Energy Future?: A Comparison Between U.S. And European Energy Sectors, Annett Moehner

LSU Master's Theses

Since 1987, the concept of sustainable development, which tries to combine economic, social and environmental concerns into one benign development model, has become increasingly popular worldwide. To explore and explain the differences in accomplishing sustainable development, this thesis looks at one specific aspect: the energy sectors in the United States and the European Union. After giving an overview on the political and theoretical aspects of sustainable development, the various sustainability dimensions in the energy sector are explored. The following four reasons which warrant the change of the current fossil fuel intense energy sector are discussed: first, air pollution; second, insecurity …

Is "Response To Intervention" The Answer To The Individuals With Disability Education Act Eligibility Mess?

Child and Family Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Application Of Mechanistic Models In Predicting Flow Behavior In Deviated Wells Under Ubd Conditions, Faisal Abdullah Aladwani

LSU Master's Theses

Underbalanced drilling (UBD) has increased in recent years because of the many advantages associated with it. These include increase in the rate of penetration and reduction of lost circulation and formation damage. Drilling of deviated and horizontal wells also increased since recovery can be improved from a horizontal or a deviated well. The drilling of deviated wells using UBD method will reduce several drilling related problems such as hole cleaning and formation damage. Prediction of flow and pressure profiles while drilling underbalanced in such wells will help in designing and planning of the well. The main aim of this research …

Toward Validation Of The Sports Behavior Checklist: A Comparison Of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder And Control Group Children In A Sports Environment, Aaron Clendenin

LSU Master's Theses

Data from participants (N = 124) was entered into a principal components analysis to test the factor structure of the Sports Behavior Checklist ([SBC] Johnson & Rosen, 2000). The subscales of the SBC were correlated with relevant subscales of the Conners'- Revised Parent Form ( Conners, 1997) and Social Skills Rating System (Gresham & Elliott, 1990). Both of these analyses were conducted to determine the construct validity of the instrument. Additionally, a subsample (N = 92) of low socioeconomic status individuals was used to compare groups of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (n = 49) and non-clinical (n = 43) children on the …

Translating Visions Of Rationality Into Specific Legal Reforms, Joelle A. Moreno

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.