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Oriented Flow Of Rank 3 Matroids, Matthew R. Edmonds Jan 2003

Oriented Flow Of Rank 3 Matroids, Matthew R. Edmonds

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Don't Go Changing: An Analysis Of Sub -Groups Within The Precontemplation Stage Of The Transtheoretical Model Of Behavior Change., Katina Athan Pappas-Deluca Jan 2003

Don't Go Changing: An Analysis Of Sub -Groups Within The Precontemplation Stage Of The Transtheoretical Model Of Behavior Change., Katina Athan Pappas-Deluca

All ETDs from UAB

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Encouraging Adolescents Toward Mental Health Careers Via Website Biographies, Irmi U. Willcockson, Prabhu R. Shankar, Cynthia L. Phelps, Craig W. Johnson Jan 2003

Encouraging Adolescents Toward Mental Health Careers Via Website Biographies, Irmi U. Willcockson, Prabhu R. Shankar, Cynthia L. Phelps, Craig W. Johnson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

This project designed, developed, implemented and is currently evaluating the effectiveness of an interactive, multi-media website designed to encourage adolescents to consider careers in mental health. This Web-based learning environment features biographies of mental health scientists. Evaluation is conducted in a systematic, structured way using cognitive achievement, usability (ease of use), and affective scales (e.g., fun to use) as outcome measures

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Stone Coalgebras, Clemens Kupke, Alexander Kurz, Yde Venema Jan 2003

Stone Coalgebras, Clemens Kupke, Alexander Kurz, Yde Venema

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

In this paper we argue that the category of Stone spaces forms an interesting base category for coalgebras, in particular, if one considers the Vietoris functor as an analogue to the power set functor. We prove that the so-called descriptive general frames, which play a fundamental role in the semantics of modal logics, can be seen as Stone coalgebras in a natural way. This yields a duality between the category of modal algebras and that of coalgebras over the Vietoris functor. Building on this idea, we introduce the notion of a Vietoris polynomial functor over the category of Stone spaces. …

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Can Pragmatism Be Radical? Richard Posner And Legal Pragmatism, Daniel J. Solove, Michael Sullivan Jan 2003

Can Pragmatism Be Radical? Richard Posner And Legal Pragmatism, Daniel J. Solove, Michael Sullivan

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

Richard Posner's Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy (2003) is the most comprehensive account to date of his pragmatic vision of the law and democracy. For the most part, Posner's theory of pragmatism has been attacked externally, mainly by theorists unsympathetic to pragmatism. In contrast, in this Review, we contest Posner's account of pragmatism from within the pragmatic tradition. We contend that Posner's views are problematic not because they are pragmatic, but because they are often not pragmatic enough.

We put Posner's account of pragmatism to the pragmatic test by examining its implications. Posner views ideals as useless and philosophical theorizing as …

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The Case For Registering Patents And The Law And Economics Of Present Patent-Obtaining Rules, F. Scott Kieff Jan 2003

The Case For Registering Patents And The Law And Economics Of Present Patent-Obtaining Rules, F. Scott Kieff

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

The legal rules for determining whether an inventor is entitled to a patent are presently enforced in the first instance by the Patent Office through ex parte examination of patent applications. Critics of various aspects of the patent system suggest that these rules should be ratcheted up in some way, subjecting patents to more scrutiny during Patent Office examination. Departing from existing literature, this paper offers a hypothetical model system under which patent applications are merely registered, not examined, to show how hard look approaches like examination increase social costs over soft look approaches like registration. The paper presents a …

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Genomic Instability Induced By Two Chemical Carcinogens, Cadmium And Nickel And By Particulate Titanium Debris From An Implant, Natasha Coen Jan 2003

Genomic Instability Induced By Two Chemical Carcinogens, Cadmium And Nickel And By Particulate Titanium Debris From An Implant, Natasha Coen

Doctoral

It has been established that cells surviving radiation may produce descendants many cell divisions post-exposure in which, there are high incidences of chromosomal aberrations arising de novo, gene mutation and lethal mutations/delayed cell death. These effects are collectively known as genomic instability and are induced at frequencies greater than that of spontaneous mutations. Formally this syndrome ‘genomic instability’ has only been definitively proven to occur following irradiation. This leads us to the consideration that heavy metals could also induce the genomic instability phenotype, and if so, it could have implications for those exposed through their occupation, through smoking or for …

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Parametric Decay Instabilities In The Helix Helicon Plasma Source, J. L. Kline, E. E. Scime Jan 2003

Parametric Decay Instabilities In The Helix Helicon Plasma Source, J. L. Kline, E. E. Scime

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

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A Comparison Of Peaceful And Violent Separatist Movements, William Dorsey Pieschel Jan 2003

A Comparison Of Peaceful And Violent Separatist Movements, William Dorsey Pieschel

Honors Theses

The following work is an attempt to understand why separatist movements become violent. In any given region of the world under any given state, there will always be a group of people who are not content with the present order of government. If this group is large enough, it will most likely try to alter the structure of the government, which often takes the form of separatism. I want to understand the methods of these separatist movements and specifically, why some resort to violence and others do not. The first part of my thesis analyzes different separatist movements. I chose …

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Monte Carlo Simulation Of A Nonlinear Epidemic, Blair Margaret Bannerman Jan 2003

Monte Carlo Simulation Of A Nonlinear Epidemic, Blair Margaret Bannerman

Honors Theses

An event-driven Monte Carlo method is used to simulate a simple, nonlinear epidemic. This model illustrates how quickly and to what degree an epidemic spreads through a population. Moreover, it yields information concerning the uncertainties of the epidemic. Some basic assumptions involving the probabilistic dependence of the rate of change of each class in the population must be determined. The rate of infection and the rate of removal from infection are based on case studies found in literary sources. The evolution of the populations is estimated on a time scale that is advanced based on the waiting time. The waiting …

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The Physician's Perception Of Medical Error And Its Application To The Development Of An Educational Training Tool, Johnny E. Bates, Cynthia Phelps, Craig W. Johnson Jan 2003

The Physician's Perception Of Medical Error And Its Application To The Development Of An Educational Training Tool, Johnny E. Bates, Cynthia Phelps, Craig W. Johnson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

It is becoming clear that if we are to impact the rate of medical errors it will have to be done at the practicing physician level. The purpose of this project was to survey the attitude of physicians in Alabama concerning their perception of medical error, and to obtain their thoughts and desires for medical education in the area of medical errors. The information will be used in the development of a physician education program.

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Depriving Washington State's Incarcerated Youth Of An Education: The Debilitating Effects Of Tunstall V. Bergeson, Jamie Polito Johnston Jan 2003

Depriving Washington State's Incarcerated Youth Of An Education: The Debilitating Effects Of Tunstall V. Bergeson, Jamie Polito Johnston

Seattle University Law Review

The analysis begins in Section II with a general overview and summary of Tunstall v. Bergeson. Section III presents a brief legislative background of the statute at issue in Tunstall, Education Programs for Juvenile Inmates, RCW section 28A.193. Section IV discusses Tunstall's misinterpretation of these statutory provisions, demonstrating the Education Programs for Juvenile Inmates' disregard of the paramount duty to provide education to youth under twenty-one pursuant to the Basic Education Act and violation of the Washington Constitution, as discussed in Section V. Next, Section VI argues that because the right to education is a fundamental right under state law, …

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Preparation And Flammability Properties Of Polyethylene-Clay Nanocomposites, Jinguo Zhang, Charles A. Wilkie Jan 2003

Preparation And Flammability Properties Of Polyethylene-Clay Nanocomposites, Jinguo Zhang, Charles A. Wilkie

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

Polyethylene (PE)–clay nanocomposites have been prepared using melt blending in a Brabrender mixer. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the nano-structure of these composites while the thermal stability was evaluated from thermogravimetric analysis and the flammability parameters using cone calorimetry. It is found that the PE–clay nanocomposites have a mixed immiscible-intercalated structure and there is better intercalation when maleic anhydride is combined with the polymer and clay to be melt blended. The reduction in peak heat release rate is 30–40%.

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Glade Leon Parduhn V. Natalie Buchi Bennett, Allison Buchi, Annabelle Buchi, Lance Buchi, And Jessica Buchi (The "Buchi Children") And Joanne Buchi, University Texaco : Intervenor Brief, Utah Supreme Court Jan 2003

Glade Leon Parduhn V. Natalie Buchi Bennett, Allison Buchi, Annabelle Buchi, Lance Buchi, And Jessica Buchi (The "Buchi Children") And Joanne Buchi, University Texaco : Intervenor Brief, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

BRIEF OF INTERVENOR/APPELLANT Appeal from a Judgment entered by the Third Judicial District Court, Summit County Judge Bruce Lubeck

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Use Of Ground-Based Canopy Reflectance To Determine Radiation Capture, Nitrogen And Water Status, And Final Yield In Wheat, Glen L. Ritchie Jan 2003

Use Of Ground-Based Canopy Reflectance To Determine Radiation Capture, Nitrogen And Water Status, And Final Yield In Wheat, Glen L. Ritchie

Publications

Ground-based spectral imaging devices offer an important supplement to satellite imagery. Hand-held, ground-based sensors allow rapid, inexpensive measurements that are not affected by the earth’s atmosphere. They also provide a basis for high altitude spectral indices. We quantified the spectral reflectance characteristics of hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Westbred 936) in research plots subjected to either nitrogen or water stress in a two year study. Both types of stress reduced ground cover, which was evaluated by digital photography and compared with ten spectral reflectance indices. On plots with a similar soil background, simple indices such as the normalized …

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Evaluation Of The Influence Of A Thioether Substituent On The Solid State And Solution Properties Of N3S-Ligated Copper(Ii) Complexes, Kyle J. Tubbs, Amy L. Fuller, Brian Bennett, Atta M. Arif, Magdalena Makowska-Grzyska, Lisa M. Berreau Jan 2003

Evaluation Of The Influence Of A Thioether Substituent On The Solid State And Solution Properties Of N3S-Ligated Copper(Ii) Complexes, Kyle J. Tubbs, Amy L. Fuller, Brian Bennett, Atta M. Arif, Magdalena Makowska-Grzyska, Lisa M. Berreau

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

Admixture of a N3S(thioether) ligand having two internal hydrogen bond donors (pbnpa: N-2-(phenylthio)ethyl-N,N-bis-((6-neopentylamino-2-pyridyl)methyl)amine; ebnpa: N-2-(ethylthio)ethyl-N,N-bis-((6-neopentylamino-2-pyridyl)methyl)amine) with equimolar amounts of Cu(ClO4)2·6H2O and NaX (X = Cl−, NCO−, or N3−) in CH3OH/H2O yielded the mononuclear Cu(II) derivatives [(pbnpa)Cu–Cl]ClO4 (1), [(ebnpa)Cu–Cl]ClO4 (2), [(pbnpa)Cu–NCO]ClO4 (3), [(ebnpa)Cu–NCO]ClO4 (4), [(pbnpa)Cu–N3]ClO4 (5), and [(ebnpa)Cu–N3]ClO4 (6). Each …

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Silicon Ceilings: Information Technology Equity, The Digital Divide And The Gender Gap Among Information Technology Professionals, Andrea M. Matwyshyn Jan 2003

Silicon Ceilings: Information Technology Equity, The Digital Divide And The Gender Gap Among Information Technology Professionals, Andrea M. Matwyshyn

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

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A Phenomenological Study Of The Development Of The National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Early Childhood /Generalist Standards., Deborah Graves Camp Jan 2003

A Phenomenological Study Of The Development Of The National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Early Childhood /Generalist Standards., Deborah Graves Camp

All ETDs from UAB

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Rotational Sets Of The Circle Under Z(D)., James Martin Malaugh Jan 2003

Rotational Sets Of The Circle Under Z(D)., James Martin Malaugh

All ETDs from UAB

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Young Children's Conception Of A Storekeeper's Giving Of Change: The Difficulty Of Subtraction With A Dime And Pennies., Cynthia Causey Chandler Jan 2003

Young Children's Conception Of A Storekeeper's Giving Of Change: The Difficulty Of Subtraction With A Dime And Pennies., Cynthia Causey Chandler

All ETDs from UAB

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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 Jan 2003

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

All ETDs from UAB

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Fractal Dimension Analysis Used To Assess Bone Quality Near Hydroxyapatite -Coated And Non-Coated Titanium Endosseous Dental Implants., Leneise Cheri Lynn Jan 2003

Fractal Dimension Analysis Used To Assess Bone Quality Near Hydroxyapatite -Coated And Non-Coated Titanium Endosseous Dental Implants., Leneise Cheri Lynn

All ETDs from UAB

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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 Jan 2003

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

All ETDs from UAB

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Measurement Of The Index Of Refraction Of A Flat Zinc Germanium Phosphide Wafer In The Infrared, Glen Gillen, Shekhar Guha Jan 2003

Measurement Of The Index Of Refraction Of A Flat Zinc Germanium Phosphide Wafer In The Infrared, Glen Gillen, Shekhar Guha

Physics

We have developed and tested a novel application of interferometry to determine the absolute refractive index of individual infrared materials having flat and parallel surfaces without alteration of the sample in any way, and measured no for ZnGeP2.

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Communicator, Winter 2003, Wnec Alumni Association Jan 2003

Communicator, Winter 2003, Wnec Alumni Association

Alumni Magazines

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Civilizing Punitive Damages: Lessons From Restitution, Gail Heriot Jan 2003

Civilizing Punitive Damages: Lessons From Restitution, Gail Heriot

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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Applications Of Recursive Estimation Methods In Statistical Process Control, Shelton Peiris, Aerambamoorthy Thavaneswaran, David E. Allen, R. Mellor Jan 2003

Applications Of Recursive Estimation Methods In Statistical Process Control, Shelton Peiris, Aerambamoorthy Thavaneswaran, David E. Allen, R. Mellor

Research outputs pre 2011

In recent years there has been a growing interest in recursive estimation techniques as applied to statistical process control (SPC). In cases where prior information about the processes are available, it is shown that procedures based on the “optimal” smoothing can be superior to the classical procedures like Shewhart’s CUSUM control charts (see, for instance, Thavaneswaran, McPherson and Abraham (1998)). This paper reviews the recursive algorithms based on EWMA (exponentially weighted moving average), DLM (dynamic linear modeling), KF (Kalman filtering) and OS (optimal smoothing) in statistical process control with correlated data. We also discuss various relationships among the asymptotic mean …

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Some Evidence On The Information Content Of Undisclosed Limit Orders On The Asx, M. Aitken, David E. Allen, Wenling J. Yang Jan 2003

Some Evidence On The Information Content Of Undisclosed Limit Orders On The Asx, M. Aitken, David E. Allen, Wenling J. Yang

Research outputs pre 2011

This paper is concerned with investigating the information content of undisclosed limit orders, and identifying factors that affect their size, plus the examination of the brokers’ behaviour in using undisclosed orders. We adopt a sample of liquid stocks listed on the ASX, and our estimation results indicate that the size of undisclosed orders are affected by a number of factors. Given the ‘stealth trading’ pattern of behaviour observed in large disclosed orders, this paper provides evidence to support a similar pattern of behaviour in the case of undisclosed orders. Our model also provides an appropriate measure for estimating the size …

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South Dakota Criminal Justice: A Study Of Racial Disparities, Richard Braunstein, Steve Feimer Jan 2003

South Dakota Criminal Justice: A Study Of Racial Disparities, Richard Braunstein, Steve Feimer

South Dakota Law Review

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Qr Factorization With Morton-Ordered Quadtree Matrices For Memory Re-Use And Parallelism, Jeremy D. Frens, David S. Wise Jan 2003

Qr Factorization With Morton-Ordered Quadtree Matrices For Memory Re-Use And Parallelism, Jeremy D. Frens, David S. Wise

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Quadtree matrices using Morton-order storage provide natural blocking on every level of a memory hierarchy. Writing the natural recursive algorithms to take advantage of this blocking results in code that honors the memory hierarchy without the need for transforming the code. Furthermore, the divide-and-conquer algorithm breaks problems down into independent computations. These independent computations can be dispatched in parallel for straight-forward parallel processing. Proof-of-concept is given by an algorithm for QR factorization based on Givens rotations for quadtree matrices in Morton-order storage. The algorithms deliver positive results, competing with and even beating the LAPACK equivalent.

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