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The Influence Of Mass Media Use On Individual Opinions Of Courts, Steven John Briggs Aug 2003

The Influence Of Mass Media Use On Individual Opinions Of Courts, Steven John Briggs

Student Work

This study analyses the influence of media consumption, specifically an individual's viewing of television and their reading of newspapers, on their perceptions of how the court system deals with suspected criminals during sentencing. Data are analyzed from the 1993 General Social Survey (GSS), which is a nationwide survey administered by the National Opinion Research Council (NORC) on a semi-annual basis. The variables related to mass media use are based on self-reporting. Two explanations, frequently cited in the criminal justice literature, the cultivation hypothesis (Gerbner et al., 1978) and Fiske’s (1986) and subcultural identities, also known as interpretive communities, will be …

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The Knight Volume 14: Issue 1, Nova Southeastern University Aug 2003

The Knight Volume 14: Issue 1, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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August 2003 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University Aug 2003

August 2003 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University

Commencement Programs

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Judging The Next Emergency: Judicial Review And Individual Rights In Times Of Crisis, David Cole Aug 2003

Judging The Next Emergency: Judicial Review And Individual Rights In Times Of Crisis, David Cole

Michigan Law Review

As virtually every law student who studies Marbury v. Madison learns, Chief Justice John Marshall's tactical genius was to establish judicial review in a case where the result could not be challenged. As a technical matter, Marbury lost, and the executive branch won. As furious as President Jefferson reportedly was with the decision, there was nothing he could do about it, for there was no mandate to defy. The Court's decision offered no remedy for Marbury himself, whose rights were directly at issue, and whose rights the Court found had indeed been violated. But over time, it became clear that …

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The Continuing Showdown Over Who Should Regulate Amusement Attraction Safety: A Critical Analysis Of Why Fixed-Site Amusement Attraction Safety Should Remain State-Governed, Chad D. Emerson Aug 2003

The Continuing Showdown Over Who Should Regulate Amusement Attraction Safety: A Critical Analysis Of Why Fixed-Site Amusement Attraction Safety Should Remain State-Governed, Chad D. Emerson

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

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Information Outlook, August 2003, Special Libraries Association Aug 2003

Information Outlook, August 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 8

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Effluent Characterization Of Flow-Through Aquaculture Operations In West Virginia, James H. Cunningham Aug 2003

Effluent Characterization Of Flow-Through Aquaculture Operations In West Virginia, James H. Cunningham

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In order to reduce pollutant loading nationwide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is in the process of developing effluent management guidelines and standards for private and public aquaculture operations. The purpose of this study is to provide industry, State, and Federal stakeholders with baseline effluent water quality data specific to West Virginia flow-through facilities, in an effort to help concerned parties make informed decisions regarding impending regulations and to examine the potential to increase production, based on effluent pollutant load and permit limitations.;WVU-CEE researchers examined both large and small-scale …

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Assessment Of Students' Motivation To Use Computer Tools In A Web -Enhanced Counseling Course, Ying-Ying Kuo Aug 2003

Assessment Of Students' Motivation To Use Computer Tools In A Web -Enhanced Counseling Course, Ying-Ying Kuo

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Increasing numbers of professional counseling educators recognize the importance of information technology in counselor education, but the majority of members in the counseling community still lack interest in using computer tools for their professional development. How to motivate them to acquire these necessary skills is a problem in counselor education. This study provided a motivating web-based instructional (WBI) design for a web-enhanced course and examined counseling students' motivation to use computer tools in the course. It focused on four research questions that examined (1) how students' use of computers changed; (2) the impact of web-based instructional (WBI) features on their …

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Factors Influencing Participation In The Beef Quality Assurance Program Of The West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Sara D. Peacock Aug 2003

Factors Influencing Participation In The Beef Quality Assurance Program Of The West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Sara D. Peacock

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contribute to participation in the West Virginia Beef Quality Assurance program. This study explored barriers and encouragers that affected involvement in educational programs offered by the West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. The population consisted of 387 West Virginia Beef Producers from the West Virginia Young Sire Performance Evaluation Program mailing lists. The sample consisted of 85 producers randomly selected from the accessible population and 85 responses to the survey were completed. It was found that the average BQA farmer had a higher net income from their farming practices and had …

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Treatment Outcome For Male Adolescents In Residential Placement, Taji Tortorello Aug 2003

Treatment Outcome For Male Adolescents In Residential Placement, Taji Tortorello

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of the study was to assess archival data to determine what variables are related to successful discharge from a residential treatment program for adolescents with behavioral disorders. The records of 120 residents of a Northern Virginia residential treatment program were reviewed from January 1999 to January 2001. The researcher was interested in determining what predictor variables, such as: intake demographic and intake assessments relate to outcome, such as: discharge assessments, discharge planning, and discharge GPA. Results indicated that students who are successfully discharged from this program at intake are typically: (1) older, (2) less oppositional, (3) engage in …

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Anonymity And The Supreme Court's Model Of Expression: How Should Anonymity Be Analysed Under Section 2(B) Of The Charter?, Peter Carmichael Keen Aug 2003

Anonymity And The Supreme Court's Model Of Expression: How Should Anonymity Be Analysed Under Section 2(B) Of The Charter?, Peter Carmichael Keen

Canadian Journal of Law and Technology

The first part of this article will discuss what anonymity is, and the costs and benefits that anonymity confers on expressive activity. I will demonstrate that anonymity is a double-edged sword in that it can both promote and harm free expression. In the second part, I will suggest that there is no doubt that anonymity can be protected under section 2(b) of the Charter. When I first began this article, I intended to examine ‘‘whether’’ anonymity can be constitutionally protected under section 2(b). As my research progressed, I quickly realised that I was asking the wrong question. I discovered that …

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July Job Loss Report Does Not Mean Stalled Recovery, Says Iwu Economist, Jeffery Hanna Aug 2003

July Job Loss Report Does Not Mean Stalled Recovery, Says Iwu Economist, Jeffery Hanna

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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The Laws Of War In The War On Terror, Adam Roberts Aug 2003

The Laws Of War In The War On Terror, Adam Roberts

International Law Studies

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Some Psychoanalytic Aspects Of Serial Homicide, Ed Cameron Aug 2003

Some Psychoanalytic Aspects Of Serial Homicide, Ed Cameron

Cardozo Law Review

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"You Slay Me"!: Buffy As Jurisprude Of Desire, William P. Macneil Aug 2003

"You Slay Me"!: Buffy As Jurisprude Of Desire, William P. Macneil

Cardozo Law Review

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The Real Of Crime: Psychoanalysis And Infanticide, Renata Salecl Aug 2003

The Real Of Crime: Psychoanalysis And Infanticide, Renata Salecl

Cardozo Law Review

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The Appearance Of Right And The Essence Of Wrong: Metaphor And Metonymy In Law, Jeanne L. Schroeder, David Gray Carlson Aug 2003

The Appearance Of Right And The Essence Of Wrong: Metaphor And Metonymy In Law, Jeanne L. Schroeder, David Gray Carlson

Cardozo Law Review

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Broadcast Scheduling For Mobile Advertising, Bert De Reyck, Zeger Degraeve Aug 2003

Broadcast Scheduling For Mobile Advertising, Bert De Reyck, Zeger Degraeve

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We describe a broadcast scheduling system developed for a precision marketing firm specialized in location-sensitive permission-based mobile advertising using SMS (Short Message Service) text messaging. Text messages containing advertisements were sent to registered customers when they were shopping in one of two shopping centers in the vicinity of London. The ads typically contained a limited-time promotional offer. The company's problem was deciding which ads to send out to which customers at what particular time, given a limited capacity of broadcast time slots, while maximizing customer response and revenues from retailers paying for each ad broadcast. We solved the problem using …

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War In The Balkans, 1991-2002, R. Craig Nation Dr. Aug 2003

War In The Balkans, 1991-2002, R. Craig Nation Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The author writes a comprehensive history of the Balkan wars which were provoked by the collapse of the Yugoslav Federation in 1991. These wars, and the instability that they have provoked, became preoccupations for international security management through the 1990s. After an initial phase of distancing and hesitation, Balkan conflict drew the United States and its most important European allies into an open-ended commitment to peace enforcement, conflict management, and peace-building in the region, importantly supported by the U.S. Army. These efforts are still underway, and significant tensions and potential flashpoints remain in place within former Yugoslavia and the entire …

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War In The Balkans, 1991-2002, R. Craig Nation Dr. Aug 2003

War In The Balkans, 1991-2002, R. Craig Nation Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The author writes a comprehensive history of the Balkan wars which were provoked by the collapse of the Yugoslav Federation in 1991. These wars, and the instability that they have provoked, became preoccupations for international security management through the 1990s. After an initial phase of distancing and hesitation, Balkan conflict drew the United States and its most important European allies into an open-ended commitment to peace enforcement, conflict management, and peace-building in the region, importantly supported by the U.S. Army. These efforts are still underway, and significant tensions and potential flashpoints remain in place within former Yugoslavia and the entire …

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Effect Of Kerr Nonlinearity On Defect Lasing Modes In Weakly Disordered Photonic Crystals, Boyang Liu, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao Aug 2003

Effect Of Kerr Nonlinearity On Defect Lasing Modes In Weakly Disordered Photonic Crystals, Boyang Liu, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We studied the effect of Kerr nonlinearity on lasing in defect modes of weakly disordered photonic crystals. Our time-independent calculation based on self-consistent nonlinear transfer matrix method shows that Kerr nonlinearity modifies both frequencies and quality factors of defect modes. We also used a time-dependent algorithm to investigate the dynamic nonlinear effect. Under continuous pumping, the spatial sizes and intensities of defect lasing modes are changed by Kerr nonlinearity. Such changes are sensitive to the nonlinear response time.

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Density Of Resonant States And A Manifestation Of Photonic Band Structure In Small Clusters Of Spherical Particles, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao Aug 2003

Density Of Resonant States And A Manifestation Of Photonic Band Structure In Small Clusters Of Spherical Particles, Alexey Yamilov, Hui Cao

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We introduce a numerical recipe for calculating the density of the resonant states of the clusters of dielectric spheres. Using truncated multipole expansions (generalized multisphere Mie solution) we obtain the scattering matrix of the problem. By introducing an infinitesimal absorption in the spheres we express the dwell time of the electromagnetic wave in terms of the elements of the scattering matrix. Using the parameters in recent light localization experiments [Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 153901 (2001)], we demonstrate that the density of the resonant states, related to the dwell time, shows the formation of the photonic band structure in small clusters …

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Dynamic Nonlinear Effect On Lasing In A Random Medium, Boyang Liu, Alexey Yamilov, Yong Ling, Junying Xu, Hui Cao Aug 2003

Dynamic Nonlinear Effect On Lasing In A Random Medium, Boyang Liu, Alexey Yamilov, Yong Ling, Junying Xu, Hui Cao

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We have studied both experimentally and numerically the dynamic effect of nonlinearity on lasing in disordered medium. The third-order nonlinearity not only changes the frequency and size of lasing modes, but also modifies the laser emission intensity and laser pulse width. When the nonlinear response time is longer than the lifetime of the lasing mode, the nonlinearity changes the laser output through modifying the size of the lasing mode. When the nonlinear response is faster than the buildup of the lasing mode, positive nonlinearity always extracts more laser emission from the random medium due to the enhancement of single particle …

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Molecular Pharmacology Of Somatostatin Receptors, Fredric C. Mazza Aug 2003

Molecular Pharmacology Of Somatostatin Receptors, Fredric C. Mazza

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Somatostatin (somatotropin release inhibitory factor, SRIF), inhibits animal cell secretion and proliferation. SRIF is transcribed from a single gene as a 1 t 6 amino acid that in precursor is cleaved a cell specific manner into two distinct peptides, SRIF-14 and SRIF-28. Each binds with high affinity to all five known SRIF-receptor subtypes (sst, - ssts) and several of these receptor subtypes are endogenously expressed in the AtT-20 cell, a murine pituitary corticotroph. SRIF receptors belong to the G protein-coupled family of integral membrane receptors. Within the SRIF receptor family, it has been shown that the sst, receptor subtype exists …

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Student Protector, Internet Provider, Or Contractual Party? An Examination Of The Legal Relationship Between A University And Its Students, Anna Christine Milot Aug 2003

Student Protector, Internet Provider, Or Contractual Party? An Examination Of The Legal Relationship Between A University And Its Students, Anna Christine Milot

Canadian Journal of Law and Technology

The legal relationship between a university and its students is becoming increasingly complex as the use of technology spreads. Accordingly, it is important to define a university’s responsibilities and legal boundaries in order to understand the liability universities can potentially incur when dealing with students. Each Canadian university is unique in its founding and enacting legislation, as will be discussed further later. The individuality of Canada’s universities means that the questions raised in this paper cannot be given answers that can necessarily be generalized across universities. The approach to analysis in this paper, however, is applicable to any of the …

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Permeability And Strength Of Artificially Controlled Porous Media, Suresh Pasumarty Aug 2003

Permeability And Strength Of Artificially Controlled Porous Media, Suresh Pasumarty

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Oil well industry has been using hydraulic fracturing to open new channels and thus increase well productivity. Materials known as Proppants are injected into the fracture to keep the channels conductive after the applied hydraulic pressure is removed. But the proppants used to date are often crushed under the influence of rock closures, which leads to clogging of the channel.;The main objective of this study was to model a material that would be able to withstand the rock closure stresses and also remain conductive. A three-dimensional finite element model was developed to study the effects of the shape and the …

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Effect Of Temperature Variations On Premature Cracking Of Dowel Jointed Concrete Pavements, Gergis W. William Aug 2003

Effect Of Temperature Variations On Premature Cracking Of Dowel Jointed Concrete Pavements, Gergis W. William

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Dowel jointed concrete pavements exhibit premature top-down transverse cracking at mid slab leading to a dramatic decrease in pavement service life. In the past, such cracks were attributed to combined stresses caused by the temperature differential through the slab thickness and heavy vehicle joint loading. This reasoning failed to explain transverse cracking of Palmdale, California slabs (developed before opening the pavement to traffic ) as well as the transverse cracks on I-80 in Pennsylvania, USA that appeared after one to two years of construction. In this study nonlinear 3D Finite Element (3DFE) analysis that includes detailed consideration of slab constraints …

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Issues Related To The Use Of Open Source Data Mining Tools, Srikanth Mudigonda Aug 2003

Issues Related To The Use Of Open Source Data Mining Tools, Srikanth Mudigonda

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The amount of data being collected for both business and scientific purposes is ever increasing. The vastness of the data collected makes it humanly impossible to sift through the data and discover the hidden patterns. This calls for the deployment of tools for doing the job of mining knowledge from the data. Over the years, research from such diverse fields as artificial intelligence, database theory, statistics etc., has contributed to the development of several approaches and algorithms for data mining. A proliferation of tools, both commercial and open source, that aid the end-users in their data mining activities, has become …

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Ups Freight And Time-In-Transit Calculator, Vernon Buus Aug 2003

Ups Freight And Time-In-Transit Calculator, Vernon Buus

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The report goes through implementation details of the UPS Freight and Time in Transit Calculator for Fey Industries, Inc. Fey Industries is a manufacturing business in Edgerton MN that sells products to distributors and the end customer. The company needs the ability to more accurately and timely estimate freight. UPS (United Parcel Service) is the primary freight company they use in order to ship their products. The sales staff needs the ability to give the customer the freight estimate while they are on the phone with them. Previously, they would have to request freight quotes from the shipping department, which …

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Expanding A Machine Shop To The Web, Adrienne Meyers Aug 2003

Expanding A Machine Shop To The Web, Adrienne Meyers

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Blanchard Precision Machining is a small proprietorship that was established in September of 2002. They were looking for a relatively inexpensive way to advertise themselves to new customers. Developing a website where users could find them while searching on the web seemed like a good answer. The purpose of the website is to give potential customers information on Blanchard Precision Machining and what they are capable of doing. Customers are invited to become a registered user. Once they are registered users they are able to review 'quotes' that have been made for them and submit purchase orders. Once Blanchard Precision …

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