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Iowa Academy Of Science 115th Annual Meeting [2003]: Advance Program, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contains information about the schedule and presentations for the 2003 annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science.

Life Span: Evolutionary, Ecological, And Demographic Perspectives, James R. Carey, Shripad Tuljapurkar

Population Policy and Demographic Analysis

The human life span continues to increase even in already low-mortality populations—with major implications for societies and economies. Classical evolutionary theory accounts for survival only through the age of reproduction. A more elaborate theory, integrating biological and demographic perspectives, is required to explain these current trends in longevity and to gauge their future course. The papers collected in this supplement to Population and Development Review contribute to the development of such a theory. The authors are leading scientists from demography, evolutionary biology, and field ecology, equipped to draw insights not only from human populations but also from the comparative mortality …

Possibilities For Collaborative Law: Ethics And Practice Of Lawyer Disqualification And Process Control In A New Model Of Lawyering, John M. Lande

Faculty Publications

This article assesses the possibilities for collaborative law (CL) to promote problem-solving negotiation and analyzes the operation and effect of the CL disqualification agreement (DA), which CL leaders hold as essential to the process. In CL, the lawyers and clients agree to negotiate from the outset of the case using a problem-solving approach. Under CL theory, the process creates a metaphorical "container" by using a DA disqualifying both lawyers from representing their clients if either party chooses to proceed in litigation. This article argues that much CL theory and practice is valuable, including protocols of early commitment to negotiation, interest-based …

Commentary By Professor Frank Emmert, Frank Emmert

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

No abstract provided.

Negotiating With Terrorists And Non-State Actors: The Journey To World Peace

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Panelists and participants explored the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in resolving international conflicts. The panelists addressed: (1) Who are terrorists according to traditional definitions (non-state actors and freedom fighters), prevailing attitudes (fundamentalists), and recent regulations, (2) Does negotiation with terrorists work, and what are the benefits, disadvantages, and alternatives, (3) Whether there is a need for international law and policy reformation.

Does Lord Darcy Yet Live - The Case Against Software And Business-Method Patents, Jay Dratler Jr.

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.

Introduction To: Education Inadequacy, Inequality, And Failed State Policy: A Synthesis Of Expert Reports Prepared For Williams V. State Of California, Jeannie Oakes

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.

Computer Usage And Perceptions Among Accounting Students: A Survey In A Public University, I.J. Noor

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Satu kajian telah dijalankan ke atas 288 orang pelajar jurusan perakaunan di Universiti Malaya untuk mengenalpasti arah aliran penggunaan komputer di kalangan bakal graduan perakaunan. Kajian ini yang menerangkan tahap penggunaan komputer pada masa kini di kalangan pelajar perakaunan di dalam negeri dan juga tanggapan mereka ke atas komputer dapat memberikan gambaran sama ada akauntan yang dilahirkan nanti mempunyai kemahiran teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (ICT) seperti dikehendaki oleh majikan. Kemahiran ini dapat membantu mereka menghadapi cabaran mencari pekerjaan dan juga bersaing dengan graduan luar negara. Malaysia yang sedang menuju ke arah ekonomi yang berasaskan pengetahuan (K-economy) memerlukan generasi yang celik …

Looking Back : The Master Of Library And Information Science Programme At The University Of Malaya, Malaysia, N.N. Edzan, Abdullah Abrizah

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Traces the development of library science education programmes in Malaysia, which started out as early as 1955. Describes the MLIS programme conducted at the University of Malaya and the account of thinking that went into the revised MLIS curriculum. Outlines the various steps taken to review the programme’s curriculum in keeping with new demands from prospective employers. The programme has been running since 1996. Briefly touches on the LIS research that has helped to enrich the pool of local LIS publications

Pattern Of The Use Of Physical Restraint On Psychiatric Inpatients In University Malaya Medical Centre, C.K. Gan, S.T. Jambunathan, S.G. Jesjeet

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Restraint and seclusion is a commonly used management technique In manypsychiatric Institutes worldwide. However, this practice is viewed by many as aviolation of human rights.In order to understand the circumstances surrounding thispractice, a descriptive study on this subject was conducted at the University MalayaMedical Centre over a three month period, analyzing the socio-demographic characteristics, diagnoses, patterns of restraint and the indications. Results showed that patients with Schizophrenia were the most frequently restrained (42.5%) and the commonest indication for restraint was for being physically assaultative (25.3%).Approximately 50% of patients on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) werealso restrainedprior to ECT. Most restraints occurred during …

Enabling Work For People With Disabilities: A Post-Integrationist Revision Of Underutilized Tax Incentives, Francine J. Lipman

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of The Courtroom Context On Children's Memory And Anxiety, Rebecca Nathanson

Scholarly Works

Modifications of the courtroom environment have been proposed to enhance the ability of child witnesses to offer complete and accurate testimony and reduce system-induced stress. However, these interventions have often been conceived without the benefit of empirical data demonstrating intervention efficacy. The present study examines the effects of the courtroom context on children's memory and anxiety. Eighty-one eight- to ten-year-olds participated in a staged event involving bodily touch, and two weeks later their memory for the event was tested. Half of the children were questioned in a mock courtroom in a university law school, and half were questioned in a …

The Effects Of The Courtroom Context On Children’S Memory And Anxiety, Rebecca Nathanson

Scholarly Works

Modifications of the courtroom environment have been proposed to enhance the ability of child witnesses to offer complete and accurate testimony and reduce system-induced stress. However, these interventions have often been conceived without the benefit of empirical data demonstrating intervention efficacy. The present study examines the effects of the courtroom context on children's memory and anxiety. Eighty-one eight- to ten-year-olds participated in a staged event involving bodily touch, and two weeks later their memory for the event was tested. Half of the children were questioned in a mock courtroom in a university law school, and half were questioned in a …

Making Markets: Network Effects And The Role Of Law In The Creation Of Strong Securities Markets, Robert B. Ahdieh

Faculty Scholarship

As Russia and other formerly socialist states construct market economies, the appearance of strong securities markets remains an unfulfilled expectation. Notwithstanding broad privatization of state-owned enterprises and the elimination of industrial subsidies - essential precursors to demand for capital-raising securities markets - stock markets in Central and Eastern Europe remain illiquid, inefficient, and unreliable.

Strong securities markets do not, it seems, neatly follow from the welfare-maximizing behavior of individuals and institutions. Nor can the appearance of securities markets be effectively dictated by government decree. Post-communist securities market transition therefore presents a puzzle: Do markets emerge, or must they be created? …

Reinterpreting Professional Identity, Norman W. Spaulding

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Cow Says Moo, The Duck Says Quack, And The Dog Says Vote! The Use Of The Initiative To Promote Animal Protection, Joseph Lubinski

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Judging Reputation: Realism And Common Law In Justice White's Defamation Jurisprudence, John C.P. Goldberg

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Muscle Recovery From A Short Fatigue Test And Consequence On The Reliability Of Emg Indices Of Fatigue, Christian Larivière, Denis Gravel, A. Bertrand Arsenault, Denis Gagnon, Patrick Loisel

Études primaires

No abstract provided.

Cultural Context Matters: Terry's "Seesaw Effect", Frank Rudy Cooper

Scholarly Works

This Article investigates why the enforcement of a given legal doctrine may vary with changes in the cultural context in which it is applied. It argues that officials apply the law along an "enforcement practices continuum" in accord with changes in the prevailing articulations of the meaning of cultural identity norms associating particular groups with crime.

Terry v. Ohio doctrine allows police officers to make "stops" and "frisks" of limited scope upon reasonable suspicion of crime rather than requiring the higher standard of probable cause. The Article contends the officer discretion resulting from this "scope continuum" approach permits cultural identity …

Surface Electromyography Assessment Of Back Muscle Intrinsic Properties, Christian Larivière, A. Bertrand Arsenault, Denis Gravel, Denis Gagnon, Patrick Loisel

Études primaires

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Cartographic Design In Post Wildfire Baer Mapping| A Study Of Fire Logistics Inc., Ira L. Eisen

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Bustles, Bows, And Further Frippery| Victorian Costumes For The Nutcracker Ballet, Michele Manis Nokleby

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Dynamics Of Woodchip Trade Between Australia And Japan, And Need For International Cooperation Of Forest Advocates, Mari Yoshimura

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Franco-Maghrebian Youth In The Works Of Leila Sebbar| Between Generations And Cultures, Bethany S. O'Connell

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Women Adrift, Sporting Girls And The Unfortunate Poor: A Gendered History Of Homelessness In Portland 1900-1929, Leanne Claire Serbulo

Dissertations and Theses

This purpose of this study is to incorporate women into the history of homelessness. Women's experience is missing from the narrative of industrial era homelessness, which causes researchers to make a distinction between the modem day homeless population and its predecessors. This distinction prevents researchers from examining the long term structural causes of homelessness and analyzing the role homelessness plays in U.S. society. This study explores the population characteristics and living conditions of three groups of women who were considered homeless during the early decades of the twentieth century in Portland. These groups include single working women who lived away …

'Practicing The New Creation: Wesley's Eschatalogical Community Formed By The Means Of Grace, Dean G. Blevins

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Theistic Belief And Positive Epistemic Status: A Comparison Of Alvin Plantinga And William James, David Baggett

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Why Doesn't God Make His Existence More Obvious?, Kevin Kinghorn

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Migration And Development On Niue Island, Joslin Annelies Heyn

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Mead In The Trenches, Adrian Vermeule

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.