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Analysis Of The Healthy Forest Restoration Act Of 2003: The Good The Bad And The Ugly., Nicholas D. Noble Jan 2003

Analysis Of The Healthy Forest Restoration Act Of 2003: The Good The Bad And The Ugly., Nicholas D. Noble

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Imaging The Shallow Subsurface Using Ground Penetrating Radar At The Nyack Floodplain Montana, Christopher R. Hawkins Jan 2003

Imaging The Shallow Subsurface Using Ground Penetrating Radar At The Nyack Floodplain Montana, Christopher R. Hawkins

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Hydrogeological And Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation Of Preferential Flow Zones In A Gravel-Dominated Floodplain Northwest Montana, Adam N. Johnson Jan 2003

Preliminary Hydrogeological And Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation Of Preferential Flow Zones In A Gravel-Dominated Floodplain Northwest Montana, Adam N. Johnson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Inheritance In Erythropoietic Protoporphyria: Molecular Basis Of Variable Phenotypes Observed In Families., Hiba Risheg Jan 2003

Inheritance In Erythropoietic Protoporphyria: Molecular Basis Of Variable Phenotypes Observed In Families., Hiba Risheg

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Evidence For The Expression And Presence Of Moderate And High Affinity Interleukin -2 Receptor Complexes (Alpha, Beta And Gamma Subunits) In Human Conjunctival Surface Epithelium., Chidiebere Uzoma Ekenna-Kalu Jan 2003

Evidence For The Expression And Presence Of Moderate And High Affinity Interleukin -2 Receptor Complexes (Alpha, Beta And Gamma Subunits) In Human Conjunctival Surface Epithelium., Chidiebere Uzoma Ekenna-Kalu

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


The Recovery And Characterization Of Vertebrate Dna From Forensically Important Fly Larvae: An Optimization Study., Jason Graef Linville Jan 2003

The Recovery And Characterization Of Vertebrate Dna From Forensically Important Fly Larvae: An Optimization Study., Jason Graef Linville

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


Cilia Formation In Caenorhabditis Elegans., Courtney Jeanne Haycraft Jan 2003

Cilia Formation In Caenorhabditis Elegans., Courtney Jeanne Haycraft

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.


First Bird Falling| Short Stories, Drew Colin Mcnaughton Jan 2003

First Bird Falling| Short Stories, Drew Colin Mcnaughton

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


The Metaphysical Problem Of Intermittent Existence And The Possibility Of Resurrection, David B. Hershenov Jan 2003

The Metaphysical Problem Of Intermittent Existence And The Possibility Of Resurrection, David B. Hershenov

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.


Wm. Lane Craig And J. P. Moreland, Naturalism: A Critical Analysis, Richard Creel Jan 2003

Wm. Lane Craig And J. P. Moreland, Naturalism: A Critical Analysis, Richard Creel

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.


Faith And Authenticity: Kierkegaard And Heidegger On Existing In 'Closest Closeness' To The Nothing, Travis O'Brian Jan 2003

Faith And Authenticity: Kierkegaard And Heidegger On Existing In 'Closest Closeness' To The Nothing, Travis O'Brian

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.


A Critique Of Emergent Dualism, Frank B. Dilley Jan 2003

A Critique Of Emergent Dualism, Frank B. Dilley

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.


Resisting Medicine/Remodeling Gender, Dean Spade Jan 2003

Resisting Medicine/Remodeling Gender, Dean Spade

Faculty Articles

In this article, Dean Spade explores the problematic role of medicine in pushing for trans rights. Spade uses a combination of personal narrative of his own interaction with the healthcare system and his experience with legal advocacy on behalf of transgender and gender nonconforming clients. He reveals how the medicalization of trans identity, by categorizing it as a mental health disorder called Gender Identity Disorder, serves to reaffirm that everyone should either be male or female. Spade further asserts this medicalization can be problematic when advocating for the legal rights of gender nonconforming individuals. For example, he points out that …


The Sojourner’S Truth And Other Stories, Robert S. Chang Jan 2003

The Sojourner’S Truth And Other Stories, Robert S. Chang

Faculty Articles

In this introductory essay to a cluster of articles on Migrations, Citizens, and Latinas/os, Professor Chang frames the work of Ruben Garcia, Camille Nelson, and Victor Romero as setting forth what might be described as truths that can be learned from the sojourner/immigrant. This essay argues that the sojourner/immigrant's contributions to U.S. society are often ignored or discounted, which may be due to a willful amnesia because we do not want to think about what we might owe the sojourner/immigrant with regard to her entry into the United States, her stay, and her departure.


Evaluation Of 10-Fold Cross Validation And Prediction Error Sums Of Squares Statistic For Population Pharmacokinetic Model Validation, Shibani Harite Jan 2003

Evaluation Of 10-Fold Cross Validation And Prediction Error Sums Of Squares Statistic For Population Pharmacokinetic Model Validation, Shibani Harite

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the objective of the current study to evaluate the ability of 10-fold cross validation and prediction error sum of squares (PRESS) statistic to identify population pharmacokinetic models (PPKM) that were estimated from data without influence observations versus PPKMs from data containing influence observations. The evaluation of 10-fold cross validation and PRESS statistic from Leave-one-out cross-validation for PPK model validation was performed in 3 Phases. In Phase 1 model parameters (theta and clearance) were estimated for datasets with and without influence observations. It was found that influence observations caused an over-estimation of the model parameters.


Head Start, Other Preschool Programs, & Life Success In A Youth Cohort, Richard K. Caputo Jan 2003

Head Start, Other Preschool Programs, & Life Success In A Youth Cohort, Richard K. Caputo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study assesses the effects of Head Start and other preschool programs on five life success measures in a U.S. cohort of youth (N = 5,621). The life success indices are average annual income-to-poverty ratios, economic mobility, and number of years the youth lived in families whose incomes fell below official poverty thresholds, received Food Stamps, and received TANF/AFDC. Controlling for a variety of background and other factors in separate regression models for each life success measure, results show that youth who participated in preschool programs other than Head Start had higher average annual income-to-poverty ratios than nonpreschoolers. Bivariate findings …


The War On Terror: Constitutional Governance In A State Of Permanent Warfare?, W. Wesley Pue Jan 2003

The War On Terror: Constitutional Governance In A State Of Permanent Warfare?, W. Wesley Pue

All Faculty Publications

This article assesses Canada's principal legal responses to the challenge presented by terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. A review of major federal anti-terrorism legislation reveals a legislative response that fundamentally violates core constitutional principles while failing to significantly enhance public safety.


Towards A Single Definition Of Armed Conflict In International Humanitarian Law: A Critique Of Internationalized Armed Conflict, James G. Stewart Jan 2003

Towards A Single Definition Of Armed Conflict In International Humanitarian Law: A Critique Of Internationalized Armed Conflict, James G. Stewart

All Faculty Publications

The strict division of international humanitarian law into rules applicable in international armed conflict and those relevant to armed conflicts not of an international nature is almost universally criticized. Even though attempts to abandon the distinction were made at every stage of negotiation of the Geneva Conventions and their Protocols, calls for a single body of international humanitarian law have since died out. This article revives those calls by highlighting the inadequacies of the current dichotomy’s treatment of internationalized armed conflicts, namely, armed conflicts that involve internal and international elements. It concludes that the law developed to determine this “internationalization” …


"Little Bit Of Paradise": Women's Search For Comfort In Late-Nineteenth Century Montana, Allison Badger Jan 2003

"Little Bit Of Paradise": Women's Search For Comfort In Late-Nineteenth Century Montana, Allison Badger

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Holding Fast To The Path Of Peace: Storytelling And Painting Inspired By Hopi Prophecy, Vicky Feather Sherman Jan 2003

Holding Fast To The Path Of Peace: Storytelling And Painting Inspired By Hopi Prophecy, Vicky Feather Sherman

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Life History Characteristics Of Placental Nonvolant Mammals, S.K. Morgan Ernest Jan 2003

Life History Characteristics Of Placental Nonvolant Mammals, S.K. Morgan Ernest

Biology Faculty Publications

The purpose of this data set was to compile general life history characteristics for a variety of mammalian species in order to perform comparative life history analyses among different taxa and different body size groups. Data were collected from the literature, and data sources are documented for each species within the data file. Since life history characteristics will show minor variation with environmental conditions (resource availability, climate, competitive environment, and predation pressure) a general life history for each species was sought to average over minor differences in local populations. To create a general life history for each species, life history …


Body Mass Of Late Quaternary Mammals, F. A. Smith, S. K. Lyons, S.K. Morgan Ernest, K. E. Jones, D. M. Kaufman, T. Dayan, P. A. Marquet, J. P. Haskell Jan 2003

Body Mass Of Late Quaternary Mammals, F. A. Smith, S. K. Lyons, S.K. Morgan Ernest, K. E. Jones, D. M. Kaufman, T. Dayan, P. A. Marquet, J. P. Haskell

Biology Faculty Publications

The purpose of this data set was to compile body mass information for all mammals on Earth so that we could investigate the patterns of body mass seen across geographic and taxonomic space and evolutionary time. We were interested in the heritability of body size across taxonomic groups (How conserved is body mass within a genus, family, and order?), in the overall pattern of body mass across continents (Do the moments and other descriptive statistics remain the same across geographic space?), and over evolutionary time (How quickly did body mass patterns iterate on the patterns seen today? Were the Pleistocene …


Solid-Phase Dna Sequencing Reactions Performed In Micro-Capillary Reactors And Solid-Phase Reversible Immobilization In Microfluidic Chips For Purification Of Dye-Labeled Dna Sequencing Fragments, Yichuan Xu Jan 2003

Solid-Phase Dna Sequencing Reactions Performed In Micro-Capillary Reactors And Solid-Phase Reversible Immobilization In Microfluidic Chips For Purification Of Dye-Labeled Dna Sequencing Fragments, Yichuan Xu

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The research presented in this dissertation involves micro-capillary reactors for solid phase DNA sequencing, the identification of dye terminator sequencing fragments with time-resolved methods, and purification of dye-labeled DNA fragments using solid- phase reversible immobilization in microfluidic chips. Solid-phase micro-reactors have been prepared for DNA sequencing applications using slab gel electrophoresis. A PCR product was immobilized to the interior wall of a fused-silica capillary tube via a biotin-streptavidin linkage. Solid-phase sequencing was carried out in micro-capillary reactors using a four-lane, single color dye primer chemistry strategy. The read length was found to be 589 bases. The complementary DNA fragments generated …


The Louisiana Calf-To-Carcass Program: Growth And Carcass Traits, James E. Devillier Jan 2003

The Louisiana Calf-To-Carcass Program: Growth And Carcass Traits, James E. Devillier

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Feedlot and carcass data from 1,533 weanling steers consigned to the Louisiana Calf-to-Carcass program from 1992 to 1998 were used to evaluate the influence of feeder calf grade, sire breed, and initial feedlot weight on growth and carcass traits. Each October, spring born calves were delivered to Clinton, Ruston, or Lake Charles loadout sites. Steers were identified by sire breed, tagged, weighed, assigned a feeder calf grade. Forty-six, 18, 26, and 10 percent of the steers graded large frame-thick muscle, large frame-moderate muscle, medium frame-thick muscle, and medium frame-moderate muscle, respectively. Steers were trucked to a commercial feedlot and sorted …


Common Data Set, 2002-2003, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis Jan 2003

Common Data Set, 2002-2003, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Common Data Set (2001-present)

Common Data Set 2002-2003 for Illinois State University


Building A Doll's House: A Feminist Analysis Of Marital Debt Dischargeability In Bankruptcy, Peter C. Alexander Jan 2003

Building A Doll's House: A Feminist Analysis Of Marital Debt Dischargeability In Bankruptcy, Peter C. Alexander

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


One Word Can Make All The Difference: An Examination Of The Third Circuit's Handling Of Health Care Insurance Policy Exclusion Clauses For Pre-Existing Conditions, Christina M. Finello Jan 2003

One Word Can Make All The Difference: An Examination Of The Third Circuit's Handling Of Health Care Insurance Policy Exclusion Clauses For Pre-Existing Conditions, Christina M. Finello

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


Apoptosis-Necrosis Paradox: Implications To The Pathogenesis Of Inflammatory Disorders., Djordje Medan Jan 2003

Apoptosis-Necrosis Paradox: Implications To The Pathogenesis Of Inflammatory Disorders., Djordje Medan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The first section of this work addressed the relationship between apoptotic and necrotic cell death and their role in inflammatory lung injury induced by endotoxin. Pulmonary administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into the lung of mice caused a time-dependent increase in the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α and inflammatory cell influx in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids. Control mice showed only resident alveolar macrophages with no apoptosis as determined by terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) and histone-bound DNA fragmentation assays. In contrast, LPS-treated mice showed clear apoptosis of BAL cells. Microscopic studies confirmed the presence of apoptotic neutrophils and …


Insurance, Terrorism, And 9/11, Robert H. Jerry Ii Jan 2003

Insurance, Terrorism, And 9/11, Robert H. Jerry Ii

Faculty Publications

The question of whether 9/11 has changed the insurance world cannot be answered simply. In some respects, nothing is different, but it is difficult to be sanguine about this assessment. Terrorism is less predictable in terms of magnitude and frequency of loss, and this raises doubts about the capacity of the industry with respect to future events. Until the uncertainty with respect to the terrorism risk abates and markets stabilize, problems of cost and availability will persist. This, of course, has been true in other insurance sectors in the past, and temporary dislocations do not necessarily justify government intervention. If, …


Optimization Of The Light Dynamics In The Hydraulically Integrated Serial Turbidostat Algal Reactor (Histar), Barbara Christine Benson Jan 2003

Optimization Of The Light Dynamics In The Hydraulically Integrated Serial Turbidostat Algal Reactor (Histar), Barbara Christine Benson

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The research objective was the optimization of light dynamics in a Hydraulically Integrated Serial Turbidostat Algal Reactor (HISTAR). A deterministic model of HISTAR productivity that was responsive to manipulations of photosynthetic photon flux fluence rate (PPFFR) was developed, calibrated, and applied. A series of experiments was conducted to define the mathematical equations that best describe three relationships. The first relationship was between the elevation (E) of the light source and the culture surface PPFFR (Io). The second relationship was between the biomass concentration (X) in the experimental unit and the average PPFFR in the reactor (Ia). …