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Internet Pharmacies: Why State Regulatory Solutions Are Not Enough, Linda C. Fentiman

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Internet pharmacies are an economic and communications miracle--and a regulatory nightmare. It is estimated that Americans spent some $3.2 billion in 2003 on medications from the Internet, but Internet pharmacies permit consumers to evade long-standing regulatory protections, particularly those that rely on the oversight of drug prescribing and dispensing by licensed physicians and pharmacists.

Development And Validation Of A Facebook Relational Maintenance Measure, B. Mcewan, J. Fletcher, J. Eden, Erin M. Bryant

Human Communication and Theatre Faculty Research

This manuscript details the construction of a measure of Facebook relational maintenance behaviors. The first study generated an item pool by drawing from previous qualitative investigations and adapting an established relational maintenance scale. Participants were then invited to evaluate these items in order to establish face validity. During study two, participants were asked how often they used the behaviors represented in these items to maintain a specific friendship. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the underlying structure of these items; three latent factors emerged, social contact, response-seeking, and relational assurances. This factor structure was then assessed using confirmatory factor …

Thou Shalt Not Publicly Display The Ten Commandments: A Call For A Reevaluation Of Current Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, Christal L. Hoo

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

The Voice Of China: A Story Of Chinese-Character Domain Names, Hong Xue

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article examines China's efforts to manage and regulate domain names, particularly Chinese character domain names, both domestically and internationally. It highlights the evolution of China's regulatory framework, from academic management to governmental oversight, and its active participation in international policymaking through organizations like ICANN. The core argument revolves around the technical, policy, and sovereignty challenges China faces in integrating its domain name system into the global Internet infrastructure while maintaining national control and promoting inclusivity.

Governing By Negotiation: The Internet Naming System, Tamar Frankel

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The governance of the Internet naming system is at a critical juncture, characterized by instability and power struggles. ICANN, while central to the system, operates on a precarious foundation due to its short-term contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce, which grants the U.S. significant control. The system's structure is vague, relying on ad hoc decisions rather than fixed rules, leading to a complex interplay between governments, registries, and ICANN. The article employs game theory to analyze these dynamics, highlighting the challenges in balancing structure and flexibility amidst evolving stakeholders' roles and internationalization pressures.

The Origins Of Cctld Policymaking, Peter K. Yu

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article explores the evolution of country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) policymaking, tracing its transition from an informal, ad hoc system managed by individuals like Jon Postel to a formalized, international governance structure under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). It highlights the power struggles between various stakeholders, including national governments, ICANN, and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and discusses the implications for global internet governance.

Whither The Udrp: Autonomous, Americanized, Or Cosmopolitan?, Laurence R. Helfer

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article explores the future trajectory of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), outlining three potential evolutionary pathways: an autonomous UDRP distinct from national laws, an Americanized UDRP aligned with U.S. legal frameworks, or a cosmopolitan UDRP influenced by diverse national laws. Each pathway has significant implications for the UDRP's role in resolving domain name disputes globally.

Chicken Little Lives: The Anticipated And Actual Effect Of Sarbanes-Oxley On Corporate Lawyers' Conduct, Susan Saab Fortney

Faculty Scholarship

This article addresses the controversy surrounding the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which was seen by many lawyers as threatening the relationship between lawyers and their corporate clients. Part I of this article introduces the topic by providing a brief history of the increased government regulation and enforcement actions that forced lawyers to reexamine their role in representing their clients, beginning with the case of SEC v. National Student Marketing Corp. Part II reviews the organized bar's reaction to Sarbanes-Oxley. Part III focuses on law firms' response to the legislation. Part IV considers the views of individual corporate and securities lawyers …

Hipaa Privacy And Security: Issues For Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, Mary Leto Pareja

Faculty Scholarship

This article discusses issues about privacy standards and provides an overview of security issues related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"). Some of the privacy issues include who must comply, what information is protected, and permissible disclosure of protected information. The overview of security issues covers administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, as well as organizational requirements. Any practitioner who works with employers that sponsor a health plan for their employees should be aware of these issues, as this is a new area of potential risk for those clients.

Landmine Detection And Discrimination Using High-Pressure Waterjets, Daryl G. Beetner, R. Joe Stanley, Sanjeev Agarwal, Deepak R. Somasundaram, Kopal Nema, Bhargav Mantha

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Methods of locating and identifying buried landmines using high-pressure waterjets were investigated. Methods were based on the sound produced when the waterjet strikes a buried object. Three classification techniques were studied, based on temporal, spectral, and a combination of temporal and spectral approaches using weighted density distribution functions, a maximum likelihood approach, and hidden Markov models, respectively. Methods were tested with laboratory data from low-metal content simulants and with field data from inert real landmines. Results show that the sound made when the waterjet hit a buried object could be classified with a 90% detection rate and an 18% false …

Eaf Voltage Flicker Mitigation By Facts/Ess, Li Zhang, Yilu Liu, Michael R. Ingram, Dale T. Bradshaw, Steve Eckroad, Mariesa Crow

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

One of the problems caused by an electrical arc furnace (EAF) is voltage fluctuation from the variations of the active and reactive furnace load, which are known as voltage flickers. In this paper, voltage flicker mitigation results by different FACTS and energy storage systems (ESS) were presented. The system X/R ratio looking from the point of common coupling, which has a special impact on the effectiveness of active compensation, was discussed. The study has clarified the misunderstanding of how the system X/R ratio should be calculated. The study showed that FACTS with ESS could play a better role than reactive …

Intellectual Property At A Crossroads: Why History Matters, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

Intellectual property is at a crossroads today. As the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights noted in its final report, “[o]ver the last twenty years or so there has been an unprecedented increase in the level, scope, territorial extent and role of IP right protection.” From the rapid privatization and commodification of information to the creation of property rights in bioengineered microorganisms and lifeforms, recent developments in the intellectual property field have sparked major controversies, calling into questions our values, worldviews, and the way society protects and incentivizes human creations and innovations. To grapple with these difficult questions, courts and commentators …

Law Student Admissions And Ethics - Rethinking Character And Fitness Inquiries, Susan Saab Fortney

Faculty Scholarship

This article expands on the use and recommended methods of including criminal background inquiries on law school applications. Part I of this article begins with an introduction to the ethics issues arising in connection with the admission of law students. Part II focuses on different purposes served by criminal background questions on the law school admission application, including screening applicants’ fitness to practice law. Part III considers the various ways law schools handle applicants’ nondisclosure and expands on the benefits of a modified amnesty program. Part IV explores how criminal background inquiries differ in depth, spanning from questions asking about …

Bulk Power System Low Frequency Oscillation Suppression By Facts/Ess, Li Zhang, Y. Liu, Michael R. Ingram, Dale T. Bradshaw, Steve Eckroad, Mariesa Crow

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Low frequency oscillations in the interconnected power systems are observed all around the world. In this paper, the authors studied the inter-area mode low frequency oscillations by analyzing the phenomena in Nashville area of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system. Our study revealed 4 dynamic groups of generators in this area. Within each group, generators swing together and have the same dynamic trend. Generators from different dynamic groups swing against each other. The authors studied the possibility of using a FACTS/ESS controller to damp the low frequency oscillations in Nashville area. The active power is controlled to damp the low …

Community Guidelines On State Aid For Rescuing And Restructuring Firms In Difficulty, European Union: European Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.

Yale Medicine : Alumni Bulletin Of The School Of Medicine, Fall 2004- Summer 2005, Yale University. School Of Medicine

Yale Medicine Magazine - alumni bulletin and magazine

This volume contains Yale medicine: alumni bulletin of the School of Medicine, v.39 (Fall 2004-Summer 2005). Prepared in cooperation with the alumni and development offices at the School of Medicine. Earlier volumes are called Yale School of Medicine alumni bulletins, dating from v.1 (1953) through v.13 (1965).

Digitized with funding from the Arcadia fund, 2017.

Placing Blame Where Blame Is Due: The Culpability Of Illegal Armed Groups And Narcotraffickers In Colombia's Environmental And Human Rights Catastrophes, Luz E. Nagle

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Nuclear Space And The Earth Environment: The Benefits, Dangers, And Legality Of Nuclear Power And Propulsion In Outer Space, Joseph J. Macavoy

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Synthesizing Criteria And Accounting For Economic Waste In Environmental Laches, Richard G. Collins

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Church Growth Consulting: Evolution Of An Intervention, Alan Mcmahan

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The rise of the church growth movement in the early 1970’s 1 produced new insights and understanding as to how churches experienced growth and decline. In the years since then an entire industry has emerged to further church growth research and to deliver the resulting insights to pastors and churches. These delivery methods have taken many different forms ranging from formal seminary curriculums, to seminars and workshops, to books and audio or videotapes and computer programs, to expert consultations. As might be predicted, the ability of each delivery system to actually empower lasting, fruitful change among churches and leaders varies.

A Historical Overview Of Church Growth Consulting, Carl George

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

My longtime friend and colleague, Alan McMahan, asked for an article that would sum up my observations of Church Growth consulting over the past twenty-five years. He wanted it to be helpful to practitioners.

Book Review: Making Peace: A Guide To Overcoming Church Conflict By Jim Van Yperen, D. Bruce Seymour

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Maine Law Magazine - Issue No. 81, University Of Maine School Of Law

Maine Law Magazine

• Feature Article: Law in the Age of Terrorism
• Foundations for the Future Campaign Exceeds Goal
• Commencement 2004
• Around campus
• Faculty News
• Focus on Faculty: Professor David Cluchey
• Focus on Alums: Li Ping ‘00
• Focus on Alums: Beth Dobson ‘80
• Class News

University Reporter - Vol. 09, No. 02 - October 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Deadline Analysis Of Interrupt-Driven Software, Dennis Brylow, Jens Palsberg

Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications

Real-time, reactive, and embedded systems are increasingly used throughout society (e.g., flight control, railway signaling, vehicle management, medical devices, and many others). For real-time, interrupt-driven software, timely interrupt handling is part of correctness. It is vital for software verification in such systems to check that all specified deadlines for interrupt handling are met. Such verification is a daunting task because of the large number of different possible interrupt arrival scenarios. For example, for a Z86-based microcontroller, there can be up to six interrupt sources and each interrupt can arrive during any clock cycle. Verification of such systems has traditionally relied …

Neiu Magazine- Fall 2004, Neiu Magazine Staff

NEIU Magazine

No abstract provided.

Horticultural Studies 2003, James A. Robbins, Brad Murphy, Mike Richardson

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series

We are pleased to bring you the sixth edition of Horticultural Studies. This publication, beginning with Horticultural Studies 1998, has continued to bring to the citizens of Arkansas the latest reports about horticultural crop research being conducted throughout the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Our goal with this publication was to bring annual up-to-date findings to the horticultural community in Arkansas so that you could utilize these new findings and/or contact the researchers for further information. We hope that this goal is being met. As editors, we strive to make this publication reader-friendly, timely, and hopefully of value to …

Eliminating Adversary Wmd: Lessons For Future Conflicts, Rebecca K.C. Hersman, Todd M. Koca

Strategic Forums

The failure to find substantial evidence of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons in Iraq has exposed serious weaknesses in the U.S. understanding of the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threat posed by its adversaries and in its ability to deal with these threats. A rancorous and highly politicized debate, primarily about the intelligence assessments of Iraqi WMD capabilities before Operation Iraqi Freedom, has dominated the national discussion of WMD in Iraq for months. Although Iraqi WMD capabilities remain elusive and, in- deed, weapons may never be found, elimination operations conducted there provide important lessons.

Dna Binding Provides A Molecular Strap Activating The Adenovirus Proteinase, Mark R. Chance

Faculty Scholarship

Human adenovirus proteinase (AVP) requires two cofactors for maximal activity: pVIc, a peptide derived from the C terminus of adenovirus precursor protein pVI, and the viral DNA. Synchrotron protein footprinting was used to map the solvent accessible cofactor binding sites and to identify conformational changes associated with the binding of cofactors to AVP. The binding of pVIc alone or pVIc and DNA together to AVP triggered significant conformational changes adjacent to the active site cleft sandwiched between the two AVP subdomains. In addition, upon binding of DNA to AVP, it was observed that specific residues on each of the two …

Columns Fall 2004, Southern Adventist University

Alumni Newsletter

Features the article "Dolphin Dreams". One of Southern's alumni shows that childhood dreams can come true as she brings people face-to-face with one of the most widely loved animals in the world.