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Can I Call Kimura Crazy?: Ethical Tensions In The Cultural Defense, Rashmi Goel

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Using the tragic case of Fumiko Kimura as a back drop, the author discusses the impact of culture on defendants and argues for a client-centered approach that considers the client beyond the walls of their legal issue. The author concludes her article with a discussion of legal ethics, advocating for a more well rounded vision of the client that includes both legal and cultural interests.

Southern University And A & M College 2006-2008 Catalog, Southern University And A & M College

Southern University and A & M College Course Catalogs

Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Catalog 2006-2008, Volume 81, Number 1, August 2006.

An Assessment Of The Physical, Chemical, And Biological Properties Of Christine Lake, Nh, W. Travis Godkin

Center for Freshwater Biology

As part of a comparative assessment of seven New Hampshire lakes, performed throughout the month of September 2003, students and faculty from the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Freshwater Biology sampled Christine Lake in Stark, NH. The goal of the study was to quantify the lake’s physical, chemical, and biological properties and compare it to the six other lakes studied, as well as to results from identical sampling of Christine Lake in June, 2003.

Christine Lake is an oligotrophic lake with very little primary production and low densities of zooplankton. Nutrient levels were low, likely due to the forested …

Age Differences In Central (Semantic) And Peripheral Processing: The Importance Of Considering Both Response Times And Errors, Philip A. Allen, Martin D. Murphy, Miron Kaufman, Karen E. Groth, Ana Begovic

Physics Faculty Publications

In this project we examined the effect of adult age on visual word recognition by using combined reaction time (RT) and accuracy methods based on the Hick–Hyman law. This was necessary because separate Brinley analyses of RT and errors resulted in contradicting results. We report the results of a lexical decision task experiment (with 96 younger adults and 97 older adults). We transformed the error data into entropy and then predicted RT by using entropy values separately for exposure duration (thought to influence peripheral processes) and word frequency (thought to influence central processes). For exposure duration, the entropy–RT functions indicate …

Privatizing Information And Information Technology – Whose Life Is It Anyway?, 22 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 375 (2004), Ellen Dannin

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

As the United States government collects personal and private information about each of us, the government must also consider ways of preventing that information from falling into the wrong hands. In the wrong hands, that information can be turned against the individual – from blackmailing to more nefarious acts, such as terrorism. However, the government trend of outsourcing information gathering tasks has dramatically increased the chances of the wrong people receiving sensitive information. The government has been outsourcing information gathering tasks because of their failure to develop sufficient in-house expertise to handle information gathering. A second reason is that some …

The Global Rise Of A Duty To Disclose Information Security Breaches, 22 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 457 (2004), Ethan Preston, Paul Turner

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

Section 1798.82 requires computer database operators to disclose security breaches involving personal data information to both the subjects of the data and the owners of the personal data. However, this commentary views Section 1798.82 with apprehension, but takes the position that much broader duties to disclose such breaches are already in place. This article begins with a discussion about legislation that expressly require disclosure of computer security breaches, such as Section 1798.82 and Article 4 of the European Union Telecommunications and Electronic Communications Privacy Directives. Then it follows with a discussion about legislation and common law that implicitly requires disclosure …

The Concept Of "Harm" In Computer-Generated Images Of Child Pornography, 22 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 717 (2004), Jisuk Woo

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

There has been a lot of controversy about the harm caused by computer-generated child pornography. This article examines the new ways in which technological development has created new concerns about child pornography especially in the context of challenging the concept of “harm” in the existing child pornography law. The author presents and discusses the existing child pornography laws and jurisprudence as well as the relevant arguments raised against it most of which are based on the “harm” caused by child pornography. This concept of “harm” and the different ways it is conceived and understood is analyzed and empirical evidence supporting …

Retention Of Communications Data: A Bumpy Road Ahead, 22 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 731 (2004), Abu Bakar Munir, Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The EU Electronic Privacy Directive of 2002 requires members to ensure the confidentiality of communications but allows member states to restrict the scope of such protection for national security and defense reasons as well as to prevent, investigate detect and prosecute crimes. Despite the criticism a provision on retention of communications date was inserted, reversing thus the position taken under the previous EU Telecommunications Privacy Directive of 1997. This article presents the evolution of the EU Electronic Privacy Directive of 2002 starting from the initial proposal of 2000 which did not include a retention of data provision, to the final …

"You Have The Right To Remain Silent . . . You Have No Right To Your Dna" Louisiana's Dna Detection Of Sexual And Violent Offender's Act: An Impermissible Infringement On Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure, 22 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 759 (2004), Reneé A. Germaine

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

In 2003 Louisiana legislature enacted the DNA Detection Of Sexual And Violent Offenders Act requiring that any person arrested for certain offenses must submit to a DNA sample extraction to be stored with the State’s DNA databank, for the purpose to be utilized as a tool for identification in the criminal investigation and in discovering missing persons. The comment, after a brief presentation of the history of the Act and the DNA technology overview, argues that the Act infringes the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. It presents the already established standards of probable cause as well as …

To: [email protected]: Privilege At Risk?, 23 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 75 (2004), Dion Messer

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

As more attorneys now days use the e-mail as their primary source of communication with their clients, new issues arise regarding the potential threat to attorney-client communication privilege resulting from the standard and systematic employer monitoring of their employees e-mails. Indeed employers monitor their employees’ computer use and in some cases terminate employees as result of this monitoring, for various reasons such as to increase of employee productivity and efficiency, protect their public image, prevent workplace harassment, protect their Intellectual Property assets and their network capacity. Given the systematic workplace monitoring but also the fact that contrary to the American …

Open And Closed: Captioning Technology As A Means To Equality, 23 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 159 (2004), Faye Kuo

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

It is well known that going to the movies is an extremely popular pastime for the Americans. However for millions of Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing this is not something that they can enjoy in the same terms as the rest of the other movie goers since most movie theater operators consider that providing “equal access” to deaf or hard of hearing individuals consists only of allowing them to enter the theater, purchase and ticket and sit down not install captioning technology so that deaf or hard of hearing individuals could actually understand the movie shown. The …

Teaching To Encourage More To Do, Ellen Weber

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

Concurrent Validity Study Of The Clinical Assessment Of Depression With The Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale, Brooke Wootton Tinsley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is critical for the depressive symptoms of adolescents to be recognized, evaluated, and treated. Depression can increase the risk for illness and interpersonal difficulties in the future and affect almost every aspect of an individual’s life. Self-report measures are often utilized to assess depression, and when these measures are able to effectively detect depression, diagnosis and treatment are expedited. In order to validate the usefulness and psychometric properties of a new self-report measure, existing measures are often used as one criterion by which to judge them. The present study explored concurrent and discriminant validity of a new self-report depression …

Estimation Of Microbial Diversity In Poultry Litter Using Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism And Isolation Of Phosphate Accumulating Bacteria From Poultry Litter, Yoganand Vadari

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The contamination of fresh water by phosphates in poultry litter results in substantial eutrophication of fresh water causing fish kills and other types of environmental damage. The poultry indus try in Kentucky is expanding rapidly. The number of broilers is increasing as more poultry farms are established in the state producing waste that needs disposal. Investigations were made to study the possibility of using microorganisms normally found in poultry litter to sequester phosphate, thereby delaying phosphate runoff after litter is applied to croplands. Little is known, however, about the microflora of poultry litter. Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism of 16S …

Making The Scene: An Investigation Of The Rock And Roll Scenes Of Nashville, Tennessee, And Athens, Georgia, Kevin Jones Murphy

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Making the Scene: An Investigation of the Rock and Roll Scenes of Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia, takes a look at the ways in which both the identities of a music scene and the individuals taking part in that scene are created and maintained. Issues of identity are addressed by examining the roles performed by various members of the scene (musicians, soundmen, club owners, etc . . .), by focusing on the influence of landscape, and looking at the ways a scene’s members identify with the cultural region that surrounds their particular scene (in this case both scenes are located …

Three Furies: The Mythic And The Mundane, Adam Howard Jolly

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Adam Jolly May 7^th, 2004 67 pages

Directed by: Dr. Nancy Roberts, Dr. David Lenoir, and Dr. Lloyd Davies

Department of English Western Kentucky University

This thesis, consisting of three short stories, proposes to explore ubiquitous motifs by exhibition of symbolic, mythological conceptions and personalities relating mutually with the everyday and the exceptional in a plausible way. These stories are intended to include effectual inquiry and still be inventive and entertaining.

Source materials for this thesis range from Norse mythology to Homer to the Charlie Daniels Band.

A Study Of Verbal Immediacy In Army Simulator Maintenance Training, Robin Leigh Fulkerson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A STUDY OF VERBAL IMMEDIACY IN ARMY SIMULATOR MAINTENANCE TRAINING Robin Leigh Fulkerson August 2004 48 pages Directed by: Sally Hastings, Judith Hoover, and George Musambira Department of Communication Western Kentucky University Rapid development of computer technology has encouraged the use of computers in education; however, understanding the impact this technology has on classroom communication is just beginning. At present, no studies explore the impact computer systems (e.g., virtual reality simulation) have on verbal immediacy. This study examines the influence simulator training has on verbal immediacy and quality of instruction between students and instructors in Army maintenance training. Thirty-nine Army …

Population Briefs, Vol. 10, No. 1, Population Council

Population Briefs

IN THIS ISSUE: Carraguard™ may block HIV by adhering to cells | Enhancing HIV/AIDS care in South India | How long will we live? Demographers refine estimates | Investigating IUD demand in Ghana and Guatemala | Potential data biases in studies exposed | Schooling trends in Africa: New assessment methods needed

2004-2005 Graduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Winter 2004, Graduate School Of Humanities & Social Sciences

CAHSS Graduate SGA Dialogues

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Tennessee Judiciary, Fiscal Year 2003-2004, Tennessee. Administrative Office Of The Courts

Annual Reports

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2004 Annual Report, Tennessee. Department Of Audit, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury

Department of Audit Annual Reports

This document is the annual report for the Tennessee Department of Audit.

Constitutional Law - Federal Indian Law: The Erosion Of Tribal Sovereignty As The Protection Of The Nonintercourse Act Continues To Be Redefined More Narrowly - Cass County Joint Water Resource District V. 1.43 Acres Of Land, Sheree R. Weisz

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Conducting Your Study, Sarah Fowler-Dixon

Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Education

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Increased Ethanol Drinking By Riiâ Knockout Mice: Assessment Of Genetic Background And Testing Procedures, Jon R. Fee, Dennis R. Sparta, Mitchell J. Picker, Todd E. Thiele

Posters

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Academic Calendar | Undergraduate Schedule Of Classes For 2005, Spring | Class Schedule, Office Of The Registrar, Stony Brook University

Calendars

No abstract provided.

Cultural Identification, Contact, And Psychological Adaptation: Examining The Functional Role Of Loneliness In Predicting Sojourner Depression, Colleen Ward, Anne-Marie Masgoret

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

No abstract provided.

2004 Nsu Knights Baseball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2003-2004 Nsu Knights Women's Basketball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

College Of Optometry Program Overview, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.