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Not For Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution And Pornography, Christine Stark, Rebecca Whisnant

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Including the latest research on prostitution and pornography, this essay anthology shows how the sex industries harm those within them while undermining the possibilities for gender justice, human equality, and stable sexual relationships. From sex industry survivors to social activists and theorists such as Taylor Lee, Adriene Sere, and Kristen Anderberg, this volume addresses from a feminist perspective the racism, poverty, militarism, and corporate capitalism of selling sex through strip clubs, brothels, mail-order brides, and child pornography.

Moral Psychology: Feminist Ethics And Social Theory, Peggy Desautels, Margaret Urban Walker

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Book abstract: Moral psychology studies the features of cognition, judgement, perception, and emotion that make human beings capable of moral action. Perspectives from feminist and race theory immensely enrich moral psychology. Writers who take these perspectives ask questions about mind, feeling, and action in contexts of social difference and unequal power and opportunity. These essays by a distinguished international cast of philosophers explore moral psychology as it connects to social life, scientific studies, and literature.

Chapter abstract: Most of us view ourselves as having moral commitments and expect that when given the opportunity, we will follow through on these commitments. …

The Welsh Language: Cultural Preservation Or A Losing Battle?, Kim Mercer

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Wales, the tiny country that along with Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England makes up the United Kingdom, has always been a land of great contrasts and conflicts. From the rocky northern crags of Snowdonia to the sunny (for Britain) beaches of South Wales, the land itself seems to foster divisions, cultural and political as well as physical. The Welsh are likewise a mixed population, containing major populations of English immigrants and other "foreigners" drawn to the country for job opportunities, political refuge, as well as retirees enthralled with the landscape and change of pace from the rapid urbanization of much …

Slurry Chemistry Effects On Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization, Ying Luo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Chemical-mechanical Planarization (CMP) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing processes in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, and it is expected to show equally explosive growth in the future (Braun, 2001). The development of CMP has been fueled by the introduction of copper interconnects in microelectronic devices. Other novel applications of CMP include the fabrications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), advanced displays, three dimensional systems, and so on (Evans, 2002). CMP is expected to play a key role in the next-generation micro- and nanofabrication technologies (Singh, et al., 2002). Despite the rapid increase in CMP applications, the fundamental understanding of the CMP …

Ocr: A Statistical Model Of Multi-Engine Ocr Systems, Mercedes Terre Mcdonald

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a benchmark performed on three commercial Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engines. The purpose of this benchmark is to characterize the performance of the OCR engines with emphasis on the correlation of errors between each engine. The benchmarks are performed for the evaluation of the effect of a multi-OCR system employing a voting scheme to increase overall recognition accuracy. This is desirable since currently OCR systems are still unable to recognize characters with 100% accuracy. The existing error rates of OCR engines pose a major problem for applications where a single error can possibly effect significant outcomes, such …

Synthesis And Polymerization Of Bifunctional Five-Membered Cyclic Dithiocarbonates And Their Use As Stabilizers For Magnetic Nan, Mohammed Daoudi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Novel bifunctional five-membered cyclic dithiocarbonates (1,3-oxathiolane-2-thione)s were synthesized by the reactions of the corresponding bifunctional oxiranes (epoxides) with carbon disulfide at room temperature with lithium bromide as catalyst. Full characterization of these monomers was performed including elemental analysis, proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy, and Fourier transmission infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The polyaddition polymerization of 1,3-oxathiolane-2-thione with 1,4-diaminobutane at room temperature resulted in a poly(thiourethane) material. The latter undergoes crosslinking due probably to the autooxidation of the product and formation of disulfide linkages. The five-membered cyclic dithiocarbonate, 5-decyl-1,3-oxathiolane-2-thione, was used a model to demonstrate the usefulness …

Affordances In The Design Of Virtual Environments, David Charles Gross

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Human-computer interaction design principles largely focus on static representations and have yet to fully incorporate theories of perception appropriate for the dynamic multimodal interactions inherent to virtual environment (VE) interaction. Theories of direct perception, in particular affordance theory, may prove particularly relevant to enhancing VE interaction design. The present research constructs a conceptual model of how affordances are realized in the natural world and how lack of sensory stimuli may lead to realization failures in virtual environments. Implications of the model were empirically investigated by examining three affordances: passability, catchability, and flyability. The experimental design involved four factors for each …

Dordt College 2004-2005 Catalog, Dordt College. Registrar's Office

Academic Catalogs

Academic Catalog for 2004-05

Defending Against The Fourth Horse: The Endangered Species Act And The Threat Of Communicable Disease, Jonathan Coy

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Toward A Climate Change Strategy For Pennsylvania, John C. Dernback

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Where The Clouds Meet The Water, Kimberly E. Contag, James A. (Jim) Grabowska

MSU Authors Collection

Where the Clouds Meet the Water follows the historical journey of the German Ecuadorian widower, Ernst Contag, and his four young children from their home in the South American Andes to Nazi Germany in 1942. Blacklisted as an enemy alien, Ernst Contag and his children are forcibly repatriated to the country of Ernst's grandparents as part of a diplomatic exchange arranged by the United States' State Department and cooperating countries. In Nazi Germany, Ernst and his children must deny their Ecuadorian past and learn to live as Germans. The Contag family strives to keep the ray of hope in their …

Constructing Good Aliens And Good Citizens: Legitimizing The War On Terror(Ism), Karen Engle

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Trusted Computing Or Big Brother? Putting The Rights Back In Digital Rights Management, Chad Woodford

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

More Unfinished Stories: Lucas, Atlanta Coalition, And Palila/Sweet Home, Oliver A. Houck

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

To See The Mountains: Restoring Colorado's Clear And Healthy Air, The Honorable Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr.

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

All Aboard! The Supreme Court, Guilty Pleas, And The Railroading Of Criminal Defendants, Julian A. Cook, Iii

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Saving Antitrust, Reza Dibadj

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Restoring Our Ancient Constitutional Faith, Michael Sink

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Settling The Wilderness, Sarah Krakoff

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Dumping On Federalism, Robert J. Cynkar

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Facilitating Occupational Performance In At-Risk Rural Middle School Students, Lynn Swanson

Occupational Therapy Capstones

No abstract provided.

Le Pronostic Occupationnel Des Travailleurs Aux Prises Avec Des Affections Vertébrales, Clermont Dionne, Renée Bourbonnais, Pierre Frémont, Michel Rossignol, Susan Stock

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Problématique de santé et sécurité du travail et objectifs spécifiques du projet : Au Québec, en 2000, les maux de dos représentaient près du tiers des lésions professionnelles avec indemnisation, entraînant des coûts de plus de 425 millions de dollars en frais directs. Il est d’autre part reconnu que près de 80% des ressources allouées aux maux de dos chez les travailleurs sont dirigées vers une minorité de cas (moins de 10%) ayant nécessité un arrêt de travail de plus de six mois. Il importe donc de concentrer des efforts de recherche sur cette minorité de cas sévères, de façon …

Évaluation Du Confinement Des Aires De Préparation Lors De L'Application De Peinture, Louis Lazure, Hedi Abdellaoui, Jacques Lesage, Martine Charette

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Cette activité de recherche a pour objectif de documenter l’efficacité des aires de préparation à contrôler l’émission de contaminants lors de la pulvérisation d’un revêtement d’apprêt aux isocyanates. La pulvérisation est effectuée à l’aide d’un pistolet de type HVLP (haut volume-basse pression).

Web Usage Mining: Algorithms And Results, Ee Peng Lim, Yew-Kwong Woon, Wee-Keong Ng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

No abstract provided.

Technology And The Internet: The Impending Destruction Of Privacy By Betrayers, Grudgers, Snoops, Spammers, Corporations And The Media, Clifford S. Fishman

Scholarly Articles

This Article reviews how the Internet and related developments-technological, social, and legal-have magnified the threat to privacy posed by private individuals, commercial enterprises, and the media. It offers a brief overview of the current threats to privacy from sources other than the government, and, in particular, the impact of the Internet in creating or magnifying those threats. Part I discusses the threat to privacy in general, examining how the Internet and developments in surveillance technology, in information storage and retrieval, in dissemination of information, sound, and images, and changes to the informal "social contract" that defines general standards have all …

Football Media Guide 2004, Indiana State University

Intercollegiate Athletics

No abstract provided.

Why Fear The Fungus? Why Toxic Mold Is And Is Not The Next Big Toxic Tort, Elizabeth L. Perry

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Supernaturalism, Yvonne Patricia Chireau

Religion Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of Research And Creative Productions By Faculty And Staff From January To December, 2004., Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Annual Report Of Research and Creative Productions by Faculty and Staff from January to December, 2004.

Fussing And Fuming Over Fannie And Freddie: How Much Smoke, How Much Fire?, W. Scott Frame, Lawrence J. White

Documents

No abstract provided.