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Adr Ethics, Scott R. Peppet Jan 2004

Adr Ethics, Scott R. Peppet

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Not For Attribution: Government's Interest In Protecting The Integrity Of Its Own Expression, Helen Norton Jan 2004

Not For Attribution: Government's Interest In Protecting The Integrity Of Its Own Expression, Helen Norton

Publications

Public entities increasingly maintain that the First Amendment permits them to ensure that private speakers' views are not mistakenly attributed to the government. Consider, for example, Virginia's efforts to ban the Sons of Confederate Veterans' display of the Confederate flag logo on state-sponsored specialty license plates. Seeking to remain neutral in the ongoing debate over whether the Confederate flag is a symbol of "hate" or "heritage," Virginia argued that the state would be wrongly perceived as endorsing the flag if the logo appeared on a state-issued plate adorned by the identifier "VIRGINIA." The Fourth Circuit was unpersuaded, holding that the …

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Righting Victim Wrongs: Responding To Philosophical Criticisms Of The Nonspecific Victim Liability Defense, Aya Gruber Jan 2004

Righting Victim Wrongs: Responding To Philosophical Criticisms Of The Nonspecific Victim Liability Defense, Aya Gruber

Publications

Modern criminal law is intensely one-sided in its treatment of victims and defendants. Crime victims and criminal defendants do not enter the trial process on an equal moral footing. Rather, from the beginning victims are assumed blameless, truthful, and even beyond doubt, while defendants are guilty, not worthy of credence, and immoral. This one-sided view of victims, however, is a fiction. As any other people, victims differ in their characterizations. Some are indeed trustworthy, truthful, blameless and ultimately innocent. Others, however, are bad actors themselves, have memory failures, falsely identify, provoke, and even lie. Some victims are in fact, and …

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Water Wrongs: Why Can’T We Get It Right The First Time?, David Getches Jan 2004

Water Wrongs: Why Can’T We Get It Right The First Time?, David Getches

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Intelligent Data Repository, Trupti. Dave Jan 2004

Intelligent Data Repository, Trupti. Dave

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

In this thesis, importance of Intelligent Data Repository (IDR) and its real life applications are studied. We proposed an IDR for oncology applications which can handle large datasets and which can be used on both the intranet and the Internet. It is designed to provide one or multiple medical institutions on a global scale a common platform for patient care and consultation. The proposed application consists of two key models, Body Surface Area model and Search model, which are described in detail and their results are discussed. We have implemented the proposed IDR for oncology application using ColdFusion MX. Existing …

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Mobility Management In Voice Over Ip Networks, Shiby. Sugunan Jan 2004

Mobility Management In Voice Over Ip Networks, Shiby. Sugunan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Wireless Internet access has recently gained significant attention as wireless/mobile communications and networking become widespread. Voice over IP service is likely to play a key role in the convergence of IP based Internet and mobile cellular networks. The mobility management performance for Mobile IP and Session Initiation Protocol is the focus of this thesis. After illustrating the operation of the protocols, the discrete event simulator, Network Simulator 2 (ns2), is used to compare the performance of the two protocols. The comparison of the protocols is done by comparing average end-to-end delay and the ratio of the number of packets received …

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Methods Of Filicide: Stepparents And Genetic Parents Kill Differently, Viviana A. Weekes Jan 2004

Methods Of Filicide: Stepparents And Genetic Parents Kill Differently, Viviana A. Weekes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Stepparents commit filicide at higher rates than do genetic parents. According to M. Daly and M. I. Wilson (1994), motivational differences generate differences in the methods by which stepparents and genetic parents kill a child. Using Canadian and British databases, Daly and Wilson (1994) found that stepfathers were more likely than genetic fathers to commit filicide by methods revealing feelings of bitterness and resentment not present to the same degree in genetic fathers. Genetic fathers, in contrast, were more likely than stepfathers to commit filicide by methods that often produce a quick and less painful death. Results replicate and extend …

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Multiplayer Mobile Gaming Support In Java 2 Micro Edition, Predrag. Maksimovic Jan 2004

Multiplayer Mobile Gaming Support In Java 2 Micro Edition, Predrag. Maksimovic

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The thesis proposes a new Java Application Programming Interface (API) for developing multiplayer mobile games. The proposed API is organized in such a way that it can easily be integrated with the existing suite of APIs defined in the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)---the Java edition that specifically targets mobile devices. The proposed API provides J2ME programmers with components that simplify multiplayer mobile game development process. The main idea of the API is to encapsulate low-level technical details associated with establishing and maintaining communication links between mobile devices. A programmer who uses the API is only concerned with the high-level …

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Nato In The Post-Cold War Era: "The New York Times"' Reaction To Enlargement And To Romania's Candidacy, Lavinia M. Bucsa Jan 2004

Nato In The Post-Cold War Era: "The New York Times"' Reaction To Enlargement And To Romania's Candidacy, Lavinia M. Bucsa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) witnessed a profound process of adaptation and change. In conjunction with the pursuit of new missions, one of the key elements of the alliance's transformation has been the enlargement to the East. This paper examines the issue of NATO's post-Cold War enlargement in the broader context of its adaptation to the new particularities of the international security environment. The paper suggests that changes in the alliance's mission and in the U.S. interests influenced the politics of enlargement and, consequently, the policy toward candidate …

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Offshoring And Wage Convergence, Matthew David Brigida Jan 2004

Offshoring And Wage Convergence, Matthew David Brigida

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The recent advances in communication technology are changing the structure of the labor market in the United States. Jobs, which previously had to be done in the United States, can now be done offshore and thus American companies can take advantage of the wage differentials between countries. To see the potential effects that such a structural change may have on economic growth, we first examine the 19th century convergence between Europe and the New World countries. Thereafter we introduce a model of economic growth that will take into account a particular aspect of present day offshoring. Many of the workers …

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Normal Incidence Reflection Coefficient Of A Sandy Seabed As A Function Of Frequency, Ernest Allen Arizzi Jan 2004

Normal Incidence Reflection Coefficient Of A Sandy Seabed As A Function Of Frequency, Ernest Allen Arizzi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

A thesis investigates the measured and theoretical pressure reflection coefficients of the seabed at normal incidence. The theoretical reflection coefficient is calculated using a physics-based model developed by Maurice Biot. The model describes sound propagation in saturated porous media and interrelationships between the acoustic properties of the media and the physical properties of the pore fluid and the porous solid. Stoll modified the Biot model for the case of ocean sediments and developed an expression for calculating the reflection coefficient as a function of frequency. This thesis tests the model by comparing the reflection coefficient measured with chirp sonar to …

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Peer Reputations As A Determinant Of Gender Differences In School Outcomes: Evidence For Domain-Specific Effects, Lisa Borga Gelman Jan 2004

Peer Reputations As A Determinant Of Gender Differences In School Outcomes: Evidence For Domain-Specific Effects, Lisa Borga Gelman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This study explored the impact of peer reputations for academic ability and school-related affect upon fourth- through eighth-graders' academic outcomes. In light of the prevailing stereotypes regarding the differential academic abilities of girls and boys (favoring girls in English, and boys in math and science), it was hypothesized that peer reputations in English would be more predictive of outcomes for girls than for boys, while math and science reputations would be most predictive of boys' outcomes. Peer reputations were found to be predictive of school grades, but not of standardized test scores. Although ability reputations in most areas were predictive …

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Public Intellectuals In Latin America: Writers And Politics [And] Quetzalcoatl's Feathers, Maria Odette Canivell Jan 2004

Public Intellectuals In Latin America: Writers And Politics [And] Quetzalcoatl's Feathers, Maria Odette Canivell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The role of the Intellectual in Latin America has been marked by his/her political activism. Whether engaging in nation-building like Sarmiento or Marti; or fighting against corruption and tyranny, like Vargas Llosa or the group of Chilean intellectuals who helped bring democracy back to Chile, intellectuals in Latin America leave the relative isolation of the academic world to enter the political arena. This doctoral work, divided in two parts (an academic essay and a novel), explores the struggle of intellectuals, in particular writers, who are required to function as high level politicians due to structural weaknesses in the political systems …

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Pursuit Of Agency Profits: An Evaluation Of Community Redevelopment Agencies In Florida, Kimberly D. Delaney Jan 2004

Pursuit Of Agency Profits: An Evaluation Of Community Redevelopment Agencies In Florida, Kimberly D. Delaney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The influence of public choice and economic theory in public administration has increased the pressure upon government to "act like a business." Accordingly, cities have become increasingly entrepreneurial, creating redevelopment agencies and venturing into public/private partnerships with mixed results. A key financial tool for redevelopment agencies is tax increment financing (TIF), which yields increased agency revenues from increased property values. As agency activities increase property values, agencies are rewarded with increased revenues, much like profits for a business. The cyclical nature of TIF encourages a self-perpetuating tendency towards economic activities among self-interested, opportunistic agency actors, namely agency staff, elected officials, …

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School-Business Partnerships: Awareness, Attitudes, And Actions Of Secondary School Principals And Their Business Counterparts In Selected Florida School Districts, Dennis. Wechter Jan 2004

School-Business Partnerships: Awareness, Attitudes, And Actions Of Secondary School Principals And Their Business Counterparts In Selected Florida School Districts, Dennis. Wechter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The role of the business partner in education has come into more prominence in the public school system, especially at the high school level. Shrinking budgets have prompted high school principals to explore the idea of business partnerships as a way to close the gap in academic achievement and provide direction for high schools struggling to meet the workforce development demands in today's society. In addition, financial support has provided opportunities for curriculum enhancement, staff development, and student support. However, as more emphasis is placed on the development of school business partnerships, the need to determine how these partnerships function …

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Security In Voice Over Ip Networks, Juan C. Pelaez Jan 2004

Security In Voice Over Ip Networks, Juan C. Pelaez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Voice over IP (VoIP) is revolutionizing the global communications system by allowing human voice and fax information to travel over existing packet data networks along with traditional data packets. The convergence of voice and data in one simplified network brings both benefits and constraints to users. Among the several issues that need to be addressed when deploying this technology, security is one of the most critical. This thesis will present a combination of security patterns based on the systematic analysis of attacks against a VoIP network and the existing techniques to mitigate these attacks, providing good practices for all IP …

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Spatial Analysis And Functional Gene Clustering Between Lens Epithelium And Fiber Cells, Tracy L. Cowell Jan 2004

Spatial Analysis And Functional Gene Clustering Between Lens Epithelium And Fiber Cells, Tracy L. Cowell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Purpose. To identify genes important for maintaining the specialized functions of lens epithelial and fiber cells. Methods. The expression profiles of 22,215 genes between human lens epithelial and fiber cells were analyzed using oligonucleotide microarray hybridization and RT-PCR. Selected genes were functionally clustered using the EASE bioinformatics software package. Results. Analysis of microarray hybridizations revealed 1430 transcripts that were significantly increased and 901 transcripts that were significantly decreased. Microarray data was confirmed using RT-PCR on 11 randomly selected genes. Functional clustering of the identified gene expression patterns revealed altered gene expression in cellular pathways including oxidative stress, cell proliferation, and …

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Study On The Electromagnetic Performance Of Body-Worn Radio Units In The Presence Of Scatterers In The Proximity, Vance Howard Peterson Jan 2004

Study On The Electromagnetic Performance Of Body-Worn Radio Units In The Presence Of Scatterers In The Proximity, Vance Howard Peterson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The research addressed refers to a study on the electromagnetic performance aspects of body-worn radio units operating in the presence of scatterers in close proximity, using analytical, numerical, and experimental methods. The application potentials of such methods include evaluating the integrity of radio units such as cell phones. Consistent with the scope of the study above, considered in this research are specific details on analytical and numerical modeling of the effects of a nearby conducting cylindrical object on the electromagnetic field near a human-model phantom. Calculations are performed using the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method. Considered are various separations …

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Synthesis And Structural Characterization Of Intermediates Towards The Preparation Of A Polyphosphonate Ester Containing L-Dopa For The Potential Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease, Donna M. Chamely-Wiik Jan 2004

Synthesis And Structural Characterization Of Intermediates Towards The Preparation Of A Polyphosphonate Ester Containing L-Dopa For The Potential Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease, Donna M. Chamely-Wiik

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

We have synthesized intermediates towards the preparation of a polyphosphonate ester containing L-dopa for the potential treatment of Parkinson's disease. A synthetic strategy was devised to be more reproducible than the original strategy. We discovered some very interesting chemistry of one of the intermediates produced from this new scheme. We synthesized L-N-(butyloxycarbonyl)-3-(3-hydroxy-ethyl-4-(benzyloxy)-phenyl)alanine benzylester, a compound containing a secondary alcohol moiety that had a unique set of characteristics. Upon reduction of the N-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)-3-(3-acetyl-4-benzyloxyphenyl)-L-alanine benzylester, which contained a ketone moiety, to produce the secondary alcohol, we discovered that the materials that were formed included a pair of diastereomers of the secondary alcohol, …

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Therapeutic Potential Of Pomegranate And Genistein For Human Breast Cancer, Jeune Marie Adeline Louis Jan 2004

Therapeutic Potential Of Pomegranate And Genistein For Human Breast Cancer, Jeune Marie Adeline Louis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The therapeutic potential of pomegranate and genistein on growth inhibition of human breast cancer cells was investigated. Methods. Cells (MCF-7) were initially cultured for 48 hr to achieve 80% confluence; and then exposed to the agents in single and combination treatments. Post-treatment analysis was done by using a series of bioassays, including LDH, MTS, AcrO-EthBr, Annexin-FITC and TUNEL assays for growth inhibition and apoptosis detection; and Caspase-3 and NQO1 for molecular pathways of apoptosis. Results. Pomegranate and genistein showed significant dose- and time-dependent cytotoxic and growth inhibition effects as well as apoptosis induction in MCF-7 cancer cells, with significantly higher …

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Threat Of School Choice And Changes In Public School Organizations, Jeanethe D. Thompson Jan 2004

Threat Of School Choice And Changes In Public School Organizations, Jeanethe D. Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This study tested the assumption that faced with the threat of losing students via vouchers public school principals would make changes in their organizational practices to improve their schools and avoid this occurrence. Two variables were investigated: (a) the level of threat and (b) school organizational practices. Data were collected using a 55-item mail survey-questionnaire, structured to assess changes in school organizational practices perceived by teachers at the randomly selected schools. The School Organization Teacher Survey was field-tested twice to check reliability and validity. Cronbach alpha values were 0.88 and 0.93 for the pilots. The unit of analysis for this …

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Values Underlying The Parental Selection Of Charter Schools: A Multi-Site Case Analysis, Patricia Ann Grimsley Jan 2004

Values Underlying The Parental Selection Of Charter Schools: A Multi-Site Case Analysis, Patricia Ann Grimsley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This multi-site case analysis investigated the values underlying the parental selection of charter schools. The conceptual framework of this study was school choice within the public sector and more specifically charter schools. The research design employed in-depth interviews and data analysis. A purposeful sample with random selection was used to select the eighteen parent participants. The principals were serving as principals of the schools at the time of the study. All research questions were answered by the data analysis: How do the values of parents influence their selection of charter schools for their children? Parents were looking for alternatives to …

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A Boundary Element Method For Thermo-Poroelasticity With Applications In Rock Mechanics, Qiang Zhang Jan 2004

A Boundary Element Method For Thermo-Poroelasticity With Applications In Rock Mechanics, Qiang Zhang

Theses and Dissertations

Coupled thermal and poromechanical processes play an important role in many geomechanics problems, such as borehole stability analysis and studies of initiation and propagation of hydraulic fractures. Thermal effects, as well as hydraulic effects, can greatly change the stresses and pore pressure fields around an underground opening. This is due to the fact that thermal loading induces a volumetric deformation because of thermal expansion/contraction of both the pore fluid and the rock solid. Volumetric expansion can result in significant pressurization of the pore fluid. In order to take into account the influence of temperature gradients on pore pressure and stresses, …

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Media Studies And The Dialogue Of Democracy, John J. Pauly Jan 2004

Media Studies And The Dialogue Of Democracy, John J. Pauly

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

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Modeling The Wave Propagation Properties Of Power Cables Using Numerical Simulations, R. Papazyan, David Pommerenke, R. Eriksson Jan 2004

Modeling The Wave Propagation Properties Of Power Cables Using Numerical Simulations, R. Papazyan, David Pommerenke, R. Eriksson

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The high frequency properties of coaxial power cables are modeled using time- and frequency-domain numerical simulations. This is required due to the complex helical structure of the outer metallic screen. It is established that this screen design causes a dependence of the cable characteristics on the surrounding medium

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The Case Of The Missing Discipline: Finding Buddhist Legal Studies, Rebecca Redwood French Jan 2004

The Case Of The Missing Discipline: Finding Buddhist Legal Studies, Rebecca Redwood French

Journal Articles

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The Hidden Victims Of Tort Reform: Women, Children, And The Elderly, Lucinda M. Finley Jan 2004

The Hidden Victims Of Tort Reform: Women, Children, And The Elderly, Lucinda M. Finley

Journal Articles

I have conducted empirical research from several states on how juries in medical malpractice and other tort suits allocate their damage awards between economic loss damages and noneconomic loss damages. I then compared cases in which men are the victims and cases in which women are the victims. This research demonstrates that while overall men tend to recover greater total damages, juries consistently award women more in noneconomic loss damages than men, and that the noneconomic portion of women's total damage awards is significantly greater than the percentage of men's tort recoveries attributable to noneconomic damages. Consequently, any cap on …

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Exploring The Feasibility Of Removal Of Hydrogen Sulfide From Gaseous Streams By Anaerobic Photosynthetic Bacteria, Pushkaraj Sardesai Jan 2004

Exploring The Feasibility Of Removal Of Hydrogen Sulfide From Gaseous Streams By Anaerobic Photosynthetic Bacteria, Pushkaraj Sardesai

Theses and Dissertations

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Model For Prediction Of Strength Of Ash Deposits, Dhananjay Sakrikar Jan 2004

Model For Prediction Of Strength Of Ash Deposits, Dhananjay Sakrikar

Theses and Dissertations

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The Relationship Between Cultural Orientation And Domestic Violence : American Indian Women's Conflict And Violence Experiences, And Beliefs, Crystal R. Evans-Kipp Jan 2004

The Relationship Between Cultural Orientation And Domestic Violence : American Indian Women's Conflict And Violence Experiences, And Beliefs, Crystal R. Evans-Kipp

Theses and Dissertations

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