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Nothing Concentrates The Mind Like The Prospect Of A Hanging: The Criminalization Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Ann Marie Tracey, Paul Fiorelli Nov 2004

Nothing Concentrates The Mind Like The Prospect Of A Hanging: The Criminalization Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Ann Marie Tracey, Paul Fiorelli

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article discusses: (1) the post-Enron environment and the events that led up to the whirlwind passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, (2) the legislative history for criminalizing a bill that originated in the House Financial Services Committee, and (3) a comparison between the increased criminal provisions and penalties under the Act with already existing legislation. It also analyzes how Congress closed loop-holes, flexed its muscles with respect to corporate practices, and the necessity of the new criminal laws.


Professional Responsibility, James M. Mccauley Nov 2004

Professional Responsibility, James M. Mccauley

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. Rodney Johnson Nov 2004

Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. Rodney Johnson

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Copyright's Communications Policy, Timothy Wu Nov 2004

Copyright's Communications Policy, Timothy Wu

Michigan Law Review

There is something for everyone to dislike about early twenty-first century copyright. Owners of content say that newer and better technologies have made it too easy to be a pirate. Easy copying, they say, threatens the basic incentive to create new works; new rights and remedies are needed to restore the balance. Academic critics instead complain that a growing copyright gives content owners dangerous levels of control over expressive works. In one version of this argument, this growth threatens the creativity and progress that copyright is supposed to foster; in another, it represents an "enclosure movement" that threatens basic freedoms …


Private Law And Public Stakes In European Integration: The Case Of Property, Daniela Caruso Nov 2004

Private Law And Public Stakes In European Integration: The Case Of Property, Daniela Caruso

Faculty Scholarship

In European legal discourse, the old public/private divide is experiencing a revival and a transformation. Member States used to claim autonomy in private law matters. Now private law is subsumed into a functionalist logic and can presumptively be harmonised if so demanded by the goal of market integration. States or local constituencies can only resist harmonisation by highlighting the connection between their private laws and those ‘public’ matters still immune from Europeanisation. Property law can effectively illustrate this phenomenon. The written pledge of non-interference with States’ property systems, restated both in the TEC and in the draft Constitution, cannot be …


What's The Matter With Books?, David J. Gunkel Nov 2004

What's The Matter With Books?, David J. Gunkel

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Improved Quantification Of Small Objects In Near-Infrared Diffuse Optical Tomography, Subhadra Srinivasan, Brian W. Pogue, Hamid Dehghani, Shudong Jiang, Xiaomei Song, Keith D. Paulsen Nov 2004

Improved Quantification Of Small Objects In Near-Infrared Diffuse Optical Tomography, Subhadra Srinivasan, Brian W. Pogue, Hamid Dehghani, Shudong Jiang, Xiaomei Song, Keith D. Paulsen

Dartmouth Scholarship

Diffuse optical tomography allows quantification of hemoglobin, oxygen saturation, and water in tissue, and the fidelity in this quantification is dependent on the accuracy of optical properties determined during image reconstruction. In this study, a three-step algorithm is proposed and validated that uses the standard Newton minimization with Levenberg-Marquardt regularization as the first step. The second step is a modification to the existing algorithm using a two-parameter regularization to allow lower damping in a region of interest as compared to background. This second stage allows the recovery of the actual size of an inclusion. A region-based reconstruction is the final …


"Studying Up" In Tampa Bay: Globalization And Business Elites, Jennifer Laurel Avery Nov 2004

"Studying Up" In Tampa Bay: Globalization And Business Elites, Jennifer Laurel Avery

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents results of research I conducted during Spring 2003 through an internship with a private economic development organization (called here the TBEDO) that markets the strategically branded, seven-county region know as Tampa Bay domestically and internationally. This internship provided me with the means to conduct research about Tampa Bay's international economy and explore the elusive topic of globalization. It provided me with networking opportunities needed to "study up" on business elites and to understand what their international development agendas are, how they accomplish these objectives, whether they subscribe to the belief that the world has undergone a qualitative …


Adobe Medicus 2004 6 November-December, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center Nov 2004

Adobe Medicus 2004 6 November-December, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

adobe medicus

No abstract provided.


The 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme-A (Hmg-Coa) Reductases, Jon A. Friesen, Victor W. Rodwell Nov 2004

The 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme-A (Hmg-Coa) Reductases, Jon A. Friesen, Victor W. Rodwell

Department of Biochemistry Faculty Publications

The enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a four-electron oxidoreduction that is the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of cholesterol and other isoprenoids. The enzyme is found in eukaryotes and prokaryotes; and phylogenetic analysis has revealed two classes of HMG-CoA reductase, the Class I enzymes of eukaryotes and some archaea and the Class II enzymes of eubacteria and certain other archaea. Three-dimensional structures of the catalytic domain of HMG-CoA reductases from humans and from the bacterium Pseudomonas mevalonii, in conjunction with site-directed mutagenesis studies, have revealed details of the mechanism of catalysis. …


Commentary & Reply, Parameters Editors Nov 2004

Commentary & Reply, Parameters Editors

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Index, Vol. Xxxiv, 2004, Parameters Editors Nov 2004

Index, Vol. Xxxiv, 2004, Parameters Editors

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


The News Media And The “Clash Of Civilizations”, Philip Seib Nov 2004

The News Media And The “Clash Of Civilizations”, Philip Seib

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Cumulative Deterrence And The War On Terrorism, Doron Almog Nov 2004

Cumulative Deterrence And The War On Terrorism, Doron Almog

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


A Prayer For Marie: Creating An Effective African Standby Force, Mike Denning Nov 2004

A Prayer For Marie: Creating An Effective African Standby Force, Mike Denning

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Federal Communications Commission's National Television Ownership Cap: What's Bad For Broadcasting Is Good For The Country, Stuart Minor Benjamin Nov 2004

Evaluating The Federal Communications Commission's National Television Ownership Cap: What's Bad For Broadcasting Is Good For The Country, Stuart Minor Benjamin

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Medical Research Oversight From The Corporate Governance Perspective: Comparing Institutional Review Boards And Corporate Boards, Richard S. Saver Nov 2004

Medical Research Oversight From The Corporate Governance Perspective: Comparing Institutional Review Boards And Corporate Boards, Richard S. Saver

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Misplaced Furor Over The Feeney Amendment As A Threat To Judicial Independence, David P. Mason Nov 2004

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Misplaced Furor Over The Feeney Amendment As A Threat To Judicial Independence, David P. Mason

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Measurements Of Fitness And Competition In Commensal Escherichia Coli And E. Coli O157:H7 Strains, Lisa M. Durso, David R. Smith, Robert W. Hutkins Nov 2004

Measurements Of Fitness And Competition In Commensal Escherichia Coli And E. Coli O157:H7 Strains, Lisa M. Durso, David R. Smith, Robert W. Hutkins

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Although the main reservoirs for pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 are cattle and the cattle environment, factors that affect its tenure in the bovine host and its survival outside humans and cattle have not been well studied. It is also not understood what physiological properties, if any, distinguish these pathogens from commensal counterparts that live as normal members of the human and bovine gastrointestinal tracts. To address these questions, individual and competitive fitness experiments, indirect antagonism assays, and antibiotic resistance and carbon utilization analyses were conducted using a strain set consisting of 122 commensal and pathogenic strains. The individual fitness experiments, …


Edge-Cracked Orthotropic Bimaterial Butt Joint Under Antiplane Singularity, Xiangfa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis, Emrah Gokdag Nov 2004

Edge-Cracked Orthotropic Bimaterial Butt Joint Under Antiplane Singularity, Xiangfa Wu, Yuris A. Dzenis, Emrah Gokdag

Department of Engineering Mechanics: Faculty Publications

Explicit elastic solutions are given for an edge-cracked orthotropic bimaterial butt joint under antiplane singularity of a screw dislocation and a line-force. During the procedure, conformal mapping and known dislocation solution are utilized for constructing the fundamental solution to the present problem. Stress intensity factor (SIF) and energy release rate (ERR) of the edge-cracked butt joint are given in closed-form. In limiting cases, results provided in this work cover those in literature.


The Natural History And The National Pre-Marital Screening Program In Saudi Arabia Nov 2004

The Natural History And The National Pre-Marital Screening Program In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

The genetic disorders are chronic in nature and, therefore, require continuous support and health care. Consequently, the genetic diseases cause formidable economic and psychosocial burdens on the family with negative reflection on the community at large. The genetic diseases are a heterogeneous group that result in varieties of chronic health ailment as a result of defects in the genetic material. The congenital malformations and some genetic defects may result from exposure to radiation, pharmaceutical drugs, the exposure of the mother during pregnancy to certain infectious diseases, such as rubella, toxoplasma or viruses. It may also result as a side effect …


Leptin Concentration During Different Trimesters Of Pregnancy And Its Relation To Other Pregnancy Hormones, Fatma S. Al-Atawi, Mohammed H. Addar, Arjumand S. Warsy, Zainab A. Babay Nov 2004

Leptin Concentration During Different Trimesters Of Pregnancy And Its Relation To Other Pregnancy Hormones, Fatma S. Al-Atawi, Mohammed H. Addar, Arjumand S. Warsy, Zainab A. Babay

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the levels of leptin and other pregnancy hormones (progesterone, estradiol, folliculi stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and beta human chorionic gonadotropin) in pregnant females during different stages of pregnancy and to correlate these levels to maternal weight, body mass index (BMI), babies weight and babies BMI. METHODS: Leptin level and other pregnancy hormones were measured in 36 pregnant females and 30 non-pregnant females followed at King Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the year 2001 in a prospective study. Blood samples were collected at the first, 2nd and 3rd trimester and after delivery. Correlation analysis …


Evaluation Of A Pcr-Amplified Is6110 Insertion Element In The Rapid Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Comparison To Microscopic Methods In Sudan, Tarig G. El-Dawi, Mohamed E. Hamid Nov 2004

Evaluation Of A Pcr-Amplified Is6110 Insertion Element In The Rapid Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Comparison To Microscopic Methods In Sudan, Tarig G. El-Dawi, Mohamed E. Hamid

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method (IS6110 insertion site) in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum samples in comparison to smears by using culture on Loewenstein-Jensen medium as a standard. METHODS: The study was conducted during the period 1999 through to 2000, at Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Sudan, on 200 sputum samples. The samples were collected from patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis, were examined using a PCR amplified IS6110 insertion element in comparison to Ziehl-Neelsen stained smears in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Culture on …


A Fatal Non-01 Vibrio Cholerae Septicemia In A Patient With Liver Cirrhosis, Ahmed T. Eltahawy, Asif A. Jiman-Fatani, Maha M. Al-Alawi Nov 2004

A Fatal Non-01 Vibrio Cholerae Septicemia In A Patient With Liver Cirrhosis, Ahmed T. Eltahawy, Asif A. Jiman-Fatani, Maha M. Al-Alawi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


Illinois Wesleyan University Nursing Majors To Conduct Breathalyzer Screening, Anna Deters Nov 2004

Illinois Wesleyan University Nursing Majors To Conduct Breathalyzer Screening, Anna Deters

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.


Media Advisory, Anna Deters Nov 2004

Media Advisory, Anna Deters

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.


Media Advisory, Chelsey Iaquinta Nov 2004

Media Advisory, Chelsey Iaquinta

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.


Preface Nov 2004

Preface

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.


Improving Instructional Practice: The Value Of Classroom Goal Teams As Measured By Elementary Teachers' Perceptions, Debra J. Easton Rodenburg Nov 2004

Improving Instructional Practice: The Value Of Classroom Goal Teams As Measured By Elementary Teachers' Perceptions, Debra J. Easton Rodenburg

Student Work

Student achievement is in the forefront of education as never before. Educators, parents, business leaders, community members, and politicians are all actively watching reports of student achievement. Wong (2003) found in more than 200 studies, the only way to improve student achievement is with a knowledgeable and skillful teacher. The expertise of a teacher is a critical variable in effecting student achievement (Marzano, 2003). In this study, Classroom Goals Team Project (CGTP) was utilized as a professional development program to bring about improvements in teaching and learning in an effort to positively impact student achievement. The CGTP, implemented in a …


The Eastern Echo, November 1, 2004, Eastern Michigan University Nov 2004

The Eastern Echo, November 1, 2004, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.