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The Legal And Political Grounds For, And The Influence Of The Actual Situation On, The Demand Of The Albanians Of Kosovo For Independence, Hajredin Kuci

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The Article argues in support of the Kosovar Albanians' right to independence and self-determination. By examining the ancient and recent ethnic history of these people and their neighbors, particularly the Serbs, the author brings to light the shared beliefs within each group. Then by examining developments since the dissolution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, through the lenses of international law and politics, the author analyzes the building blocks of sovereign statehood: defined borders, governmental institutions, and international recognition.

Bridgewater Review, Vol. 23, No. 2, December 2004

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

Why Do Students Choose Criminology And Criminal Justice As A Major Or Minor?, Leslie Willis

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Psychosocial Antecedents Of Sex Offender Criminality And Violence., Sonia Marie Perry Mills 1965-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sexual abuse and sexual violence perpetrated against women and children in the United States are social problems that need to be addressed. The United States is one of the most sexually violent societies in the world, having one of the highest rates of any industrialized country of rape and sexual violence (Stewart, 2002). Although any type of sexual victimization is problematic, sexual violence in particular can have particularly devastating effects for the victim. We urgently need to know why some adults sexually abuse and assault (Cannon, 2001). Examination of the psychosocial antecedents of sex offender criminality and violence will add …

The Role Of Nuclear Factors Of Activated T-Cells (Nfat) In Neuronal Death., Agata M. Habas 1976-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells (NFAT) is a calcium-responsive transcription factor that orchestrates immune response and cardiovascular development. NFAT is also present in neurons and glia from the Central Nervous System (CNS) where it participates in calcium signaling. In physiological conditions, neuronal NFAT may contribute to the plasticity-related transcriptional regulation. On the other hand, excessive activation of calcium signaling and the subsequent overactivation of NFAT may contribute to neuronal death. To explore the possibility of NFAT-involvement in neuronal death I have determined which components of NFAT signaling are expressed in cultured rat hippocampal or cortical neurons. I found the presence …

Novel Synthesis Techniques For Nanostructures., Romaneh Jalilian 1977-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Crystalline beta-Ga2O3 nanowires with two distinct morphologies have been synthesized through simple physical evaporation of Te doped GaAs powder in argon atmosphere. The structure of the nanowires was characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, EDX, and raman spectroscopy. Nanowires as long as hundreds of micrometers with diameters in the range of 20-200 nm have been produced with a high yield. Absence of Tellurium in the nanowires indicates that the growth mechanism is not VLS based. The role of Tellurium in the growth process is not clear. Substitution of sulfur in place of tellurium resulted in similar nanostructures. One of the morphologies …

Adoption In The U.S.: The Emergence Of A Social Movement, Frances A. Dellacava, Norma Kolko Phillips, Madeline H. Engel

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The Adoption Movement, which has been evolving in the U.S. since the late 1970s, is now fully formed. As a proactive, reformative social movement, adoption has reached the organizational, or institutional, stage. Evidence is seen in the roles assumed by government and voluntary agencies and organizations, as well as other systems in society, to support adoption, and in the extent to which adoption has been infused in the American culture, making it a part of our everyday landscape. Implications of the adoption movement for the helping professions are discussed, as is its impact on increasing cultural and racial diversity in …

Cleavage In American Attitudes Toward Social Welfare, William M. Epstein

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Opinion polls probing both the narrow and broad senses of social welfare among Americans indicate hardly any substantial differences over crucial social sentiments among a variety of groups with at least theoretically divergent interests: rich and poor, men and women, blacks and whites, a variety of ethnic groups, union and nonunion households. The items mainly concern the provision of welfare to the poor through AFDC, now TANF, and Food Stamps but also cover OASDHI. Consistently over more than sixty five years of systematic opinion polling, there is an astonishing consensus, so large in fact that it may undermine any effort …

Social Work And Aging In An Aging Society: Education, Policy, Practice And Research. Barbara Berkman And Linda Harootyan (Eds.)., Judie Svihula

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Barbara Berkman and Linda Harootyan (Eds.), Social Work and Health Care in an Aging Society: Education, Policy, Practice and Research. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 2003. $ 52.95 hardcover.

Head Football Coach Dismissed, Successor's Search Begins, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi officials dismissed head football coach David Cutcliffe. UM Chancellor Robert Khayat, Cutcliffe and Athletics Director Pete Boone met with news media Wednesday afternoon to discuss the decision, the process of finding a new coach and long-range goals for the Ole Miss football program.

Policies Governing Use Of Computing Technology In Academic Libraries, Jason Vaughan

Library Faculty Research

The networked computing environment is a vital resource for academic libraries. Ever-increasing use dictates the prudence of having a comprehensive computer-use policy in force. Universities often have an overarching policy or policies governing the general use of computing technology that helps to safeguard the university equipment, software, and network against inappropriate use. Libraries often benefit from having an adjunct policy that works to emphasize the existence and important points of higher-level policies, while also providing a local context for systems and policies pertinent to the library in particular. Having computer-use policies at the university and library level helps provide a …

Can Cites Play A Role In Solving The Problem Of Iuu Fishing?: The Trouble With Patagonian Toothfish, Laura Little, Marcos A. Orellana

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Lessons From The Interpretation/ Misinterpretation Of John Ogbu’S Scholarship, Edmund T. Hamann

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

In November 2003, the Council on Anthropology and Education honored John Ogbu with the George and Louise Spindler Award, for exemplary and long-term contributions to educational anthropology. But in March 2003, a noted economist condemned Ogbu’s work as serving an “oppressive function.” In this paper, such contradictory instances are cited as the author recounts his encounters with Ogbu’s scholarship. Disparate assessments of Ogbu’s ideas and legacy raise important questions. What responsibility do educational anthropologists have for how their research is understood? Which aspects of Ogbu’s legacy should we hold onto as his work is interpreted in politicized and polarized ways?

Classroom Warfare—Aicpa And Aacsb Vs. Legal Studies: Result: The New Cpa Exam, Peter M. Edelstein

Faculty Working Papers and Articles

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) either intentionally or because of shortsightedness or ignorance have diminished the importance of the study of law. By choosing to ignore the news headlines and the illegal and unethical behavior of some executives, these organizations fail to realize the connection between a knowledge of the law and the quality of business leaders. The marginalization of legal studies ill-serves our students. The new computerized CPA Exam is the latest manifestation of this trend.

The Characterization Of Nanosized Nickel-Zinc Ferrites Synthesized Within Reverse Micelles Of Ctab/1-Hexanol/Water Microemulsion, Vuk Uskoković, Miha Drofenik, Irena Ban

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Stoichiometric nanocrystalline nickel–zinc ferrites were synthesized by a reverse micelle method following a multi-microemulsion approach. Different pH values were chosen for the alkali precipitating reaction during the synthesis of different powders. Synthesized, as-dried and subsequently calcined powders were characterized in terms of their magnetic properties. XRD analyses and specific-surface area measurements were used to determine the average particle sizes of the synthesized samples. DCS and TGA measurements were performed to reveal the phase transitions within the samples at elevated temperatures, whereas TEM was used to view and record the microstructure of the nanosized ferrite samples. A possible mechanism of the …

Distribution Of Chemistry And Sexual Fecundity In The Lichenized-Fungi, Xanthoparmelia Cumberlandia And Xanthoparmelia Coloradoensis On Boulder Mountain, Aquarius Plateau, Ut, Heather Bird Jackson

Theses and Dissertations

Three aspects of Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia and Xanthoparmelia coloradoënsis populations found at two elevations are explored: clustering of secondary chemicals and the resulting implications for taxonomic distinctions, the usefulness of thallus size as an indirect measure of sexual fecundity, and the frequency of sexual reproduction.

First, we use clustering of 46 chemicals produced by X. cumberlandia and X. coloradoënsis to evaluate the adequacy of the current taxonomic distinction between them. Using principal components analysis and UPGMA, we find that the currently recognized species boundaries indicated by the presence of stictic acid in X. cumberlandia and salazinic acid in X. coloradoënsis are …

The Impact Of Pro-Football Inc. V. Harjo On Trademark Protection Of Other Marks, Rachel Clark Hughey

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Impacts Of Transfer Fares On Transit Ridership And Revenue, Cutr

Research Reports

No abstract provided.

Public Transportation Syntheses Series (Iii): Relationships Between Business And Public Transportation And Identifying The Characteristics Of Successful Local Transit Circulator Systems In Residential Areas Of Southeast Florida, Cutr

Research Reports

No abstract provided.

Website Design And Development For College And University Recreation Programs Accredited By The Nrpa/Aalr Council On Accreditation, Michael Lee Nunally

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study identified current trends in website design and development for college and university recreation programs accredited by the NRPA/AALR Council on Accreditation. Emphasis was on design, content, governance, and development. The study was an attempt to provide insight for program administrators by identifying current practices related to website design and development. This was the first study to identify current trends in website design and development at nationally accredited recreation programs. This information can be used to evaluate existing websites and plan future website development.

Data were collected using an electronic survey instrument created with E-listen software. Three invitations were …

Minutes, Librarians' Meeting, December 1, 2004, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

Library Leadership Team Meetings

Minutes from the December 1, 2004, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's librarians.

Qualitative Analysis Of Aaup Principles And Ihep Benchmarks And The Policies Of The Six U.S. Regional Accrediting Bodies On Distance Education, Julia Ann Hypes

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study strives to identify the differences and similarities among the accrediting policies on distance education of the six regional accrediting agencies for two-year and four-year institutions. Levels of incorporation of the American Association of University Professor (AAUP) principles and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) benchmarks regarding distance education are identified and listed as either detailed, partial, or none. The growth of distance education programs in higher education must have direction and focus and the distance education policies of the accrediting agencies provide that guidance. The method employed in the gathering of data was a qualitative document analysis. …

Table Of Cases

Mercer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Causes Of Proteolytic Degradation Of Secreted Recombinant Proteins Produced In Methylotrophic Yeast Pichia Pastoris: Case Study With Recombinant Ovine Interferon-T, Jayanta Sinha, Bradley A. Plantz, Mehmet Inan, Michael Meagher

Papers in Biotechnology

It was observed that during fermentative production of recombinant ovine interferon-H (r-oIFN-H ) in Pichia pastoris, a secreted recombinant protein, the protein was degraded increasingly after 48 h of induction and the rate of degradation increased towards the end of fermentation at 72 h, when the fermentation was stopped. Proteases, whose primary source was the vacuoles, was found in in-creasing levels in the cytoplasm and in the fermentation broth after 48 h of induction and reached maximal values when the batch was completed at 72 h. Protease levels at various cell fractions as well as in the culture supernatant …

Capacity Analysis Of Automated Material Handling Systems In Semiconductor Fabs, Michael E. Kuhl, Julie Christopher

Presentations and other scholarship

A critical aspect of semiconductor manufacturing is the design and analysis of material handling and production control polices to optimize fab performance. As wafer sizes have increased, semiconductor fabs have moved to-ward the use of automated material handling systems (AMHS). However, the behavior of AMHS and the effects of AMHS on fab productivity is not well understood. This research involves the development of a design and analysis methodology for evaluating the throughput capacity of AMHS. A set of simulation experiments is used to evaluate the throughput capacity of an AMHS and the effects on fab performance measures. The analysis uses …

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act And Non-Infringing Use: Can Mandatory Labeling Of Digital Media Products Keep The Sky From Falling?, Michael P. Matesky Ii

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Throughout the history of the United States, copyright law, the fair use doctrine, and other non-infringement doctrines have limited copyright holders' right to prevent certain uses of their works. Nowadays, however, copyright holders can prevent users from engaging in non-infringing use of works on digital media by incorporating technological protection measures, such as an encryption code that prevents a CD from being played on a personal computer. Furthermore, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act prohibits circumvention of a technological protection measure that "effectively controls access" to a copyrighted work. This combination of new technological and legal tools gives copyright holders the …

Heritage Matters- December 2004, Fran P. Mainella, Janet Snyder Matthews, John Robbins, Antoinette J. Lee, Brian D. Joyner

United States National Park Service: Publications

Heritage Matters: News Of The Nation’s Diverse Cultural Heritage

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Curriculum materials available, p. 3

Conferences upcoming, p. 17

Grant recipients, p. 4

National Register nominations, p. 7

Publication of note, p. 17

CONTENTS

FEDERAL ACTIVITIES, pages 1–5

American Indian Museum Opens, p. 1

“Trail of Tears” in Classroom, p. 3

Reflecting on NAGPRA, p. 4

Save America’s Treasures Grants, p. 5

STATE ACTIVITIES, pages 6–11

San Miguel Chapel, Santa Fe, NM, p. 6

National Register Nominations, p. 7
• Xavier University buildings, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Teutonia Maennerchor Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• B’nai Israel Synagogue, …

Variability And Interbreeding Of Sandwich Terns And Cayenne Terns In The Virgin Islands, With Comments On Their Systematic Relationship, Floyd E. Hayes

North American Birds

No abstract provided.

Southern Great Plains, Joseph A. Grzybowski, W. Ross Silcock

North American Birds

No abstract provided.

Measuring The Digital Millennium Against The Darknet: Implications For The Regulation Of Technological Protection Measures, Fred Von Lohmann

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

No abstract provided.