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The Rule-Outcome Paradox, Madness Cascades And The Fog Of Preemption: Seeking The Best Rule For Use Of Force, David D. Caron Jan 2004

The Rule-Outcome Paradox, Madness Cascades And The Fog Of Preemption: Seeking The Best Rule For Use Of Force, David D. Caron

UC Law SF International Law Review

The National Security Strategy emphasizes outcomes as opposed to process. This paper discusses the differences between those who value process and those who seek immediate answers to a dangerous situation presented before them, particularly in relation to the Bush Administration's actions in Iraq. Those who value process speak in terms of the law and look to see how actions will effect the future. Those who value outcomes will emphasize the reality of the moment. These viewpoints divide the reactions to the Bush Administration's threat prevention use of force doctrine.

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Modeling Of Membrane Solute Mass Transfer In Ro/Nf Membrane Systems, Yu Zhao Jan 2004

Modeling Of Membrane Solute Mass Transfer In Ro/Nf Membrane Systems, Yu Zhao

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Five articles describing the impact of surface characteristics, and development of mass transfer models for diffusion controlled membrane applications are published in this dissertation. Article 1 (Chapter 3) describes the impact of membrane surface characteristics and NOM on membrane performance for varying pretreatment and membranes during a field study. Surface charge, hydrophobicity and roughness varied significantly among the four membranes used in the study. Membrane surface characteristics, NOM and SUVA measurements were used to describe mass transfer in a low pressure RO integrated membrane system. Inorganic and organic solute and water mass transfer coefficients were systematically investigated for dependence on …

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Biostability In Drinking Water Distribution Systems Study At Pilot-Scale, Michael Le Puil Jan 2004

Biostability In Drinking Water Distribution Systems Study At Pilot-Scale, Michael Le Puil

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Biostability and related issues (e.g. nitrification) were investigated for 18 months in 18 pilot distribution systems, under various water quality scenarios. This study specifically investigated the impact of steady-state water changes on HPC levels in chlorinated and chloraminated distribution systems. Chlorination was more effective than chloramination in reducing HPC levels (1-2 log difference). There was a rapid increase in HPC corresponding to the change in steady-state water quality, which was observed in all PDS. Modeling effort demonstrated that HPC levels reached a maximum within five days after water quality change and return to initial level ten days after the change. …

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Measure For Measure: Two Misunderstood Prinicples Of Damages, Exodus 21:22-25 Life For Life, Eye For Eye And Matthew 5:38-39 Turn The Other Cheek, Andrew R. Simmonds Jan 2004

Measure For Measure: Two Misunderstood Prinicples Of Damages, Exodus 21:22-25 Life For Life, Eye For Eye And Matthew 5:38-39 Turn The Other Cheek, Andrew R. Simmonds

St. Thomas Law Review

The most important measure of damages is measure for measure: the rule of proportional damages, which in its most famous iteration is the rule of "eye for eye." Found most prominently in the biblical Book of the Covenant in Exodus 21:22-25, the rule states that where two men fight and in the course of their fight a pregnant woman and her fetuses are killed the penalty shall be "life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, stripe for stripe." The biblical maxims "eye for eye" and "you have heard it …

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Loss-Of-Function Analysis Of Epha Receptors In Retinotectal Mapping, David Feldheim, Masaru Nakamoto, Miriam Osterfield, Nicholas Gale, Thomas Dechiara, Rajat Rohatgi, George Yancopoulos, John Flanagan Jan 2004

Loss-Of-Function Analysis Of Epha Receptors In Retinotectal Mapping, David Feldheim, Masaru Nakamoto, Miriam Osterfield, Nicholas Gale, Thomas Dechiara, Rajat Rohatgi, George Yancopoulos, John Flanagan

Biology Faculty Publications

EphA tyrosine kinases are thought to act as topographically specific receptors in the well-characterized projection map from the retina to the tectum. Here, we describe a loss-of-function analysis of EphA receptors in retinotectal mapping. Expressing patches of a cytoplasmically truncated EphA3 receptor in chick retina caused temporal axons to have reduced responsiveness to posterior tectal repellent activity in vitro  and to shift more posteriorly within the map in vivo . A gene disruption of mouse EphA5, replacing the intracellular domain with beta-galactosidase, reduced in vitro  responsiveness of temporal axons to posterior target membranes. It also caused map abnormalities in vivo …

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The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu Jan 2004

The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

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2004 - 2006 Postgraduate Prospectus, Dublin Institute Of Technology Jan 2004

2004 - 2006 Postgraduate Prospectus, Dublin Institute Of Technology

DIT Publications

Postgrad prospectus for years 2004 - 2006, containing information on applications to studies, disability services, research funding, international student office, contact persons.

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Impulse, Dave Graves, Kyle Johnson Jan 2004

Impulse, Dave Graves, Kyle Johnson

Impulse (Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Publication)

Features:
[Page] 2 SDSU engineers restore Solberg Hall to active duty: From donors to the project manager, this effort was the project of alumni.
[Page] 4 Unique funding spawns new Solberg Hall: At $1, Solberg was the best purchase the State ever made.
[Page] 6 Back from Iraq: Guard members tell their story about the restoration of Iraq.
[Page] 8 Inquisitive nature leads Barnett to 'quality' career: Andy Barnett was living in a monastery when he decided to be an engineer
[Page] 10 Mobile classroom brings science to students: Retired teachers drive the truck and an SDSU instructor steers the …

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Center For Undergraduate Studies 2004-2005 Catalog, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2004

Center For Undergraduate Studies 2004-2005 Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

Undergraduate Programs Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

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A Study Of Computer Literacy Skills In First-Year Sinclair Community College Students, Jennifer D. Day Jan 2004

A Study Of Computer Literacy Skills In First-Year Sinclair Community College Students, Jennifer D. Day

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Characterization Of Trickling Filter Performance And Correlation With Operational Parameters, Matthew Aaron Reilly Jan 2004

Characterization Of Trickling Filter Performance And Correlation With Operational Parameters, Matthew Aaron Reilly

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Polymeric Carbon Nanocomposites: Physical Properties And Osteoblast Adhesion Studies, Matthew D. Matzek Jan 2004

Polymeric Carbon Nanocomposites: Physical Properties And Osteoblast Adhesion Studies, Matthew D. Matzek

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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An Examination Of Plane Wave Propagation In Unbounded Chiral Media And Across Achiral-Chiral Boundaries, Sumit Nema Jan 2004

An Examination Of Plane Wave Propagation In Unbounded Chiral Media And Across Achiral-Chiral Boundaries, Sumit Nema

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Histochemical Assessment Of Tissue Viability And Herbicide Damage In Woody Stems Of Lonicera Maackii, Mark A. Fuchs Jan 2004

Histochemical Assessment Of Tissue Viability And Herbicide Damage In Woody Stems Of Lonicera Maackii, Mark A. Fuchs

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Psychosocial Adjustment In Children Treated For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Maria Eugenia Furnari Jan 2004

Psychosocial Adjustment In Children Treated For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Maria Eugenia Furnari

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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An Evaluation Of How John Paul Ii's Critics Engage The Arguments That He Uses To Support Natural Family Planning And To Oppose The Use Of Artificial Birth Control, Daniel Joseph Engel Jan 2004

An Evaluation Of How John Paul Ii's Critics Engage The Arguments That He Uses To Support Natural Family Planning And To Oppose The Use Of Artificial Birth Control, Daniel Joseph Engel

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Attached Microbiological Growth Treatment Of Nutrient Rich Agricultural Drainage, Ella Masimba Guyo Jan 2004

Attached Microbiological Growth Treatment Of Nutrient Rich Agricultural Drainage, Ella Masimba Guyo

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Prevalence Of Neurotoxic Clostridium Botulinum Type C In The Gastrointestinal Tracts Of Tilapia (Oreochromis Mossambicus) In The Salton Sea, P. P. Nol, T. E. Rocke, K. Gross, T. M. Yuill Jan 2004

Prevalence Of Neurotoxic Clostridium Botulinum Type C In The Gastrointestinal Tracts Of Tilapia (Oreochromis Mossambicus) In The Salton Sea, P. P. Nol, T. E. Rocke, K. Gross, T. M. Yuill

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) have been implicated as the source of type C toxin in avian botulism outbreaks in pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) at the Salton Sea in southern California (USA). We collected sick, dead, and healthy fish from various sites throughout the Sea during the summers of 1999 through 2001 and tested them for the presence of Clostridium botulinum type C cells by polymerase chain reaction targeting the C1 neurotoxin gene. Four of 96 (4%), 57 of 664 (9%), and five of 355 (1%) tilapia tested were positive for C. botulinum type C …

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Solutions Through Science: Protecting Sunflowers From Blackbirds Jan 2004

Solutions Through Science: Protecting Sunflowers From Blackbirds

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

In late summer, large flocks of blackbirds gather in the northern Great Plains to prepare for their strenuous migration to southern wintering grounds in the United States and Mexico. The birds acquire energy for their trip by feasting on energy-rich seeds and berries. Unfortunately for farmers, many of those seeds come from agricultural crops. Red-winged blackbirds, common grackles, and yellow-headed blackbirds cause most of the damage to commercial crops. Sunflower producers in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota suffer millions of dollars’ worth of losses annually due to blackbirds.

Reducing blackbird damage to sunflower crops continues to be a challenge …

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Conversion, Vijay Lakshmi Jan 2004

Conversion, Vijay Lakshmi

Short Story

No abstract provided.

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In Search Of A Higher Standard: Rethinking Fiduciary Duties Of Directors Of Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, Stefan J. Padfield Jan 2004

In Search Of A Higher Standard: Rethinking Fiduciary Duties Of Directors Of Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, Stefan J. Padfield

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.

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Uab Magazine - Spring 2004, University Of Alabama At Birmingham Jan 2004

Uab Magazine - Spring 2004, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

No abstract provided.

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Uab Magazine - Fall 2004, University Of Alabama At Birmingham Jan 2004

Uab Magazine - Fall 2004, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

No abstract provided.

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Feminist Voices In The Debate Over Single-Sex Schooling: Finding Common Ground, Rosemary C. Salomone Jan 2004

Feminist Voices In The Debate Over Single-Sex Schooling: Finding Common Ground, Rosemary C. Salomone

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

This article examines the deep divide within feminist ranks with an eye toward proposing a constructive and essential role for feminist understandings as single-sex schooling inches its way toward legal acceptability and into the mainstream of educational reform. In doing so, the forces that have shaped competing perspectives on women's equality are examined, especially disagreements over sameness and difference. In the end the article looks to the Court's decision in United States v. Virginia as a road map for feminists to follow in reaching common ground on the approach, despite seemingly profound ideological differences among them.

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Beyond State Sovereignty: The Protection Of Cultural Heritage As A Shared Interest Of Humanity, Francesco Francioni Jan 2004

Beyond State Sovereignty: The Protection Of Cultural Heritage As A Shared Interest Of Humanity, Francesco Francioni

Michigan Journal of International Law

In this paper the author will try to explore the topic from a different perspective: i.e. the emergence of cultural heritage as part of the shared interest of humanity, with the consequent need for international law to safeguard it in its material and living manifestations, including the cultural communities that create, perform and maintain it. Culture in itself is not extraneous to the formation of the modern nation State. Especially in the history of nineteenth century Europe, culture as language, religion, literary and artistic traditions provided the cement and the legitimizing element to support the claim to independent statehood.

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Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy In Adults: A Guide For Trainers, Horizons Program, International Centre For Reproductive Health, Mombasa Coast Province General Hospital Jan 2004

Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy In Adults: A Guide For Trainers, Horizons Program, International Centre For Reproductive Health, Mombasa Coast Province General Hospital

HIV and AIDS

Over the last five years, there has been a rapid change in treatment strategies for HIV infection. With the advent of newer antiretrovirals, treatment has moved from mono-therapy and bi-therapy to triple drug therapy or Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. One of the foremost concerns of ARV programs is the ability of people living with HIV/AIDS to maintain near perfect adherence over the long term. To achieve the goal of antiretroviral therapy (ART), undetectable levels of the virus in the blood, patients are required to maintain more than 90–95% adherence. Adherence is defined as a patient’s ability to follow a treatment …

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Hatching Asynchrony, Survival, And The Fitness Of Alternative Adult Morphs In Ambystoma Talpoideum, Travis J. Ryan Jan 2004

Hatching Asynchrony, Survival, And The Fitness Of Alternative Adult Morphs In Ambystoma Talpoideum, Travis J. Ryan

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

The mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum, exhibits both aquatic (gilled) and terrestrial (metamorphosed) adult morphologies. Previous studies have shown the existence of body-size advantages associated with the terrestrial morph in A. talpoideum and other polymorphic salamanders (e.g., A. tigrinum). However, aquatic adult A. talpoideum mature at a younger age and often breed earlier than terrestrial adults. We tested the hypothesis that early maturation and reproduction in aquatic adults increase fitness (irrespective of body size). We reared larval A. talpoideum in mesocosms and varied the timing of hatching, with early-hatching larvae representing the offspring from early-breeding aquatic adults, and late-hatching larvae representing …

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Effects Of Science Interest And Experience On Pseudoscientific Beliefs--An Empirical Test, Travis J. Ryan, Jessica Brown, Angela Johnson, Colin Sanberg, Megan Schilmidier Jan 2004

Effects Of Science Interest And Experience On Pseudoscientific Beliefs--An Empirical Test, Travis J. Ryan, Jessica Brown, Angela Johnson, Colin Sanberg, Megan Schilmidier

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

An article for Skeptic Magazine investigating the effect of science literacy on pseudoscientific belief. Authors found no significant relationship between science literacy scores and pseudoscientific belief. Students observed were significantly skeptical of psuedoscientific belief overall.

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Communities, Wildlife Conservation, And Tourism-Based Development: Can Community-Based Nature Tourism Live Up To Its Promise?, Robin L. Turner Jan 2004

Communities, Wildlife Conservation, And Tourism-Based Development: Can Community-Based Nature Tourism Live Up To Its Promise?, Robin L. Turner

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

This paper analyzes the opportunities and tensions generated by efforts to use conservationbased tourism as a catalyst for economic development. By exploring how historical legacies position actors and influence relationships between them, characterizing the nature tourism sector and its logic, and examining how liberalizing states are likely to engage with community-based tourism. I situate community-based nature tourism ventures in a broader political economic context. The paper draws from research on the Makuleke Region of Kruger National Park, South Africa to illustrate how these factors influence prospects for community benefit from protected area tourism. Like many other protected areas in Africa, …

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Policosanol Contents And Composition Of Grain Sorghum Kernels And Dried Distillers Grains, Keum T. Hwang, Curtis L. Weller, Susan L. Cuppett, Milford Hanna Jan 2004

Policosanol Contents And Composition Of Grain Sorghum Kernels And Dried Distillers Grains, Keum T. Hwang, Curtis L. Weller, Susan L. Cuppett, Milford Hanna

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Grain sorghum can be a major source of policosanols, long-chained alcohols, that have beneficial physiological activities. Sorghum dried distillers grains (DDG), a by-product of ethanol production from grain sorghum. contain a large amount of policosanols. Content and composition of policosanols in long-chained lipids extracted from grain sorghum kernels and DDG were determined. Long-chained lipids were extracted using hot hexane or hot ethanol. The major components of the long-chained lipids extracted from grain sorghum kernels. as determined using HPLC were policosanols (37-44%), aldehydes (44-55%), and acids (4-5%). Long-chained lipids from DDG contained 52% policosanols, 23% aldehydes. 6.4% acids. and l7% wax …

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