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Characterization Of Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites, Sumanth Banda Jan 2004

Characterization Of Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites, Sumanth Banda

Theses and Dissertations

The main objective of this thesis is to efficiently disperse and align SWNTs in two different polymer matrices to obtain an orthotropic composite whose strength, stiffness and electrical properties depend on the orientation of the SWNTs. The SWNTs are successfully dispersed and aligned in a polyimide matrix and a polymer blend of UDMA/HDDMA. In-situ polymerization under sonication is used to disperse the SWNTs in polyimide matrix and sonication is used to disperse SWNTs in the UDMA/HDDMA matrix. In both cases, an electric field is used to align the SWNTs in the polymer matrices. In the polyimide, the SWNTs are aligned …

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Reconciling Speed Limits With Design Speeds, Alberto Miguel Figueroa-Medina, Andrzej P. Tarko Jan 2004

Reconciling Speed Limits With Design Speeds, Alberto Miguel Figueroa-Medina, Andrzej P. Tarko

JTRP Technical Reports

In recent years, context-sensitive highway design has been promoted to ensure that designers consider the environmental, scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and preservation aspects of the road. Context-sensitive design may lead to situations where the current design standards cannot be met because of restricting local conditions. Indiana has road sections designed and built some time ago. In a considerable number of roads with the statutory limit of 55 mph (90 km/h), the road geometry does not meet the current standards. At individual intersections and on curves, advisory speeds are posted together with warning signs. Although this solution increases the safety of …

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Remediation Of Soils And Ground Water Contaminated By Aromatic And Chlorinated Hydrocarbons And Metals, Inez Hua, P. Suresh Rao, Linda S. Lee, Barry K. Partridge, Ben Lawrence Jan 2004

Remediation Of Soils And Ground Water Contaminated By Aromatic And Chlorinated Hydrocarbons And Metals, Inez Hua, P. Suresh Rao, Linda S. Lee, Barry K. Partridge, Ben Lawrence

JTRP Technical Reports

Many of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) sites are contaminated with aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents; these contaminants often occur in the form of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) or dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs). Considerable effort has recently been focused on developing in-situ technologies for removing or destroying NAPL source zones, and several potentially viable methods have emerged, including in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO). ISCO has become an attractive remediation option to managers at many contaminated sites. The three oxidants that are most often applied in-situ are hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) with iron catalysts, potassium permanganate (KMnO4), and ozone (O3). …

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Using Imaging Technology To Evaluate Highway Safety, Praprut Songchitruksa, Andrzej P. Tarko Jan 2004

Using Imaging Technology To Evaluate Highway Safety, Praprut Songchitruksa, Andrzej P. Tarko

JTRP Technical Reports

Crash-based safety analysis is set back by several shortcomings such as randomness and rarity of crash occurrences, lack of timeliness, and inconsistency in crash reporting. Non-crash-based safety analysis has been around for more than three decades but its potential was limited due to a difficulty in the data collection and the evaluation. Recent advancement in digital videos and image detection technology renewed our interest in facilitating the data collection and improving the evaluation method. Two image detection systems for the measurement of traffic characteristics were evaluated: (a) a commercial video detection system and (b) proprietary image processing software. The measurement …

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Images Of Health Insurance In Popular Film: The Dissolving Critique, Elizabeth Pendo Jan 2004

Images Of Health Insurance In Popular Film: The Dissolving Critique, Elizabeth Pendo

Articles

Several recent films have villainized the health insurance industry as central elements of their plots. This Article examines three of those films: Critical Care, The Rainmaker, and John Q. It analyzes these films through the context of the consumer backlash against managed care that began in the 1990s and shows how these films reflect the consumer sentiment regarding health insurance companies and the cost controlling strategies they employ. In addition, the Article identifies three key premises about health insurance in the films that, although exaggerated and incomplete, have significant factual support. Ultimately, the author argues that, despite their passionately critical …

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Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance; Statement Of Position 04-1; Statement Of Position 04-1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2004

Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance; Statement Of Position 04-1; Statement Of Position 04-1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, Aug. 9, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee Jan 2004

Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, Aug. 9, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

1. PROPOSED ETHICS RULING NO. 112 UNDER RULE 102: Use of a Third-Party Service Provider to Assist a Member in Providing Professional Services; 2. PROPOSED ETHICS RULING NO. 12 UNDER RULES 201 AND 202: Applicability of General and Technical Standards When Using a Third-Party Service Provider; 3. PROPOSED REVISION OF ETHICS RULING NO. 1 UNDER RULE 301: Use of a Third-Party Service Provider to Provide Professional Services to Clients or Administrative Support Services to the Member Computer Processing of Clients' Returns; 4. PROPOSED DELETION OF ETHICS RULING NO. 5 UNDER RULE 301: Records Retention Agency

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Enterprise Risk Management Framework, Exposure Draft For Public Comment, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission Jan 2004

Enterprise Risk Management Framework, Exposure Draft For Public Comment, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Performance Of Review Engagements : (Amends Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, No. 1, Compilation And Review Of Financial Statements, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 2, Ar Sec. 100); Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 10; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 10, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee Jan 2004

Performance Of Review Engagements : (Amends Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, No. 1, Compilation And Review Of Financial Statements, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 2, Ar Sec. 100); Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 10; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 10, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee

AICPA Professional Standards

Copyright and permission to reprint held by: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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Accounting For Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions; Statement Of Position 04-2; Statement Of Position 04-2, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee Jan 2004

Accounting For Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions; Statement Of Position 04-2; Statement Of Position 04-2, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Proposed Statement Of Position : Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance;Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, March 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Social Insurance Task Force Jan 2004

Proposed Statement Of Position : Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance;Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, March 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Social Insurance Task Force

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement of Position (SOP) was issued to assist CPAs in auditing the statement of social insurance. a financial statement required by Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) No. 17, Accounting for Social Insurance, and SFFAS No. 25, Reclassification of Stewardship Responsibilities and Eliminating the Current Services Assessment. In summary, a statement of social insurance is a long-term projection of the present value of the income to be received from or on behalf of existing and future participants of social insurance programs (for example, Social Security), the present value of the benefits …

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Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Deferred Acquisition Costs On Internal Replacements;Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Deferred Acquisition Costs On Internal Replacements; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, Nov. 29, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee Jan 2004

Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Deferred Acquisition Costs On Internal Replacements;Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Deferred Acquisition Costs On Internal Replacements; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, Nov. 29, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This Statement of Position (SOP) provides guidance on accounting by insurance enterprises for deferred acquisition costs on internal replacements other than those specifically described in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 97, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of lnvestments. The SOP defines an internal replacement as a modification in product benefits, coverages, or features that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or the election of a feature within a …

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Proposed Statement Of Position: Auditing The Satement Of Social Insurance; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, March 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2004

Proposed Statement Of Position: Auditing The Satement Of Social Insurance; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, March 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Comment Letters On Proposed Statement Of Position “Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance”, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Social Insurance Task Force Jan 2004

Comment Letters On Proposed Statement Of Position “Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance”, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Social Insurance Task Force

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Aicpa Professional Standards: Accounting And Review Standards As Of June 1, 2004, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee Jan 2004

Aicpa Professional Standards: Accounting And Review Standards As Of June 1, 2004, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee

AICPA Professional Standards

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Aicpa Professional Standards: Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board Standards And Audits Of Public Companies As Of June 1, 2004, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Jan 2004

Aicpa Professional Standards: Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board Standards And Audits Of Public Companies As Of June 1, 2004, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

AICPA Professional Standards

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Standards For Accounting And Review Services; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 11; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 11, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee. Compilation And Review Of Financial Statements Jan 2004

Standards For Accounting And Review Services; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 11; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 11, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee. Compilation And Review Of Financial Statements

AICPA Professional Standards

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Front Matter Jan 2004

Front Matter

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

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Challenging The Bounds Of Education Litigation: Castaneda V. Regents And Daniel V. California, Alan E. Schoenfeld Jan 2004

Challenging The Bounds Of Education Litigation: Castaneda V. Regents And Daniel V. California, Alan E. Schoenfeld

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Note argues that by combining the normative suasion of educational finance litigation with the political imperatives manifested in affirmative action law and practice, those who seek to improve the quality of secondary education and expand access to higher education would likely effect greater change than they would working independently. Under the appropriate political and legal circumstances, access to public higher education ought to be treated as something akin to a fundamental right, the unequal distribution of which constitutes a violation of equal protection for students of color and for economically disadvantaged students. Using the Castaneda and Daniel lawsuits to …

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Does A Diverse Judiciary Attain A Rule Of Law That Is Inclusive?: What Grutter V. Bollinger Has To Say About Diversity On The Bench, Sylvia R. Lazos Vargas Jan 2004

Does A Diverse Judiciary Attain A Rule Of Law That Is Inclusive?: What Grutter V. Bollinger Has To Say About Diversity On The Bench, Sylvia R. Lazos Vargas

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Article concludes that political dialogue engendered by controversial minority judicial nominations, like those of Miguel Estrada and Janice Rogers Brown, could be an avenue to educating the polity as to why it is important to achieve greater minority representation on the bench. The pluralistic process-based model of judging advocates that a critical mass of diverse judges be achieved, not that the minority judges be liberal rather than conservative, communitarian rather than individualist, or Democrat rather than Republican. The goal is that there be a critical mass of minority judges on benches that make decisions as a group, like circuit …

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Resolving Automatic Prepositional Phrase Attachments By Non-Statistical Means, Deryle W. Lonsdale, Michael B. Manookin Jan 2004

Resolving Automatic Prepositional Phrase Attachments By Non-Statistical Means, Deryle W. Lonsdale, Michael B. Manookin

Faculty Publications

Prepositional-phrase attachment is a topic of active research in the field of computational linguistics. Properly attaching prepositional phrases to their pertinent constituent proves straightforward for humans, but inferring these attachments in a cognitive modeling system becomes difficult. For example, in the sentence, ‘Ralph threw the frisbee to John,’ the prepositional phrase ‘to John’ will attach to the verb phrase ‘threw’. In another example, ‘Joe saw the dog with fur,’ the prepositional phrase ‘with fur’ will attach directly to the noun phrase ‘the dog.’ Humans would have little difficulty resolving these examples, but for computers this would be difficult.

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Multiple Domains Of The Co-Chaperone Hop Are Important For Hsp70 Binding, Gregory M. Nelson, Patricia E. Carrigan, Patricia J. Roberts, Jha'nae Stoffer, Daniel L. Riggs, David F. Smith Jan 2004

Multiple Domains Of The Co-Chaperone Hop Are Important For Hsp70 Binding, Gregory M. Nelson, Patricia E. Carrigan, Patricia J. Roberts, Jha'nae Stoffer, Daniel L. Riggs, David F. Smith

Faculty Publications

The Hop/Sti1 co-chaperone binds to both Hsp70 and Hsp90. Biochemical and co-crystallographic studies have suggested that the EEVD-containing C terminus of Hsp70 or Hsp90 binds specifically to one of the Hop tetratricopeptide repeat domains, TPR1 or TPR2a, respectively. Mutational analyses of Hsp70 and Hop were undertaken to better characterize interactions between the C terminus of Hsp70 and Hop domains. Surprisingly, truncation of EEVD plus as many as 34 additional amino acids from the Hsp70 C terminus did not reduce the ability of Hsp70 mutants to co-immunoprecipitate with Hop, although further truncation eliminated Hop binding. Hop point mutations targeting a carboxylate …

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Employee Benefit Plans Industry Developments - 2004; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2004

Employee Benefit Plans Industry Developments - 2004; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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High-Technology Industry Developments - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2004

High-Technology Industry Developments - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Insurance Industry Developments - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2004

Insurance Industry Developments - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Real Estate Industry Developments - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2004

Real Estate Industry Developments - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Agricultural Producers And Agricultural Cooperatives With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Agribusiness Special Committee Jan 2004

Agricultural Producers And Agricultural Cooperatives With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Agribusiness Special Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Brokers And Dealers In Securities With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Stockbrokerage And Investment Banking Committee Jan 2004

Brokers And Dealers In Securities With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Stockbrokerage And Investment Banking Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Common Interest Realty Associations With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Common Interest Realty Associations Task Force Jan 2004

Common Interest Realty Associations With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Common Interest Realty Associations Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Depository And Lending Institutions: Banks And Savings Institutions, Credit Unions, Finance Companies And Mortgage Companies, New Edition As Of January 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Guides Combination Task Force Jan 2004

Depository And Lending Institutions: Banks And Savings Institutions, Credit Unions, Finance Companies And Mortgage Companies, New Edition As Of January 1, 2004; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Guides Combination Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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