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A Common Tragedy: Promises To Benefit The Public Interest And The Enforceability Problem, Irma S. Russell

Faculty Works

This article examines the challenge of enforcing promises made to benefit the public, using environmental commitments such as wetland restoration as a central example. It argues that while contractual promises between private parties are routinely enforced, similar promises made to the public often fail due to lack of effective enforcement mechanisms. Drawing on Garrett Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons,” the paper explores how individual incentives discourage both performance and enforcement of such promises. The analysis highlights the limitations of agency resources, barriers to citizen enforcement, and the inadequacy of existing legal frameworks to ensure accountability for public benefit commitments. It …

Steven A. Leblanc. Constant Battles: The Myth Of The Peaceful, Noble Savage. Matt Ridley. The Red Queen, Sex And The Evolution Of Human Nature, Laina Farhat-Holzman

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Sandspur, Vol 111, No 21, April 01, 2005, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Proceedings: Abstracts Of Papers, 83rd Annual Meeting Of The Virginia Academy Of Science

Virginia Journal of Science

Abstracts of the papers presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science, May 17-20, 2005, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Nexus, Spring 2005, Wright State University Community

Nexus Literary Journal

Nexus is a magazine that began as an insert in the Wright State Guardian student newspaper in 1965 and has since been published semi-regularly. It began only accepting creative writing, but has since expanded to include illustrations, photography and other non-written art forms. Today, it is published in a digital format and accepts submissions from around the country, though it maintains its commitment to the Wright State Community.

Double-Stranded Rna-Dependent Protein Kinase (Pkr) Is Downregulated By Phorbol Ester, Yan Zhou, Barbara I. Chase, Mark Whitmore, Bryan R.G. Williams, Aimin Zhou

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is one of the key mediators of interferon (IFN) action against certain viruses. PKR also plays an important role in signal transduction and immunomodulation. Understanding the regulation of PKR activity is important for the use of PKR as a tool to discover and develop novel therapeutics for viral infections, cancer and immune dysfunction. We found that phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), a potent activator of protein kinase C (PKC), decreased the level of autophosphorylated PKR in a dose- and time-dependent manner in IFN-treated mouse fibroblast cells. Polyinosinic–polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) treatment enhanced the activity of …

Cholera And Its Impact On Nineteenth-Centry Mormon Migration, Patricia Rushton

BYU Studies

Nineteenth-century migrants traveling across America suffered from many diseases as they journeyed to new homes in the West. The disease that was most common and caused the highest rate of illness and death was cholera. Historian Robert Carter notes, "It was a disease with which people were... familiar, yet it was little understood. It would strike suddenly, with no warning, often killing the victim within hours of the first symptoms. It was so uncontrollable that often entire families, even whole emigrating companies, would be wiped out." While cholera was not always fatal, it brought fear and suffering into the lives …

Setting A Standard In Lds Art: Four Illustrators Of The Mid-Twentieth Century, Robert T. Barrett, Susan Easton Black

BYU Studies

Prints of paintings of Christ and other people from the scriptures and Church history are displayed in Latter-day Saint meetinghouses, visitors' centers, and temples throughout the world and are used in Church magazines and manuals. Many of these artworks were created in the 1950s and 1960s by American illustrators Arnold Friberg, Harry Anderson, Tom Lovell, and Ken Riley. While the religious works of these illustrators are familiar, less known are the career paths these artists took and the other works of art they created. This article aims to acquaint the reader with the lives of these illustrators and the circumstances …

Connections: Library News For Library Staff Vol. 2, Issue 4, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

Connections: Library News for Library Staff

The purpose of Connections was to build community within UTA Library staff by reminding people of upcoming events and dates, introducing new staff members, celebrating a department's achievements, and writing about other items of interest.

Campus Report, Vol. 32, No. 8, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

The publication for faculty and staff of the University of Dayton. Firefighting robots; Mary garden; Dayton Civic Scholars Program.

Confined Livestock Feeding Facilites: Control Of Stable Flies And Hosue Flies, Craig Anthony

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Stable flies and house flies are major pests near confined livestock facilities, cattle feedlots, and dairies, and cost livestock producers millions of dollars annually, especially in the more human environment of eastern South Dakota. Losses result from decreased weight gains and production by cattle that suffer the attack of the stable fly. Economic losses due to the house fly are much more difficult to determine, but nevertheless they are a nuisance to livestock and people. A problem is emerging with these two flies, especially the house fly. As urban development gradually spreads into what were traditionally agriculture production areas, the …

Main Hall To Main Street, April 2005, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

Main Hall to Main Street, 2005-2010

This is volume 11, number 4 of Main Hall to Main Street.

Uah Alumni News, Spring 2005, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

UAH Alumni News

No abstract provided.

Stopping The Silver Bullet: How Recreational Fishermen Can Use The Public Trust Doctrine To Prevent The Creation Of Marine Reserves, Katryna D. Bevis

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Monitor Newsletter Monthly, April/May 2005, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

The S-Aux-O-V-Other Syntagm In Atlantic, George Tucker Childs

Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

As the largest language phylum in the world and the most geographically widespread (Williamson & Blench 2000), Niger-Congo understandably exhibits some variation at all grammatical levels. Basic word order stands as no exception to this generalization, and there have been partisans for both an SOY and an SVO reconstructed word order. Gensler 1994 attempts to reconcile the two by claiming that neither proposal is correct; he suggests that both SOY and SVO are derived from Proto-Niger-Congo *S-AUX-O-V-Other. Because of the pattern's "quirkiness" (being found virtually nowhere else in the world) and because it is so widely attested in geographically widely …

Science And Environmental Decision Making: The Potential Role Of Environmental Impact Assessment In The Pursuit Of Appropriate Information, Joseph F. Dimento, Helen Ingram

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Species Concepts And The Endangered Species Act: How A Valid Biological Definition Of Species Enhances The Legal Protection Of Biodiversity, Anna L. George, Richard L. Mayden

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Political Mobilization, Venue Change, And The Coal Bed Methane Conflict In Montana And Wyoming, Robert J. Duffy

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Lobato V. Taylor: How The Villages Of The Rio Culebra, The Colorado Supreme Court, And The Restatement Of Servitudes Bailed Out The Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Ryan Golten

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

What Is The Best Predictor Of Annual Lyme Disease Incidence: Weather, Mice, Or Acorns?, Eric M. Schauber, Richard S. Ostfeld, Andrew S. Evans Jr

Publications

Predicting fluctuations in annual risk of Lyme disease would be useful in focusing public health efforts. However, several competing hypotheses have been proposed that point to weather variables, acorn production, or mouse abundance as important predictors of Lyme disease risk. We compared the ability of acorn production, mouse density, and four relevant weather variables to predict annual Lyme disease incidence (detrended) between 1992 and 2002 for Dutchess County, New York, and seven states in the northeastern United States. Acorn production and mouse abundance measured in Dutchess County were the strongest predictors (r ≥ 0.78) of Dutchess County Lyme disease …

New Tricks (2005), Joanna Schreiber, Heidi Petersen, April Denholm, Justin Blessinger, John Nelson, Deana Hueners, Maureen Murphy

New Tricks

No abstract provided.

Hollingsworth Initiative Proves A Boon To Top Gift Societies, Rosanne Batson Patton '81

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

Commitment And Leadership, Clint Hill '03

Furman Magazine

Few can match Bet Fant's generous spirit, work ethic

Synthetic And Structural Studies Of Novel 1, 10-Phenanthroline Derivatives, Eunjoo Kim

Masters Theses

Asymmetric catalysis can provide a general approach to the preparation of enantiomerically enriched compounds in organic synthesis. Very often these asymmetric catalysts consist of a chiral ligand-metal complex. Because of the growing demand to develop enantioselective reactions in organic chemistry one focus of this area of research is the design and characterization of new chiral ligands for asymmetric synthesis.

The focus of my research is in the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel 1, 10-phenanthroline derivatives that could be used as chiral ligands in enantioselective reactions. Central to these studies have been the effect of substituents on the B-ring of …

Black River Watershed Management Plan, Erin M. Fuller

Masters Theses

The Black River Watershed encompassses 287 square miles in Allegan and Van Buren Counties in southwestern lower Michigan. The confluence of the North, Middle, and South branches is approximately 2.5 miles upstream of the City of South Haven, where the river empties into Lake Michigan. The Black River Watershed Management Plan was created with input from a variety of stakeholders, from local organizations to state agencies. Input from these stakeholders, field work, and previous water quality studies all helped determine water quality concerns in the Black River Watershed. Stakeholders input also was used to determine goals and objectives that would …

Wooster Magazine: Spring 2005, Lisa Watts

Wooster Magazine: 2001-2010

This edition of the Wooster Magazine was published in the Spring of 2005. The Kauke Hall challenge has been met, and renovations will begin after commencement. A section from page eleven to seventeen discusses the impacts of endowments. Emily Ryan '05 writes 50 Things to Do Before You Leave Wooster. Alice Grosjean '27 is featured for living to be 100 years old. Bill '86 and Adam '89 Gardner discuss their passion for paintball from page twenty-seven to thirty. The Class Notes section is from page thirty-one to sixty-three.

Learning Centers In Kindergarten Through Third Grade, Angela Gapp

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Segmentation Of Non-Viable Myocardium In Delayed Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Images, Arunark Kolipaka, George P. Chatzimavroudis, Richard D. White, Thomas P. O’Donnell, Randolph M. Setser

Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

Purpose: To evaluate six algorithms for segmenting non-viable left ventricular (LV) myocardium in delayed enhancement (DE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: Twenty-three patients with known chronic ischemic heart disease underwent DE-MRI. DE images were first manually thresholded using an interactive region-filling tool to isolate non-viable myocardium. Then, six thresholding algorithms, based on the image intensity characteristics of either LV blood pool (BP), viable LV myocardium, or both, were applied to each image. For the Mean−2SD_BP algorithm, thresholds were equal to the mean BP intensity minus twice its standard deviation. For the Mean+2SD_Semi, Mean+3SD_Semi, Mean+2SD_{Auto …}

Reverence: Renewing A Forgotten Virtue By Paul Woodruff, George Bennion

BYU Studies

Paul Woodruff. Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001