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Rehabilitating The Importance Of The Non-Cognitive: An Interview With MichèLe Lamont, Despina Lalaki

Publications and Research

In spring of 2006, Michèle Lamont, Professor of Sociology and African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, was invited to give a lecture for the New Sociological Imagination Lecture Series, organized by the New School for Social Research. This lecture concerned her book Cream Rising: How Peer Review Finds and Defines Excellence in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, which is to be published by Harvard University Press in 2008. Drawing on 81 interviews with panelists serving on five multidisciplinary fellowship competitions in the social sciences and the humanities, the book analyzes (1) the meaning panelists give to academic excellence—including …

Cooper’S Hawk Predation On Least Tern Chicks On A Rooftop In Pinellas County, Florida, Elizabeth A. Forys, Monique Abrams, S. Joyce King

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Attempted Predation At A Pileated Woodpecker Nest By A Gray Ratsnake, Linda I. Casey, Julia E. Earl, Steve A. Johnson

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Affirming The Ban On Harsh Interrogation, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Journal Articles

Beginning in 2002, lawyers for the Bush Administration began producing the now infamous legal memoranda on the subject of interrogation. The memoranda advise interrogators that they can torture people without fear of prosecution in connection with the so-called global war on terror. Much has been and will be written about the expedient and erroneous legal analysis of the memos. One issue at risk of being overlooked, however, because the memos emphasize torture, is that the United States must respect limits far short of torture in the conduct of interrogations. The United States may not use any form of coercion against …

Does Parental Autonomy Require Equal Custody At Divorce?, Margaret F. Brinig

Journal Articles

This paper considers the affect of amendments to state divorce laws that strengthen their joint custody preference. It does so in the context of suits by noncustodial parents challenging substantive custody standards not requiring equal custody at divorce. The complaint is that most custody laws, by using a best interests standard rather than equally dividing custodial time, violate substantive due process. Further, two states, Iowa and Maine, have recently amended their custody legislation to strongly presume joint physical custody.

After setting out the constitutional problem and describing the legislation in some detail, this paper tests the effects of the change …

User Surveys: Libraries Ask, "Hey, How Am I Doing?", Dwight B. King

Journal Articles

Mr. King offers suggestions on how to create and use surveys effectively to assess the quality of a library.

The Counter-Reformation Of The Security Council, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Journal Articles

This article examines the 2003-2005 reform initiative relative to the Security Council's authority over the use of force. It looks at why the reform discussion began, what proposals grew out of the discussion, and the legal situation following the 2005 World Summit. The conclusion here is that the reform process has had positive results for the international legal regulation of the use of force, human rights protection, and international law generally. International law scholars are in a position to build on these results, supporting the revival and renewal of Charter law, explaining what exactly that law requires and why, and …

Shopping For Law In A Coasean Market, G. Marcus Cole

Journal Articles

In the twentieth century, two Nobel-Prize winning economists wrote two seemingly unrelated characterizations of the processes constraining human behavior. One, Ronald Coase, wrote a short article entitled The Nature of the Firm,1 in which he reduced all managerial decision-making to a fundamental choice between making the factors of production, or buying them. This article and the idea of the "make or buy" decision for which it has come to be known, have proven to be among the most seminal in the history of financial economics and organizational behavior.

The second economist, Friedrich Hayek, wrote what he thought to be a …

Characteristics Of Patients With Guillain Barre Syndrome At A Tertiary Care Centre In Pakistan, 1995-2003, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Aisha Rahman, Bushra Jamil, Nadir Ali Syed

Department of Medicine

Objective: To study the clinical presentation, hospital course and outcome of patients admitted with Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) to a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods: The charts of patients conforming to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code 9.0, for GBS, from September 1995 to January 2003 were reviewed. Clinical data was recorded on a standardized questionnaire, which included patients' age, sex, antecedent events, neurological signs and symptoms and ventilation requirement. The hospital course was analyzed, including nosocomial infections, therapy given and the functional status of patients, using the Rankin scale (0-6). Standard SPSS 11.5 software (Windows) …

Response To Endicott: The Case Of The Wise Electrician, Gerard V. Bradley

Journal Articles

Timothy Endicott tells the tale of the "wise electrician." The main activities of the Wise Electrician are two. One is that he installs legally required Grade 5 insulation in everyone's home save one. The second is that on his own ceiling light circuits he uses Grade 4 insulation, which cheaper to acquire and, in his professional judgment, it is safe. In fact, the Wise Electrician would install Grade 4 in those houses, too, but for one fact: it would be illegal. What makes our man so interesting is that it is illegal to install Grade 4 in his house too. …

Medical Malpractice Crisis: A Problem With No Answer, The, Chandler Gregg

Missouri Law Review

The current “medical malpractice crisis” can be solved by examining and solving the several factors that are the root cause. This Comment looks at the changes that have been made in the way of tort reform and will analyze the problems that past tort reform efforts have ignored. It will also suggest alternative remedies to get the health care system on its way to becoming a system where fewer medical mistakes are made, injured plaintiffs are adequately compensated, and doctors can most effectively and efficiently operate.

Language Use And The Oral Tradition In Aaya (African American Young Adult) Literature, Kaavonia Hinton-Johnson

Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications

(First paragraph) In elementary school my favorite teachers taught me that the language used in my home was incorrect, incoherent, and inappropriate. My second grade teacher Ms. Hull, a tall, thin, dark-skinned woman, stands out among the others. I can still see her hovering over us. “Was!” Ms. Hull shouted, “not wuz. Your tongue is lazy.” “You be what?” she’d ask in disgust with one hand on her hip. When this happened, I was sure to get yelled at and lectured. To avoid such humiliation, I quickly learned to, as we said in my neighborhood, “talk proper.” Shame nagged at …

Enron, Fraud, And Securities Reform; An Enron Prosecutor's Perspective, John R. Kroger

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Congressional Reporting Requirements: Testing The Limits Of The Oversight Power, Jonathan G. Pray

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Nesting Habitat Selection Of The Least Tern On The Gulf Coast Of Florida, Alisa B. Mazzocchi, Elizabeth A. Forys

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Long Distance Dispersal Of A Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, Paul Miller

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Status Of Red-Bellied Squirrels (Sciurus Aureogaster) Introduced To Elliott Key, Florida, John L. Koprowski, G. Todd Kellison, Shelby L. Moneysmith

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Recommendations To Strengthen The Role Of Lady Health Workers In The National Program For Family Planning And Primary Health Care In Pakistan: The Health Workers Perspective, Habib Ahmed Afsar, Muhammad Younus

Community Health Sciences

Background: This study was planned to assess the strengths and weakness of the National Program for Family Planning and Primary from the Lady Health Workers (LHIW) perspective. We conducted this study in order to develop recommendations for strengthening LHWs' role in Primary Health Care (PHC) in Pakistan in consultation with the health workers.Methods: A qualitative study, based on key informant interviews, was carried out in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 20 workers were interviewed. Analysis was carried out by grouping similar responses in a matrix and then analysis with reference to context.Results: Motivations for joining program included financial benefits, convenient …

Outpatient Prescribing Practices For Nonapproved Drugs In Children, Kayce M. Morton, Sandra K. Willsie, John Kylan Lynch

Student Publications

Objective: To determine the use of nonapproved medications (safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established) for children prescribed at outpatient physician visits.

Background: The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) is a nationwide periodic survey of non–federally employed office-based physicians primarily engaged in patient care activities. The NAMCS provides information on selected patient visits including data on patient demographics, reasons for visit, physician diagnoses, clinical services provided, and medications ordered. Up to 6 medications could be recorded for each visit. The number of pediatric outpatient visits sampled between 1993 and 2000 ranged from 3000 to 6000 each …

Modeling Of Commercial Maritime Port Recoverability From Security Disruptions: Work-In-Progress, C. Ariel Pinto, Wayne K. Talley

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

This article describes active research in commercial maritime port's recovery from security disruptions which explores the synergy of economic and simulation models in investigating the recoverability of ports after security incidents. Previous study has identified decision variables and throughput simulation models of port operation. However, none of these models have been utilized to investigate port's recovery from a security disruption and in evaluating recoverability investments. The method of research includes analysis of recorded disruptions, identification of impediments to recovery and investment criteria for recoverability. This article provides managers insight into including security and continuity of operation in managing various types …

Software Development Project Risk Management: A Literature Review, Kevin Macg. Adams, C. Ariel Pinto

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The rapid and unprecedented growth in software has brought with it some of the most spectacular and costly project failures in modern history. How risk management is presented in the scholarly journals may give insight into the risk management methods and techniques in use on software development projects. This paper provides a glimpse into the risk management methods, methodologies and techniques available to those who are responsible for software development projects by conducting a non-experimental content analysis. The findings reveal that risk management has not received sufficient attention and does not appear to be widely accepted within the software engineering …

Development Of A System Of Systems Engineering Method, Ji Hyon Mun, Morgan Henrie, Yaneth Correa, Charles Keating, Andres Sousa-Poza

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Systems engineers have been facing challenges with the design and analysis of multiple complex systems. System of Systems Engineering has emerged to assist in this challenge with the systemic analysis, design, and transformation of complex metasystems. This paper outlines a proposed method to overcome these challenges, which is grounded in System of Systems Engineering principles and methodology. An overview of System of Systems Engineering will be provided for understanding of its significance and the attempt to complement Systems Engineering efforts in dealing with the aforementioned challenges. Finally, discussion on the proposed method, with respect to complex system analysis, is provided.

From "The Purpose" To "A Significant Purpose": Assessing The Constitutionality Of The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Under The Fourth Amendment, Jennifer Sullivan

Publications

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A Dangerous Supplement, Daria Roithmayr

Publications

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Investigation Of The Value Of Teacher Leadership Capacity-Building: Implementation Of An Intervention Framework To Raise Student Achievement, Darlene J. Nowocien

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The purpose of this study was to determine if changes could be detected in teachers' approaches to their professional practice and in the achievement of their students following the implementation of a teacher leadership capacity-building intervention framework. Specific aspects examined were (a) teachers' perceptions of changes in their classroom environments, instructional practices, planning, assessment, and confidence in instructing diverse learners; (b) observer ratings of teachers' classroom practices; (c) teachers' readiness for self-directed learning; and (d) student achievement. The study addressed four research questions and three hypotheses. Following the professional development intervention, teachers' perceived changes in their professional practices were documented …

Influence Of Sub-Cultures On Planned Organizational Change In A Community College: An Exploratory Case Study, Mary G. Locke

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The purpose of this research study was to explore and increase understanding of the ways in which sub-cultural groups within a community college may differently experience, respond to, and influence the organization's efforts to engage in purposeful change. To accomplish this purpose, an exploratory case study was conducted focusing on a medium-sized community college which was engaged in a multi-faceted institution-wide planned change initiative throughout the duration of the study. Qualitative research methods, including focus groups, individual interviews, an anonymous open-ended questionnaire, participant observations and review of archival documentation were utilized to identify, analyze, contrast and compare the perceptions, beliefs …

Magnetic Appeal Of Nurse Informaticians: Caring Attractor For Emergence, Todd D. Swinderman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the meaning of transition from the art of handwritten nursing documentation to electronic documentation from the lived experiences of nurse informaticians. Chaos Theory within Complexity Sciences and Ray's Bureaucratic Caring Theory informed the study. The Swinderman Research Model was created to visualize the tension between order and chaos in nursing practice. Twelve nurse informaticians were interviewed about their experiences in designing, building, implementing and supporting electronic nursing documentation systems using van Marten's human science phenomenological method. Descriptive themes where illuminated and metathemes were interpreted from the research data. The universal whole …

Mate Retention And Copulation Frequency In Humans: Complementary Anti-Cuckoldry Tactics, Faith E. Guta

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Guarding oneself from cuckoldry can be a challenging task for males of socially monogamous species. Accordingly, human males may possess evolved psychological mechanisms designed to prevent their partner's infidelity, and to "correct" that infidelity if it occurs. Because preventative tactics are not failsafe, I hypothesized that men's reports of their mate-retention behaviors and copulation frequency would function as complimentary tactics (Study 1). Research has suggested that men's reports of their own anti-cuckoldry behaviors can be flawed, and that women may be more accurate. Therefore, Study 2 analyzed reports made by women of copulation frequency and their partner's mate-retention behaviors. In …

Monique Wittig And The Queer Theory Movement: Descendents And Disputes, Arthur F. Tang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

French feminist writer and theorist, Monique Wittig, theorizes from a nonessentialist, materialist lesbian position to posit categories of sex and gender as social constructions, thereby contesting what she terms the heterosexual regime. Because her social theory and literary praxis inform the thinking of leading figures associated with Queer theory, such as Judith Butler, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and Teresa de Lauretis, Wittig is often considered a precursor to the Queer theory movement. As Queer studies gain purchase in academic curricula, it is timely to assess Wittig's historical contribution to the Queer theory movement and her future pertinence to it as a …

Obstruction Of Chloride Diffusion In Concrete By Embedded Reinforcing Bars, Pascal. Cros

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

A study was performed of the effect of reinforcing bars on chloride diffusion into concrete. These bars act as obstacles to chloride movement, and this obstruction allows the chloride concentration to build-up faster along the top of the reinforcing bar than elsewhere. As a consequence, the critical chloride threshold to initiate corrosion of the steel is reached sooner than otherwise expected. This research was performed using two different methods. First, chloride analyses were performed on chloride exposed concrete blocks by taking cores in the concrete and drillings along the trace of the top bars. Second, concrete blocks models were analyzed …