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The Closely Held Business Through The Entity-Aggregate Prism, Daniel S. Kleinberger

Faculty Scholarship

When the law conceptualizes the legal form that houses a closely held business, does it matter whether the law envisages that form as an entity separate from, rather than an aggregate of, the several owners of the business? At one time, this question was at the conceptual core of the law of general partnerships, but the Revised Uniform Partnership Act supposedly put the issue to rest. Moreover, the closely held corporation is emphatically an entity, as is the predominant form of unincorporated organization - the limited liability company. Today, the entity-aggregate question might seem a mere relic of a discarded …

First And Second Majors In Baccalaureate Programs Fall Semesters, 1991-2004, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2004-2005 academic year

Testing Conjectures About Morphological Diversity In Cichlids Of Lakes Malawi And Tanganyika, Prosanta Chakrabarty

Faculty Publications

The morphological diversity of Malawi and Tanganyika cichlids has often been qualitatively described, but rarely have hypotheses based on these descriptions been tested empirically. Using landmark based geometric morphometrics, shapes are analyzed independent of other aspects of the body form (e.g., size). The estimation of shape disparity, the quantitative measure of the variance of these raw shapes, can then be applied in order to objectively test hypotheses about morphological diversity. The shape disparity within and between different groups is explored as well as how it is partitioned within the cichlid body. Tanganyika cichlids are found to have significantly greater shape …

Mitochondrial Variation In Bolivian Populations Of The Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus Caerulescens), Robb T. Brumfield

Faculty Publications

The Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens) is arguably the most polytypic thamnophilid, with males ranging from almost entirely jet black to nearly white. The four subspecies that occur in Bolivia are strikingly divergent in male plumage: T. c. aspersiventer (black with white-barred belly), T. c. connectens (black back and bib with white belly), T. c. dinellii (gray throat and back with rufous belly), and T. c. paraguayensis (light gray with white belly). To assess the genetic structure of those taxa in Bolivia, sequence variation at the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene was screened in 126 individuals collected across transects spanning the plumage and …

The Forest Service's Quest For Power And Money: Implications Of A Budget-Maximizing Agency, Allison M. Stewart

Honors Theses

The Forest Service manages land for a diverse array of purposes under the Multiple Use Doctrine. Many of these uses are incompatible and lead to conflict The goal of my research is to explain what guides the Forest Service's management decisions, since this is critical to understanding how conflicts are resolved, .and uncover alternative approaches that better protect the environment.

In this paper, I present a brief history of the Forest Service's management over the past century. Particular attention is given to explaining trends in timber and recreation management. Following the historical presentation, I attempt to identify a set of …

An Analysis Of The Effect Of Carbon Dioxide On The Decay Rates Of Superoxide, Michael Jay Walsh

Honors Theses

The radical dioxygen anion, superoxide has been shown to react with carbon dioxide in nonprotic and aqueous systems. Indirect evidence suggests that superoxide also reacts with carbon dioxide and carbonate species dissolved in water. This study involved conducting experiments to determine the decay rate of superoxide in the presence of carbon dioxide and carbonate species. Experiments were conducted by sparging an alkaline bicarbonate buffer with carbon dioxide and measuring the decay rate of superoxide added to the solution. Although the specific reaction mechanism and rates have not been determined first order superoxide decay rates as high as 3.8x10-2s-1 were obtained …

After Georgia V. Ashcroft: The Primacy Of Proportionality, Felix B. Chang

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Note argues that the majority in Ashcroft have left courts with an unadministerable standard-not so much for reasons that Justice Souter articulated in his dissent, but rather because the Court provided no guidance on navigating around the myriad of factors in the convoluted totality analyses. In the face of this uncertainty, lower courts will rely increasingly on the proportionality standard of Johnson v. De Grandy, which marked the midpoint in the judicial shift from Justice Brennan's worldview to Justice O'Connor's world-view. Part I examines two cases after Ashcroft which represent different degrees of racial vote dilution: Shirt v. …

Utpa Undergraduate Catalog 2005-2007, University Of Texas Pan American

UTPA Archives - Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Utb/Tsc Commencement – Winter 2005, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

Brownsville Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Ay 2004/2005 Fs Meeting Minutes, 2004-09-22, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Sample Size On Rapid Bioassessment Scores And Management Efficiency, Uttam Kumar Rai

Theses and Dissertations

The rapid bioassessment method for stream bio monitoring generally uses a fixed count of 200 macro invertebrates as the standard subsample size. This number has been argued to be too small to provide accurate estimates on the richness of macro invertebrate communities and is believed to give misleading information pertaining to stream health. In this study, I used data collected from multiple habitats from 29 streams located in several subecoregions of Georgia to examine how the rapid bioassessment scores perform across subsample sizes of 100, 200, and 300 organisms. Subsample sizes of 100 and 200 organisms were found to underestimate …

Volume 17 — Power Of The Powerless! Solidarity And Collaboration As Mission, The Ecumencial Association Of Nigerian Theologians

Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology

No abstract provided.

Utb/Tsc Undergraduate Catalog 2005-2006, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

UTB/TSC Archives - Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Utpa Graduate Catalog 2005-2007, University Of Texas Pan American

UTPA Archives - Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Collection Of Works By Faculty And Staff - 2005, University Of Texas At Brownsville

Digital Books

This annual publication provides a listing of books, journals, videocassettes, compact discs, and software produced by various faculty and staff of the former University of Texas at Brownsville.

Jess – A Java Security Scanner For Eclipse, Russell Spitler

Honors Theses

Secure software is the responsibility of every developer. In order to help a developer with this responsibility there are many automated source code security auditors. These tools perform a variety of functions, from finding calls to insecure functions to poorly generated random numbers. These programs have existed for years and perform the security audit with varying degrees of success.

Largely missing in the world of programming is such a security auditor for the Java programming language. Currently, Fortify Software produces the only Java source code security auditor; this is a commercially available package.

This void is what inspired JeSS, Java …

The Synthesis And Characterization Of Bicyclooxacalixarenes, Kevin J. Selby

Honors Theses

Bicyclooxacalixarenes were synthesized in high yield via a selective, room temperature Sn Ar reaction of phluoroglucinol with 2,6-dichloropyridines. Functionality on the 2,6-dichloropyridioe was varied by changing the electron-withdrawing groups in the 3 and 5 positions (using chlorine, nitro groups, and cyano groups) and the side-chains in the 4-position (using ethyl, butyl, phenyl and ρ-tolyl groups). The resulting cage-like molecules were studied by X-ray crystallography and tested for metal complexation.

Role Of Private Owners In The Conservation Of Exotic Species, Jessica L. Beetz

Honors Theses

This study examines the private ownership of exotic species, a topic very relevant to conservation that has long been ignored in the public sphere of policy and discussion. The private ownership of exotic species is a multifaceted issue that affects not only conservation, but also the domestic industry, world trade and education. The volume of trade in live animals is remarkably high and growing, making studies that investigate the implications of this trade on the endangered and threatened species even more pressing. This thesis investigates whether or not animal species held in captivity by private owners benefit conservation of their …

An Investigation Into The Paradox Of Organisational Flexibility Versus Security: A Research Project, Rosanna Fanciulli

Research outputs pre 2011

The trend towards utilising geographically and temporally dispersed personnel has grown quickly over the past decade; enabled by swift advances in computing, telecommunications, and networking technologies. The impact of these developments on corporate strategies and forms has manifested itself in a move to de-legitimise the rigid structure of a traditional bureaucracy and move towards one that is more flexible. These new technologies and organisational structures, however, also bring with them Information Security threats and risks. It is critical that managers become informed and equipped to deal with these issues. This paper presents an ongoing study designed to determine the major …

An Ant Colony Optimization Approach To Test Sequence Generation For State-Based Software Testing, Huaizhong Li, Chiou Peng Lam

Research outputs pre 2011

Properly generated test suites may not only locate the defects in software systems, but also help in reducing the high cost associated with software testing, ft is often desired that test sequences in a test suite can be automatically generated to achieve required test coverage. However, automatic test sequence generation remains a major problem in software testing. This paper proposes an ant colony optimization approach to automatic test sequence generation for state-based software testing. The proposed approach can directly use UML artifacts to automatically generate test sequences to achieve required test coverage.

Using Process Modelling To Capture Requirements For A Digital Library, Michael Johnstone

Research outputs pre 2011

This paper describes the results of an action research study which explored how IT professionals used process modelling to capture requirements and design artefacts concerning a digital library system. The intention was to produce a web-based, non-relational (XML) database system to store publications of various types and to allow public domain access to the system. Traditionally, such systems are constructed with a data-oriented design, with little attention being paid to process concerns. In this study, process, described by business rules, was defined first which provides advantages as many business systems (including library systems) are often process-oriented. The team involved in …

An Investigation Into Long Range Detection Of Passive Uhf Rfid Tags, Craig Valli, Andrew Woodward, Ken Wild, Reino Karvinen

Research outputs pre 2011

Radio frequency identification tags (RFID) have been in use for a number of years, in a variety of applications. They are a small computer chip like device that can range in size from a thumbnail to a credit card size device. They consist of a small silicon chip, and an antenna used to receive and transmit data. When a tag receives a signal from a valid reader it sends a response, typically a tag ID and any other requested/available data back to the reader device. The newer range of RFID chips that are coming into use now use higher frequencies …

Identity Synthesis: Creating An Identity From Scratch, Lennon Hopkins

Research outputs pre 2011

A substantial quantity of research has previously been conducted into the identification and application of measures related to the detection and prevention of identity theft and identity fraud. In the current security conscious environment, the concept of creating an artificial identity is generally met with both caution and suspicion. Much of the attention placed on the concept of identity fabrication has been focused on the unlawful or the malicious use of created identities. Admittedly, the primary intention of a falsified identity is to usually gain a financial benefit however, instances such as long-term witness protection would provide a legitimate need …

Vlsi Implementation Of A Skin Detector Based On A Neural Network, Farid Boussaid, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum, Douglas Chai

Research outputs pre 2011

This paper describes the VLSI implementation of a skin detector based on a neural network. The proposed skin detector uses a multilayer perception with three inputs, one hidden layer, one output neuron and a saturating linear activation function to simplify the hardware implementation. The skin detector achieves a classification accuracy of 88.76%. To reduce mismatch associated errors, a single skin detection processing unit is used to classify all pixels of the input RGB image. The current-mode fully analog skin detection processing circuitry only performs computations during the read-out phase, enabling real-time processing. Fully programmable, the proposed skin detection processing circuitry …

Grid Application / Yap Chin Wai, Chin Wai Yap

Student Works (2000-2009)

Since 20 century, Grid application became more popular in the section that required complicated computing system. Science is the most widely section that involved in the Grid technology for computational power and also flexible management for intensive data produced during researches. Until now, the Grid technology has evolved into calculation system for analyzing the data for natural phenomena like Earthquake. By using the Data Grid technology, can build up an efficient management, discover, and allocation system of distributed data resources over the network within the Grid environment. This project is to develop a Data Portal that is residing in the …

Blind Signature / Musfirah Mohd Ali, Mohd Ali Musfirah

Student Works (2000-2009)

In this thesis the author introduce a cryptographic construct called Blind Signature. This thesis is enhanced from digital signature system. The aim for this project is to develop reliable software which is capable to protect the data integrity and authenticity using blind signature method. Blind signature allow user to digitally sign the document without knowing the contents of the document. The signature has a blindness property, so if the signer later sees a document he has signed he will not be able to determine when or for whom he signed it. The organization of this report is divided into five …

Intelligent Assessment System Robotic / Nurul Ain Hassim, Hassim Nurul Ain

Student Works (2000-2009)

Intelligence is harder to define than knowledge. When researchers m the field of artificial intelligence talk about intelligence in technical systems, they usually use it to suggest that their software is more flexible, more readable, and easier to use than some other software. Early attempts were limited to only simple grading of assignment, but recent developments have started to focus on adaptive assessment. The assessment systems use adaptive approaches to support intelligent assessment and individualized learning. Various approaches have been used for this purposed and the field is still quite new. Keeping this in my mind, I decided to build …

Automated Essay Grading System / Cheong Tau Pau, Tau Pau Cheong

Student Works (2000-2009)

The aim of this project is build an automated essay grading system which can aid in the current manual essay grading process. The core objective of the project is to develop the system for grading essay written in Malay language for the History subject. The secondary objective is to compare the efficiency of the nearest neighbor algorithm and the vector space model. Reviews on system and algorithm are done to obtain more information about developing the system. Automated essay grading system is a web based system that used by the teachers and students. The system could aid the teacher in …

Highly Dynamic And Interactive Multimedia Learning Tool For Preschool Children Incorporated With 3d Environment / Hoh Yun Yee, Yun Yee Hoh

Student Works (2000-2009)

The L TPC System is a standalone application system that promises a quick and efficient way to access information for system users. The L TPC System is build to provide a learning comer for preschool children and as a teaching method for teacher or parent. The L TPC System is to practice children in learning environment by using computer technology. It can eliminate traditional teaching method and children can study in anytime and anywhere, as long as have a computer in hand. The Waterfall Methodology with Prototyping is used to develop the LTPC System. The L TPC System needs special …

3d Ct Data Segmentation/ Lai Chew Ping, Chew Ping Lai

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this project is to explore, understand and utilize a three- dimensional (3D) Visualization and segmentation software to perform segmentation on 3D Computed tomography (CT) data sets. The software selected in this project is Amira developer version 3.0 A step by step guide on how segmentation is done using Amira is shown.This report contains six chapters which uncovered the details of the project from the initial planning to analysis and design as well as implementation at the end of the project. It includes the selection of development tools, methodology, system requirements and hierarchy. Finally, the discussions on problems …