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Data Mining And Attention Consumption, Eric Goldman Jan 2005

Data Mining And Attention Consumption, Eric Goldman

Faculty Publications

This Essay challenges the prevailing hostility towards data mining and direct marketing. The Essay starts by defining data mining and shows that the only important step is how data is used, not its aggregation or sorting. The Essay then discusses one particular type of data use, the sending of direct marketing. The Essay establishes a model for calculating the private utility experienced by a direct marketing recipient. The model posits that utility is a function of the message's substantive content, the degree of attention consumed, and the recipient's reaction to receiving the message. The Essay concludes with some policy recommendations …

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Does The Charter Matter?, Harry W. Arthurs, Brent Arnold Jan 2005

Does The Charter Matter?, Harry W. Arthurs, Brent Arnold

Articles & Book Chapters

This article investigates whether Canada has changed in ways the ways that proponents of the Charter desired and anticipated. We examine the progress of groups that the Charter was intended to benefit (Aboriginal peoples, women, visible minorities, and immigrants); areas of state action that the Charter was intended to regulate (the criminal process and bureaucratic behaviour); and aspects of our communal and public life that the Charter was intended to animate and enhance (politics and inter-group cultural relations). We rely on a significant number of studies of Canadian social development during the period from 1982 to the present. Available evidence …

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Intuitive Decision Making And Leadership Style Among Healthcare Executives In The United States, Cherie Whiting Jan 2005

Intuitive Decision Making And Leadership Style Among Healthcare Executives In The United States, Cherie Whiting

Dissertations

The purpose of this two-phased, sequential, exploratory, mixed-methods study was to survey a sample of Fellows in the American College of Healthcare Executives in the United States and then interview selected individuals who scored in the highly intuitive category on the intuition survey to explore how they made intuitive decisions. In the first phase, quantitative research questions addressed the relationship between leadership style and the potential to make intuitive decisions, as well as the relationship and interaction between the potential to make intuitive decisions and age, gender, and size of company. In the second phase, qualitative interviews were used to …

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From Queer To Paternity: How Primary Gay Fathers Are Changing Fatherhood And Gay Identity, E. Gary Spitko Jan 2005

From Queer To Paternity: How Primary Gay Fathers Are Changing Fatherhood And Gay Identity, E. Gary Spitko

Faculty Publications

In this symposium paper, I reflect upon how public images of gay fathers who raise children from the start as a gay couple are likely to impact the identity both of gay men and of fatherhood. I consider both the perceptions of the larger society as well as the self-images of gay men and their perceptions of fatherhood. For ease of reference, I refer to such gay fathers who begin fathering while in a gay relationship as primary gay fathers. I contrast primary gay fathers with the first generation of gay fathers to come to American public consciousness - gay …

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Innocence, Harmless Error, And Federal Wrongful Conviction Law, Brandon L. Garrett Jan 2005

Innocence, Harmless Error, And Federal Wrongful Conviction Law, Brandon L. Garrett

Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines the body of law emerging in cases brought by former criminal defendants once exonerated, often through DNA testing, which may fundamentally reshape our criminal justice system. Federal wrongful conviction actions share a novel construction - they rely on criminal procedure rights incorporated as an element in a civil rights lawsuit. During a criminal trial, remedies for violations of procedural rights are often seen as truth defeating, because they exclude evidence possibly probative of guilt. In a civil wrongful conviction action, that remedial paradigm is reversed. The exonerated defendant instead seeks to remedy government misconduct that was truth …

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Travel As Transformation, Phyllis C. Brown, Cheryl A. Smith Jan 2005

Travel As Transformation, Phyllis C. Brown, Cheryl A. Smith

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.

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With/Out Sanctuary, Deborah Elizabeth Whaley Jan 2005

With/Out Sanctuary, Deborah Elizabeth Whaley

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.

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Marxist Class-Cultural Spirituality In Theory And Practice, George N. Lundskow Jan 2005

Marxist Class-Cultural Spirituality In Theory And Practice, George N. Lundskow

Peer Reviewed Articles

The paper applies Critical Theory to understand the progressive and oppressive potential of contemporary religious revival in the United States. The analysis focuses on Neopaganism as a progressive spirituality, possibly compatible with Marxist theory. Whether religion is progressive (or oppressive/reactionary) depends not on the content of beliefs, but rather, on the type of social relationship a religion establishes between the individual and society. The paper treats Neopaganism and Marxism as practices and worldviews that often inform social movements and sometimes become the basis of functioning communities. They at once correspond to political-economic agendas, but both also assert the cultural foundations …

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Un/Worthy: The Us Print Media's Portrayal Of The Kosovo And East Timor Massacres, Derek De Vries Jan 2005

Un/Worthy: The Us Print Media's Portrayal Of The Kosovo And East Timor Massacres, Derek De Vries

Masters Theses

This study is a re-examination of Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman’s “Propaganda Model”, which hypothesizes that the market-driven, institutionalized filters determine the way in which the “agenda-setting” media in the United States cover and portray news. Further, the theory posits that these filters will reinforce the modes of control for the dominant elites in power. This evaluation concentrates on the treatment of so-called “worthy and unworthy victims” and relies on a content analysis of news coverage of the massacres occurring simultaneously in Kosovo and East Timor in 1999. In line with the “Propaganda Model,” the analysis showed that the volume …

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One Wedding And A Revolution: A Film By Debra Chasnoff, Jean C. Love, Patricia A. Cain Jan 2005

One Wedding And A Revolution: A Film By Debra Chasnoff, Jean C. Love, Patricia A. Cain

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Vol. 33, No. 4: Full Issue, Denver Journal Of International Law & Policy Jan 2005

Vol. 33, No. 4: Full Issue, Denver Journal Of International Law & Policy

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

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Graduate And Undergraduate Catalog, 2005-2006, Eastern Washington University, Washington State Library. Electronic State Publications Jan 2005

Graduate And Undergraduate Catalog, 2005-2006, Eastern Washington University, Washington State Library. Electronic State Publications

Course Catalogs

Eastern Washington University's course catalog for the 2005-2006 academic year.

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Perspective, Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 2005, Eastern Washington University. Division Of University Relations. Jan 2005

Perspective, Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 2005, Eastern Washington University. Division Of University Relations.

Alumni Publications

This issue focuses on "Eagles in Uniform." There are articles on alumni who serve as nurses, police, firefighters, or the army. It also includes articles on Eastern Washington University students in uniform, such as the cheerleading squad, student athletes, and teachers.

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Avoiding The Shameful Backlash: Social Repercussions For The Increased Use Of Alternative Sanctions, Brian Netter Jan 2005

Avoiding The Shameful Backlash: Social Repercussions For The Increased Use Of Alternative Sanctions, Brian Netter

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

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Book Reviews, Thomas Mills, Elisa Mason, Gail A. Partin, Maryiln J. Raisch, Mary Rumsey, Teresa Stanton, Daniel C. Turack Jan 2005

Book Reviews, Thomas Mills, Elisa Mason, Gail A. Partin, Maryiln J. Raisch, Mary Rumsey, Teresa Stanton, Daniel C. Turack

Faculty Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

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Defamation In The Digital Age: Liability In Chat Rooms, On Electronic Bulletin Boards, And In The Blogosphere, Danielle M. Conway Jan 2005

Defamation In The Digital Age: Liability In Chat Rooms, On Electronic Bulletin Boards, And In The Blogosphere, Danielle M. Conway

Faculty Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

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Exonerations In The United States 1989 Through 2003, Samuel R. Gross, Kristen Jacoby, Daniel J. Matheson, Nicholas Montgomery Jan 2005

Exonerations In The United States 1989 Through 2003, Samuel R. Gross, Kristen Jacoby, Daniel J. Matheson, Nicholas Montgomery

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

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Protecting The Innocent: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report, Joseph L. Hoffmann Jan 2005

Protecting The Innocent: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report, Joseph L. Hoffmann

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

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Mestizaje And Law Making As Interrelated Processes In Indigenous Identity Formation In Northeastern Brazil: “After The Conflict Came The History”, Jan Hoffman French Jan 2005

Mestizaje And Law Making As Interrelated Processes In Indigenous Identity Formation In Northeastern Brazil: “After The Conflict Came The History”, Jan Hoffman French

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

This article explores issues of authenticity, legal discourse, and local requirements of belonging by considering the recent surge of indigenous recognitions in northeastern Brazil. It investigates how race and ethnicity are implicated in the recognition process in Brazil, based on a successful struggle for indigenous identity and access to land by a group of African-descended rural workers. This article argues that the relationship between two processes – law making and indigenous identity formation – is crucial to understanding how the notion of mixed heritage is both reinforced and disentangled. It illustrates how these two processes interact over time and how …

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Ict Integration To Second-Level Schools, Maria Hartnett Jan 2005

Ict Integration To Second-Level Schools, Maria Hartnett

Theses

An in-depth questionnaire was sent to the twenty seven second level schools in Kerry. Results were then analysed and compared to similar results obtained by Aidan Mulkeen in his statistical report of the ICT 2002 Survey. An online class on Preparing for College was designed and developed. This class was delivered to three second level schools in Kerry who had shown an interest in taking part. None of the three schools had the ICT facilities required to accommodate such a learning environment. All students were required to fill out an online questionnaire in order to determine their reaction to the …

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Power Strategies In A Changing World: Archaeological Investigations Of Early Postclassic Remains At El Coyote, Santa Barbara, Honduras, William Mcfarlane Jan 2005

Power Strategies In A Changing World: Archaeological Investigations Of Early Postclassic Remains At El Coyote, Santa Barbara, Honduras, William Mcfarlane

Four Valleys Archive

No abstract provided.

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2005-00-00 Faculty Handbook, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Jan 2005

2005-00-00 Faculty Handbook, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Handbook believed to have been revised between 2002 and 2005.

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Aquinas's Summa Theologiae As Pedagogy, Mark Johnson Jan 2005

Aquinas's Summa Theologiae As Pedagogy, Mark Johnson

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

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Built-In-Self-Test Of Rf Front-End Circuitry, Anand Gopalan Jan 2005

Built-In-Self-Test Of Rf Front-End Circuitry, Anand Gopalan

Theses

Fuelled by the ever increasing demand for wireless products and the advent of deep submicron CMOS, RF ICs have become fairly commonplace in the semiconductor market. This has given rise to a new breed of Systems-On-Chip (SOCs) with RF front-ends tightly integrated along with digital, analog and mixed signal circuitry. However, the reliability of the integrated RF front-end continues to be a matter of significant concern and considerable research. A major challenge to the reliability of RF ICs is the fact that their performance is also severely degraded by wide tolerances in on-chip passives and package parasitics, in addition to …

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Policy Options To Enhance Technology Diffusion: Modeling The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential Of Solid-State Lighting, Amanda Slocum Jan 2005

Policy Options To Enhance Technology Diffusion: Modeling The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential Of Solid-State Lighting, Amanda Slocum

Theses

Solid-state lighting (SSL) is an emerging technology that is projected to provide substantial energy savings over conventional lighting sources by 2025. There is a growing concern over the consequences of climate change, largely attributed to anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2; a greenhouse gas) from fossil fuel combustion. Currently fossil-fuel combustion accounts for 70% of electricity produced in the U.S., and end-use lighting applications alone consume approximately one-fifth of this electricity. Therefore, replacing conventional lighting sources with energy-efficient SSL has the potential to significantly reduce electricity consumption which can in turn reduce CO2 emissions. However, previous research has shown there …

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Single-Phase Liquid Flow And Heat Transfer In Plain And Enhanced Silicon Microchannels, Mark Steinke Jan 2005

Single-Phase Liquid Flow And Heat Transfer In Plain And Enhanced Silicon Microchannels, Mark Steinke

Theses

Microscale heat transfer and microfluidics have become increasingly important to overcome some very complex engineering challenges. The use of very small passages to gain heat transfer enhancement is a well documented method for achieving high heat flux dissipation. However, some interesting experimental results have caused researchers to question if the conventional theories for fluid flow and heat transfer are valid in the microscale passages. However, there is no significant physical basis for the discrepancies with singlephase liquid flows when the passage is scaled to the microscale. The present work identifies the sources of the discrepancies reported in literature and provides …

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2005 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Jan 2005

2005 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for 2005.

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Generation Of A Combined Dataset Of Simulated Radar And Electro-Optical Imagery, Nancy L. Baccheschi Jan 2005

Generation Of A Combined Dataset Of Simulated Radar And Electro-Optical Imagery, Nancy L. Baccheschi

Theses

In the world of remote sensing there exist radar sensors and EO/IR sensors, both of which carry with them unique information useful to the imaging community. Radar has the capability of imaging through all types of weather, day or night. EO/IR produces radiance maps and frequently images at much finer resolution than radar. While each of these systems is valuable to imaging, there exists unknown territory in the imaging community as to the value added in combining the best of both these worlds. This work will begin to explore the challenges in simulating a scene in both a radar tool …

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Fabrication Of Electronic Devices Using High Volume Printing Techniques, Yu Xia Jan 2005

Fabrication Of Electronic Devices Using High Volume Printing Techniques, Yu Xia

Theses

This thesis studies the possibility of using high volume offset lithographic and flexographic printing to fabricate single and multiple layer electronic devices, and discusses the performance and applications of the printed devices.

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An Investigation Of The Factors That Influence The Career Aspirations Of Year 12 Science Students, Christina R. Holly Jan 2005

An Investigation Of The Factors That Influence The Career Aspirations Of Year 12 Science Students, Christina R. Holly

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

What has become apparent in recent years is the lack of upper secondary students choosing science related subjects in their final years of schooling. Even of those students who choose science subjects to study in Years 11 and 12 in Australia, many tend to choose non-science pathways for tertiary education options (department of Education, Science and Training, 2003). This is worrying trend, given the numbers of science professionals and teachers required in the new age of technology. By investigating a sample of Western Australian Year 12 students that study any science related subjects, it is expected that there may be …

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