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Ethics In A Global Biopharmaceutical Environment, Michael J. Malinowski Dec 2005

Ethics In A Global Biopharmaceutical Environment, Michael J. Malinowski

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


The Likely Effect Of A Radiological Dispersion Device, Paul R. Rickert Dec 2005

The Likely Effect Of A Radiological Dispersion Device, Paul R. Rickert

Faculty Publications and Presentations

With the end of the Cold War, the political and strategic relationships that undergirded the global balance of power were shattered. The powers that held nation-states together, like the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and others largely disappeared and to fill the vacuum left by the reduction of political authority, nationalist and religious identities emerged strong. As a result, the former USSR has broken into at least thirteen new countries, mostly along historic ethnic lines, Czechoslovakia into two, Yugoslavia, violently, into five along both religious and ethnic lines. These are only the most familiar examples, as there are many more. The threat …


The Connotations Of ‘Urfi Marriage At A Time Of Reform: Views Of Aucians, Yulia Akinfieva Dec 2005

The Connotations Of ‘Urfi Marriage At A Time Of Reform: Views Of Aucians, Yulia Akinfieva

The Undergraduate Research Journal

The purpose of this study is to investigate attitudes and perceptions of ‘Urfi marriage among students of the American University in Cairo. The sample consists of 48 undergraduate AUC students of which 24 are males and 24 are females. All subjects are Egyptian nationals. All subjects completed a questionnaire consisting of 26 questions aiming at revealing attitudes and perceptions. The research reveals that AUCians tend to view ‘Urfi marriage as being “cover” for pre-marital, illegal and secretive sexual relations. The majority stated that they would not contract this type of marriage under any circumstances and that society as a whole …


Post 9/11 Maritime Security Measures : Global Maritime Security Versus Facilitation Of Global Maritime Trade, Norhasliza Mat Salleh Dec 2005

Post 9/11 Maritime Security Measures : Global Maritime Security Versus Facilitation Of Global Maritime Trade, Norhasliza Mat Salleh

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Living Room Wars: Power Relations And Tv Viewing In The Egyptian 'Upper-Middle' Class, Ali Atef Dec 2005

Living Room Wars: Power Relations And Tv Viewing In The Egyptian 'Upper-Middle' Class, Ali Atef

The Undergraduate Research Journal

This paper examines how television can be utilized to analyze the different manifestations of power between family members in order to understand the discourse of power relations within the “upper-middle” class of Egyptian society.


The Chinese Dilemma: Practical Solutions To Irresponsible Immigration Reform And The Ensuing Circuit Court Traffic Jam, Zachary Slapsys Dec 2005

The Chinese Dilemma: Practical Solutions To Irresponsible Immigration Reform And The Ensuing Circuit Court Traffic Jam, Zachary Slapsys

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Research Of Benchmarking Application In Development Of Integrated Logistics In Zhanjiang Port, Jing Tian Dec 2005

The Research Of Benchmarking Application In Development Of Integrated Logistics In Zhanjiang Port, Jing Tian

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Application Of Goal-Based Standards Philosophy In Maintenance Management Of Bulk Carrier Hull Structure, Wu Wen Xiang Dec 2005

Application Of Goal-Based Standards Philosophy In Maintenance Management Of Bulk Carrier Hull Structure, Wu Wen Xiang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Role And Importance Of The Simulator Instructor, Asghar Ali Dec 2005

Role And Importance Of The Simulator Instructor, Asghar Ali

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Risk Communication And Maritime Safety Legislation, Anish Arvind Hebbar Dec 2005

Risk Communication And Maritime Safety Legislation, Anish Arvind Hebbar

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Potential Of Gis Geographical Information Systems As A Tool For Integrating Maritime Environmental Issues And Coastal Zone Management, Fredrik Haag Dec 2005

Potential Of Gis Geographical Information Systems As A Tool For Integrating Maritime Environmental Issues And Coastal Zone Management, Fredrik Haag

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Moral Hazard And The Initial Public Offering, A. Christine Hurt Dec 2005

Moral Hazard And The Initial Public Offering, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Exit Structure Of Venture Capital, D. Gordon Smith Dec 2005

The Exit Structure Of Venture Capital, D. Gordon Smith

Faculty Scholarship

Venture capital contracts contain extensive provisions regulating exit by the venture capitalists. In this Article, Professor Smith employs financial contracting theory in conjunction with original data collected from 367 venture-backed companies to analyze these exit provisions. He concludes that the combination of exit provisions in a typical venture capital relationship serves to lock venture capitalists into the investment during the initial stage. In later stages of the relationship, the venture capitalists acquire increasing control over exit by securing additional seats on the board of directors and by obtaining contractual exit rights. The result is a sophisticated transfer of control from …


Location Decision Of Dry Port In The Hinterland Of Ningbo Port : An Ahp Approach, Li Yizhen Dec 2005

Location Decision Of Dry Port In The Hinterland Of Ningbo Port : An Ahp Approach, Li Yizhen

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Analysis Of Core Competence For Chinese Oil Shipping Company, Binmeng. Mo Dec 2005

The Analysis Of Core Competence For Chinese Oil Shipping Company, Binmeng. Mo

World Maritime University Dissertations

During the past decade, China’s crude oil import has risen sharply, which demands the immediately matching shipping capacity of the domestic oil shipping companies. Therefore, how to steer the Chinese oil shipping enterprises towards a promising development is a very big problem facing the Chinese entrepreneurs. This paper has tried to provide some practical suggestion to improve Chinese oil shipping companies’ core competence based on the analysis of Chinese Shipping Tanker Company, which is typical representative for this industry. After having studied the measuring methods of the core competence and the index system building principles, the author constructs a complete …


Analysis Of The Feasibility Of Building Virtual Corporations In The Shipping Industry, Shengxiao Di Dec 2005

Analysis Of The Feasibility Of Building Virtual Corporations In The Shipping Industry, Shengxiao Di

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Research On Building Trust Mechanism Of 3pl In China, Li. Sun Dec 2005

Research On Building Trust Mechanism Of 3pl In China, Li. Sun

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Study Of Six Sigma Management Applied To Chinese Shipping Companies, Yang Xiaodan Dec 2005

Study Of Six Sigma Management Applied To Chinese Shipping Companies, Yang Xiaodan

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Diagnosis Of Alcoholism Based On Neural Network Analysis Of Phenotypic Risk Factors, Catherine T. Falk Dec 2005

Diagnosis Of Alcoholism Based On Neural Network Analysis Of Phenotypic Risk Factors, Catherine T. Falk

Publications and Research

Background Alcoholism is a serious public health problem. It has both genetic and environmental causes. In an effort to gain understanding of the underlying genetic susceptibility to alcoholism, a long-term study has been undertaken. The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) provides a rich source of genetic and phenotypic data. One ongoing problem is the difficulty of reliably diagnosing alcoholism, despite many known risk factors and measurements. We have applied a well known pattern-matching method, neural network analysis, to phenotypic data provided to participants in Genetic Analysis Workshop 14 by COGA. The aim is to train the network …


The Problems With Blaming, Theodore Y. Blumoff Dec 2005

The Problems With Blaming, Theodore Y. Blumoff

ExpressO

This work examines the social practice of blaming, beginning with a prominent view of the moral philosophy of blaming, the semantics of character that support this (and related) views, and the social and cultural biases we bring to the process of attributing blame. Our penchant for blaming is too often manifest in a hyper-willingness to attribute wrongdoing solely to the character of the wrongdoer, often overlooking the salience of the varied situations in which the wrongdoer finds himself. I synthesize the wealth of data, mostly from social psychology, showing that blaming actualizes our own dispositions for over-emphasizing the actor’s wicked …


Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 25, 2005, Barry Strassler Dec 2005

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 25, 2005, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2005

No abstract provided.


Brief Of International Business Machines Corporation As Amicus Curiae Supporting Neither Party, Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings V. Metabolite Laboratories Inc., No. 04-607 (U.S. Dec. 23, 2005), John R. Thomas Dec 2005

Brief Of International Business Machines Corporation As Amicus Curiae Supporting Neither Party, Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings V. Metabolite Laboratories Inc., No. 04-607 (U.S. Dec. 23, 2005), John R. Thomas

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

No abstract provided.


Weng V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2005

Weng V. Atty Gen Usa

2005 Decisions

Agency


Clemson Commencement Program, December 2005, Clemson University Dec 2005

Clemson Commencement Program, December 2005, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


The Southeastern Librarian V. 53, No. 4 (Winter 2005/2006) Complete Issue Dec 2005

The Southeastern Librarian V. 53, No. 4 (Winter 2005/2006) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 53, no. 4 (Winter 2005/2006).


Book Review: The Confederate Battle Flag: America’S Most Embattled Emblem, Michael E. Matthews Dec 2005

Book Review: The Confederate Battle Flag: America’S Most Embattled Emblem, Michael E. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

Reviews the book The Confederate Battle Flag: America’s Most Embattled Emblem, by John M. Coski. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2005.


People News Dec 2005

People News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.


Development Of Handbook Addressing Self-Efficacy And Intrinsic Motivation In The Corporate Training Setting, Geraldine L. Marquis Dec 2005

Development Of Handbook Addressing Self-Efficacy And Intrinsic Motivation In The Corporate Training Setting, Geraldine L. Marquis

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

This research project focuses on strategies for increasing intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy beliefs of participants in the one to two day corporate training session. It consists of three primary components: (1) identifying strategies that can be utilized to increase intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy beliefs through a review of literature and interviews with corporate trainers, (2) testing of strategies within training sessions to determine if utilizing the strategies results in an increase of participants' intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy beliefs, and (3) developing a handbook outlining these strategies that can be utilized by corporate trainers. Although additional research is needed in this …


Cruel Science: Cia Torture And U.S. Foreign Policy, Alfred W. Mccoy Dec 2005

Cruel Science: Cia Torture And U.S. Foreign Policy, Alfred W. Mccoy

New England Journal of Public Policy

The roots of the recent Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal lie in CIA torture techniques that have metastasized inside the U.S. intelligence community for the past fifty years. A contradictory U.S. foreign policy marked by both public opposition to torture and secret propagation of its practice has influenced American response to UN treaties, shaped federal anti-torture statutes, and produced a succession of domestic political scandals. After a crash research effort in the 1950s, the CIA developed a revolutionary new paradigm of psychological torture and then, for the next thirty years, disseminated it to allies worldwide. After September 11, the U.S. media …


Reforming Legal Education In Bangladesh, Mohammad Monirul Azam Dec 2005

Reforming Legal Education In Bangladesh, Mohammad Monirul Azam

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.