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Is It Too Late For Title Vi Enforcement?: Seeking Redemption Of The Unequal United States‟ Long Term Care System Through International Means, Ruqaiijah Yearby

Faculty Publications

Legal and medical experts have noted continued racism in the health care system that prevents the equal distribution of quality care. Initially most racism was intentional and expressed through de jure segregation, as evidenced by federal funding of the construction of racial segregated health care facilities. Now most racism, expressed through de facto segregation, is subtly incorporated into the daily practices of institutions causing an adverse disparate impact on African-Americans. This institutional racism establishes separate and independent barriers through the neutral denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of the institutions …

Owning Persons: The Application Of Property Theory To Embryos And Fetuses, Jessica Wilen Berg

Faculty Publications

Embryos are all over the news. According to the New York Times there are currently 400,000 frozen embryos in storage. Headlines proclaim amazing advances in our understanding of embryonic stem cells. And legislation involving cloning and embryos continues to be hotly debated. Despite the media attention, theoretical analysis of embryos' legal status is lacking.

This article advances a number of novel arguments. First, recognition of property interests does not preclude the recognition of personhood interests. Embryos, fetuses and children may be both persons and property. Second, property law is conceptually more suited to resolving debates about embryos than procreative liberty, …

Judicial Federalism And The Future Of Federal Environmental Regulation, Jonathan H. Adler

Faculty Publications

This article assesses the current and likely impact of the Supreme Court's federalism cases on federal environmental regulation. As a result of this assessment, the article seeks to make four points: (1) Thus far, the Supreme Court's federalism cases have had a limited impact on federal regulation, as federal courts have not used these cases as a basis for limiting the reach of federal regulatory authority. (2) Notwithstanding this limited impact, the underlying logic of the Supreme Court's cases does pose a challenge for federal regulation, particularly in the Commerce Clause context. (3) The thrust of the federalism cases makes …

Race, Trust, Altruism, And Reciprocity, George W. Dent

Faculty Publications

Trust, altruism and reciprocity are attracting growing attention from scholars. Interest began with psychological experiments showing that people often are altruistic, trust others, and reciprocate the benevolence of others far more than economic models of "rational" human selfishness predict. These findings inspired social scientists to discover what factors promote or hinder cooperation. Legal scholars have employed this learning to determine how the law does or could facilitate or discourage cooperation in many contexts, including business transactions and the workplace. The influence of race on cooperation has been studied in specific areas, but so far no one has considered how the …

The Sources Of Higher States Of Consciousness, Steve Taylor

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

In this paper, it is argued that “higher states of consciousness”–or mystical experiences–have two

main sources: they can be caused by a disruption of the normal homeostasis of the human organism

and also by an intensification of the “consciousness-energy” that constitutes our being.

(These are termed HD and ICE states). The author investigates examples of both types of experience,

and compares and contrasts them. It is concluded that the second type of experience is

the only one which is truly positive and which can become a fully integrated and permanent

higher state of consciousness.

Neither Big Brother Nor Dead Brother: The Need For A New Fourth Amendment Standard Applying To Emerging Technologies, Casey Holland

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Limit Horizons & (And) Critique: Seductions And Perils Of The Nation, Tayyab Mahmud

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Towards The Establishment Of Landbird Migration Monitoring Networks In The United States, Jay D. Carlisle, C. John Ralph

Intermountain Bird Observatory Publications and Presentations

Migration monitoring of landbirds, in its various forms, is a well-established research endeavor across much of North America. While monitoring efforts at individual sites have contributed much to our knowledge of the biology of migrants, these studies have limited potential for population monitoring and for addressing certain broader questions about migrants. Meanwhile, there is still much to be learned about the habitat use, conservation needs, population trends, demographics, and general stopover ecology of migrants. As a model for migration monitoring networks, the establishment and operation of monitoring and research networks for other purposes in avian research has met with much …

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Roost-Cavity Defense During The Non-Breeding Season, John M. Davis, Kathryn E. Sieving, John J. Kappes Jr.

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

First Record Of The Zone-Tailed Hawk In Florida, Thomas J. Wilmers

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.

Population Growth Of Monk Parakeets In Florida, Stephen Pruett-Jones, James R. Newman, Christian M. Newman, James R. Lindsay

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.

Calling In The Dogs: Suspicionless Sniff Searches And Reasonable Expectations Of Privacy, 56 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 285 (2005), Cecil J. Hunt Ii

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

A Simulation Test Of The Effectiveness Of Several Methods For Error-Checking Non-Invasive Genetic Data, David A. Roon, Lisette P. Waits, Katherine C. Kendall

United States National Park Service: Publications

Non-invasive genetic sampling (NGS) is becoming a popular tool for population estimation. However, multiple NGS studies have demonstrated that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) genotyping errors can bias demographic estimates. These errors can be detected by comprehensive data filters such as the multiple-tubes approach, but this approach is expensive and time consuming as it requires three to eight PCR replicates per locus. Thus, researchers have attempted to correct PCR errors in NGS datasets using non-comprehensive error checking methods, but these approaches have not been evaluated for reliability. We simulated NGS studies with and without PCR error and ‘filtered’ datasets using non-comprehensive …

Evaluating Mixed Samples As A Source Of Error In Non-Invasive Genetic Studies Using Microsatellites, David A. Roon, Miranda E. Thomas, Katherine C. Kendall, Lisette P. Waits

United States National Park Service: Publications

The use of noninvasive genetic sampling (NGS) for surveying wild populations is increasing rapidly. Currently, only a limited number of studies have evaluated potential biases associated with NGS. This paper evaluates the potential errors associated with analysing mixed samples drawn from multiple animals. Most NGS studies assume that mixed samples will be identified and removed during the genotyping process. We evaluated this assumption by creating 128 mixed samples of extracted DNA from brown bear (Ursus arctos) hair samples. These mixed samples were genotyped and screened for errors at six microsatellite loci according to protocols consistent with those used …

Hydrology Of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Nebraska, Larry Martin

United States National Park Service: Publications

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is in central Sioux County, in northwestern Nebraska, on the western edge of the Sand Hills. Water resources at Agate Fossil Beds are dominated by the Niobrara River, which flows from west to east through the middle of the park.

Short-Term Impacts Of Military Overflights On Caribou During Calving Season, James P. Lawler, Audrey J. Magoun, C. Tom Seaton, Craig L. Gardner, Rodney D. Boertje, Jay M. Ver Hoef, Patricia A. Del Vecchio

United States National Park Service: Publications

The Fortymile Caribou Herd (FCH) is the most prominent caribou herd in interior Alaska. A large portion of the FCH calving and summer range lies beneath heavily used Military Operations Areas (MOA) that are important for flight training. We observed the behavior of Grant’s cow caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) and their calves before, during, and immediately following low-level military jet overflights. We also monitored movements of radiocollared cow caribou and survival of their calves. We conducted fieldwork from mid May through early June 2002. We concluded that military jet overflights did not cause deaths of caribou calves in …

Academic Data Series, 2004-05 Edition, Office Of The Controller, Wright State University

Academic Data Series

A compilation of statistics extracted from the University's Banner System and Ohio Department of Higher Education resources for 2004-2005.

Wright State University Men's Soccer Media Guide 2005, Wright State University Athletics

Athletics Publications

A media guide for Wright State University's 2005 Men's Soccer team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.

Long Distance Dispersal Of A Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, Paul Miller

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Report Of The California Bird Records, Mike San Miguel, Todd Mcgrath

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Birds Of Washington: Status And Distribution, Terence R. Wahl, Bill Tweit, Steven G. Mlodinow

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Puncture-Ejection Of Own Egg By Least Bell's Vireo And Potential Implications For Anti-Parasitism Defense, Bryan L. Sharp, Bonnie L. Peterson, Barbara E. Kus

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Breeding Seabirds Of Morros El Potosi, Guerrero, Mexico, Eric Mellink, Monica Riojas-Lopez

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Least Flycatcher Range Expansion Into Washington State, Steven G. Mlodinow

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Sayornis Saya Yukonensis Is Valid, Robert W. Dickerman

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

Breeding Vermilion Flycatchers In Cismontane San Bernardino County, California, Thomas A. Benson

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

An Apparent Hybrid Between Hooded Merganser And Barrow's Goldeneye At Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, Joseph Morlan

Western Birds

No abstract provided.

First Record Of The Kelp Gull And Significant Records Of The Glaucous-Winged And Laughing Gulls For The Central Pacific, Mark J. Rauzon, H. Lee Jones

Western Birds

No abstract provided.