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Product Liability Law, Gary J. Spahn, Brent M. Timberlake

University of Richmond Law Review

While Virginia is not typically seen as "progressive" in the field of product liability law, the Commonwealth is nonetheless a forum in which these product liability battles take place. This article summarizes selected decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, federal district courts in Virginia, and courts of the Commonwealth issued between July 1, 2004 and May 15, 2005. This article also includes a discussion of the most relevant legislative changes made by the Virginia General Assembly over the same time period. While a complete analysis of every decision and statute affecting product liability is …

General Education Subcommittee Minutes, November 1, 2005, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Course Approvals

Election of Chairman of General Education Committee

ENG 2010/1010 and coding in Banner

Proposed AP Changes in 2007

Common Course Numbering Update

Associate Degree Articulation

Southern Virginia University Articulation

Other Business

• EPC’s Curriculum Sub-committee
• Common placement exam for math
• Regents Diploma

Connections: Library News For Library Staff Vol. 2, Issue 10, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

Connections: Library News for Library Staff

The purpose of Connections was to build community within UTA Library staff by reminding people of upcoming events and dates, introducing new staff members, celebrating a department's achievements, and writing about other items of interest.

In Development, Vol. I, No. 8, November 2005, Ucf Libraries Office Of Library Development

In Development Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 22, Number 3, November 2005, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Inside Unlv, Suzan Dibella, Gian Galassi, Carol C. Harter, Mamie Peers, Holly Ivy De Vore, Regina Bacolas, Cate Weeks

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, November 1, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 11/1/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Poem No. 94, November 2005, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsvile, Ala.)

POEM

The Huntsville Literary Association was founded in 1967 to provide a community for writers, readers, and artists through workshops, readings, and educational programs. One of their key contributions is the literary magazine titled POEM which showcases original writings from both established and emerging writers. This issue features poems from various writers.

Discovery Of Five New R Coronae Borealis Stars In The Macho Galactic Bulge Database, A. Zaniewski, Geoffrey C. Clayton, D. L. Welch, Karl D. Gordon, D. Minniti, K. H. Cook

Faculty Publications

We have identified five new R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars in the Galactic bulge using the MACHO Project photometry database, raising the total number of known Galactic RCB stars to about 40. We have obtained spectra to confirm the identifications. The fact that four out of the five newly identified RCB stars are "cool" (T eff < 6000 K) rather than "warm" (T eff > 6000 K) suggests that the preponderance of warm RCB stars among the existing sample is a selection bias. These cool RCB stars are redder and fainter than their warm counterparts and may have been missed in surveys done with blue plates. Based on the …

Successful Island Reintroductions Of New Zealand Robins And Saddlebacks With Small Numbers Of Founders, Sabrina S. Taylor, Ian G. Jamieson, Doug P. Armstrong

Faculty Publications

Populations established with a small number of founders are thought to have a high risk of extinction due to Allee effects, demographic stochasticity, inbreeding and reduced genetic variation. We tested whether the initial number of birds released was related to persistence in reintroductions of saddlebacks (Philesturnus carunculatus) and robins (Petroica australis) to New Zealand offshore islands. Data were analysed for 31 populations that had been observed for at least 3 years since reintroductions. The numbers released ranged from 5-188. Most of the populations (26) survived and grew, including five from less than 15 founders, and four out of the five …

Bioassay-Guided Fractionation Of Rubus Suavissimus Leaf Extracts Possessing Nf-Κb Inhibitory Activities And A Separable Cytotoxicity, Dong Liu, Zhanguo Gao, Jian Zhang, Jianping Ye, Zhijun Liu

Faculty Publications

Leaf extract of Rubus suavissimus S. Lee (Rosaceae), a perennial woody shrub indigenous to southern China, was tested for its biological activity in the regulation of transcription factor NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa B) A NF-κB luciferase reporter cell line was used in this study. The crude extract inhibited NF-κB at 100-1000 μg/ml concentrations with minor cytotoxicity. This finding prompted two more rounds of fractionation toward separating the active fraction from the cytotoxic fraction. Five fractions were obtained in the first round of fractionation, of which RUS-C20 was found to be the most potent in inhibiting NF-κB without signs of cytotoxicity …

Lsu In The Eye Of The Storm: A University Model For Disaster Response, Renée Bacher, Teresa Devlin, Kristine Calongne, Joshua Duplechain, Stephanie Pertuit

LSU Press Published Books

No abstract provided.

From Victimhood To Agency: A Constructionist Comparison Of Sexual Orientation To Religious Orientation, Carmen M. Butler

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Reinventing The Corporation, William Greider

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Student Employee Recruitment And Retention Through Campus Partnerships, Corinne M. Daprano, Megan L. Coyle, Peter J. Titlebaum

Health and Sport Science Faculty Publications

Recruitment and retention of student employees are important considerations for any recreational sports department, large or small, because student employees impact both the quantity and quality of programs and services. This article proposes a strategy for establishing partnerships with academic departments to aid in the recruitment and retention of student employees. These partnerships benefit students, the recreational sports department, academic departments, and university student retention efforts. Following a description of this strategy is an example of a partnership that has been successfully established at one Midwestern university.

Dentalgram - Vol. 19, No. 11, Loma Linda University School Of Dentistry

Dentalgram

In this issue:

• Groundbreaking continuing education held at LLUSD
• Personal Finance for Healthcare Professionals by Dr. W. Patrick Naylor, now available
• School of Dentistry blood drive, held October 27, is a success
• Blackboard tip
• Dean's List for Summer Quarter, 2005

End Matter, Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

No abstract provided.

Growth, Fecundity, And Diets Of Newly Established Silver Carp In The Middle Mississippi River, Christopher J. Williamson, James E. Garvey

Publications

The silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix has spread throughout the Mississippi River drainage. During 2003, we determined its population status and potential impact in the middle Mississippi River (MMR), the conduit between the lower Mississippi River and the upper Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers. We quantified growth, age structure, fecundity, and diets of silver carp sampled with trammel nets and AC electrofishing in main-channel areas. Mean length at age in the MMR exceeded that of populations in Asia by as much as 26%. Individuals were typically more than 1 year old and 230 mm total length, suggesting that small, young fish …

Reflections On The Law And Economics Of Copyright Scope And Its Implications For Fair Use, Matthew J. Sag

Public Law and Legal Theory Papers

Uncertainty as to the optimum extent of protection has generally limited the capacity of law and economics to translate economic theory into coherent doctrinal recommendations in the realm of copyright. The article explores the relationship between copyright scope and welfare from a theoretical perspective to develop a framework for evaluating specific doctrinal recommendations in copyright law. This analysis of copyright scope establishes that (1) the efficiency of private ordering is the key determinant of the ideal level of copyright scope; (2) the complexity of the welfare-scope relationship is such that we are unlikely to be able to ascertain a generalizable …

A Compliant Contact-Aided Revolute Joint, Jessie R. Cannon, Larry L. Howell

Faculty Publications

This paper presents the compliant contact-aided revolute (CCAR) joint, a planar mechanism capable of performing the functions of a bearing and a spring. The pseudo-rigid-body model is used to predict the behavior of the CCAR joint, and this model is validated through the use of finite element analysis and prototype testing. The CCAR joint is shown to have high maximum rotation and lateral stiffness. A case study is presented, and manufacturing considerations are discussed for the macro, meso, and micro scales.

Social Utility Functions-Part I: Theory, Wynn C. Stirling

Faculty Publications

The dominant approaches to utility-based multiagent decision theory rely on the premise of individual rationality-the doctrine that each individual is committed to achieving the best outcome for itself, regardless of the effect doing so has on others. This fundamentally asocial concept is the basis of conventional von Neumann-Morgenstern (vN-M) utilities but is inadequate to characterize truly cooperative artificial systems. Social utility functions differ from conventional vN-M utilities in that they are functions of multiple decision-maker preferences, rather than actions, and thus permit individuals to expand their spheres of interest beyond the self. A logical basis for coherent reasoning in multiagent …

A Context-Sensitive Structural Heuristic For Guided Search Model Checking, Eric G. Mercer, Neha Rungta

Faculty Publications

Software verification using model checking often translates programs into corresponding transition systems that model the program behavior. As software systems continue to grow in complexity and size, exhaustively checking a property on a transition graph becomes difficult. The goal of guided search heuristics in model checking is to find a counterexample to the property being verified as quickly as possible in the transition graph. The FSM distance heuristic builds an interprocedural control flow graph of the program to estimate distance to a possible error state. It ignores calling context and underestimates the true distance to the error.

A Compliant Contact-Aided Revolute Joint, Jessie R. Cannon, Larry L. Howell

Faculty Publications

This paper presents the compliant contact-aided revolute (CCAR) joint, a planar mechanism capable of performing the functions of a bearing and a spring. The pseudo-rigid-body model is used to predict the behavior of the CCAR joint, and this model is validated through the use of finite element analysis and prototype testing. The CCAR joint is shown to have high maximum rotation and lateral stiffness. A case study is presented, and manufacturing considerations are discussed for the macro, meso, and micro scales.

Created' Enclaves For Enterprise: An Empirical Study Of Singapore's Industrial Parks In Indonesia, Vietnam And China, Caroline Yeoh, Siang Yeung Wong

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The dynamics of globalization have prompted governments to re-examine accustomed policies, and search for alternative strategies, in order to re-position their economies for the future. This paper explores the spatial context of state involvement in the new economics of competition, with the focus on Singapore's much publicized, and controversial, orchestration of its state enterprise network to encapsulate economic space for Singapore-based firms to expand into the Asian region. This strategic initiative is promulgated on the exportability of Singapore's æstate credibilityÆ, systemic and operational efficiencies, and technological competencies, to locations where these attributes are less certain. A logit model is applied …

Daily Eastern News: November 01, 2005, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

The Leading Object: November/December 2005

Leading Object

Content:
Perspectives by John C. Owens
Drought Mitigation Center Seeks to Enhance Decision-Making Tools
Cartwright Receives November OEA
UNL for Families wins 4-H Award
Pork Producers Start Haskell Swine Professorship
Birnstihl Named Acting Extension Dean
Robertson Credits CASNR for Career Success
Salute to Graduates Provides Personal Touch
Kimmel Center Dedication
As Nebraska’s Needs Changed, So Has Extension
Hahn named Nebraska’s Fourth CARET Delegate

Particular Solutions For Axisymmetric Helmholtz-Type Operators, A.S. Muleshkov, M.A. Golberg, C.S. Chen

Faculty Publications

In this paper, we consider the solution of the axisymmetric heat equation with axisymmetric data in an axisymmetric domain in R-3. To solve this problem, we remove the time-dependence by various transform or time-stepping methods. This converts the problem to one of a sequence of modified inhomogeneous Helmholtz equations. Generalizing previous work, we consider solving these equations by boundary-type methods. In order to do this, one needs to subtract off a particular solution, so that one obtains a sequence of modified homogeneous Helmholtz equations. We do this by modifying the usual Dual Reciprocity Method (DRM) and approximating the right-hand sides …

My Man Fridae: Re-Producing Asian Masculinity, Gary Atkins

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Corporations And The Public Purpose: Restoring The Balance, Charlie Cray, Lee Drutman

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.