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Modular Control Laboratory System With Integrated Simulation, Animation, Emulation, And Experimental Components, J. Liu, Robert G. Landers

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A typical sequence for the design of a controller, given the desired objectives, is the following: system modeling, design and mathematical analysis, simulation studies, emulation, and experimental implementation. Most control courses thoroughly cover design and mathematical analysis and utilize a simulation or experimental project at the end of the course. However, animation and emulation are seldom utilized and projects rarely cover the entire controller design sequence. This paper presents a control laboratory system developed at the University of Missouri at Rolla that integrates simulation, animation, emulation, and experimental components. The laboratory system may be applied to a wide variety of …

Population Dynamics Of Oryzomys Palustris And Microtus Pennsylvanicus In Virginia Tidal Marshes, Christopher P. Bloch, Robert K. Rose

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Oryzomys palustris (marsh rice rat) and Microtus pennsylvanicus (meadow vole) cohabit coastal marshes in the mid-Atlantic US. Both were live-trapped for 23 months at two tidal marsh sites in Virginia to assess their demography near the margins of their distributions. In the presence of dense vegetation, population dynamics of the two species were seasonal and positively correlated, with densities declining through the winter. At the more sparsely vegetated site, densities of both species were lower, and densities of M. pennsylvanicus were negatively correlated with those of O. palustris. Patterns of reproduction differed between the species. O. palustris was reproductively …

Automatic Generation Of Social Network Data From Electronic-Mail Communications, Jason Yee, Robert F. Mills, Gilbert L. Peterson, Summer E. Bartczack

Faculty Publications

Most organizations have formal and informal elements. Formal structures are usually documented in organizational charts showing chain of command, levels of authority, and personnel resources. The actual effectiveness of the organization or specific individuals may actually depend on informal structures and internal communication networks. These are by definition personality-dependent and may provide significant insight into how work actually gets done within the organization. Effective leaders will want insight into these informal structures for various reasons. Inefficient decision-making or staffing processes may result in unnecessary or redundant communications, chokepoints, or single points of failure, each of which can either delay decisions …

Is Voting Necessary? Organization Standing And Non-Voting Members Of Environmental Advocacy Organizations, Karl S. Coplan

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

This article will examine the law of standing, and specifically, the conflicting decisions concerning the importance of voting rights in order to establish organizational standing. The article concludes that voting rights should not be essential to the assertion of representational standing. Nevertheless, the article will also consider alternate forms of organization that will improve an organization's chances of establishing representational standing, while addressing the concerns that lead organizations to avoid a voting membership in the first place.

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Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

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Market Reaction To Business Method Patents: An Empirical Analysis, Charles Holoubek, Timothy M. Shaughnessy

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Patents on methods of conducting business have received abundant press since the recent decisions in State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. and AT&T Corp. v. Excel Communications, Inc. Indeed, the number of patent applications categorized as Business Method Patents ("BMPs") increased from 165 in 1995 to over 7,800 in 2000, more than a 47-fold jump in just five years. In light of State Street's wide-reaching ramifications, both the court's legal reasoning for and the policy implications of allowing the United States Patent and Trade Office ("USPTO") to extend patent rights to business methods …

Contributory And Vicarious Copyright Infringement As Applied To Auctions, Flea Markets, And Swap Meets: How Fonovisa And Napster Have Set The Standard, Laura E. Hancock

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines a flea market as an "open-air market for secondhand articles and antiques." Although its origin is nearly impossible to trace, it is commonly believed that the flea market first appeared during the 1960s, in Paris, France. The term itself is translated from the French phrase, marchi aux puces.

Generally, a flea market has been described as a venue renting "space to anyone [offering for sale to the public] merchandise, products, items, services and all other legal needs of the buying public." Individuals renting space and selling within these venues are known as vendors. Flea markets are truly …

Site-Specific Art Parks On Moral Ground: Distilling Old Whine In New Battles Over The Visual Artists Rights Act, Carrie Jones

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Having passed by unanimous vote at the Second Continental Congress, the new Constitution duly declared that "Congress shall have the power [t]o promote the Progress of Science and the useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors rt]he exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Pursuant to that power, Congress enacted the Nation's first copyright law in 1790, intending to promote the artistic progress through a grant of exclusive monopoly for a limited time to the authors of new works. Since then, the United States has successfully urged invention and creation through the full commitment to a comprehensive …

The Chinese Approach To Electronic Transactions Legislation, Zhang Chu, Lingfei Lei

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is nothing new under the sun, and this may be equally true when it comes to electronic transactions. In the electronic world, agreements are still embodied in contracts, contracts are still entered into when two parties reach an enforceable agreement on terms, and objective evidence still determines whether an agreement has been reached. Fraud and piracy are no less illegal because they happen online. In other words, laws governing the physical world are also relevant in the virtual world. Nevertheless, despite all the similarities, there may still be some differences in form, and there are …

You Can't Say That!: Enjoining Publication Of Trade Secrets Despite The First Amendment, Brooks W. Taylor

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Enjoining publication of trade secrets is certainly restraint of speech, but is it invalid under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution? Different courts have answered that question in different ways. Some courts have applied strict scrutiny and found preliminary injunctions against the publication of trade secrets to be unconstitutional prior restraint of free speech. Most recently, the California Supreme Court, applying intermediate scrutiny, found such an injunction against the re-publication of computer code on the Internet to be a content-neutral restraint not barred by the prior restraint doctrine.

For a number of reasons, corporations are relying increasingly on …

The Illegal Art Exhibit: Art Or Exploitation? A Look At The Fair Use Doctrine In Relation To Corporate Degenerate Art, Kimball Tyson

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

A gas mask in the shape of Mickey Mouse's head; fake stamps with photographs of Viagra and Prozac pills that actually duped the postal system; Pez candy dispensers with dispenser heads of dead rappers such as Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, and Eazy-E; a recreation of a portrait of Mao using U.S. currency; the use of the Beatle's Meet the Beatles LP cover by a musical group entitled the Residents; a series of violent, disturbing drawings featuring famous cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Barney from the Flintstones, and Bert from Bert and Ernie being hung from nooses or sprawled …

Al-Aqeel Sewairi Syndrome, A New Autosomal Recessive Disorder With Multicentric Osteolysis, Nodulosis And Arthropathy. The First Genetic Defect Of Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Gene., Aida I. Al-Aqeel

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES: We report a distinctive autosomal recessive multicentric osteolysis in Saudi Arabian families with distal arthropathy of the metacarpal, metatarsal and interphalangeal joints, with ultimate progression to the proximal joints with decreased range of movements and deformities with ankylosis and generalized osteopenia. In addition, they had large, painful to touch palmar and plantar pads. Hirsutism and mild dysmorphic facial features including proptosis, a narrow nasal bridge, bulbous nose and micrognathia. METHODS: Using a genome-wide search for microsatellite markers from 11 members of the family from the Armed Forces Hospital and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of …

The Diagnostic Accuracy Of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Versus Core Needle Biopsy For Palpable Breast Lump(S)., Nagi A. Homesh, Mohamed A. Issa, Hamod A. El-Sofiani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES: Breast lump is one of the most common surgical problems in females. Surgical biopsy of palpable breast lump was considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of breast lump(s). Emphasis has been placed on improving method for establishing a definitive diagnosis of breast mass prior to surgery. Our aim was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and core needle biopsy (CNB) in patients with palpable breast masses. METHODS: Prospective randomized controlled clinical trial included 296 Female patients with breast lumps, presented to Al-Thawra Teaching Hospital, Sanaa, Yemen between May 1998 -- May 2002. All …

Comparison Of Antibiotic Susceptibility Tests, Plasmid Profiles And Restriction Enzyme Analysis Of Plasmid Dna Of Methicillin Susceptible And Resistant-Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Isolated From Intensive Care Units., Mohammed A. Tayfour, Fatma N. Eris, Awadh R. Alanazi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES: To differentiate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) strains and detect the source of epidemic strains and prevent their access to patients. METHODS: All the procedures were carried out in the Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty Hospital, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey from 1996-1998, and antibiotic susceptibility tests continued in the laboratory of King Fahad Hospital, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), from 2001-2004. A total of 81 S. aureus strains (71 MRSA, 10 MSSA) from Turkey were isolated from different sites of patients in Intensive Care Unit9s (ICU9s), evaluated by plasmid profile, Restriction …

Jaffe-Campanacci Syndrome., Ammar C. Al-Rikabi, Jyothi C. Ramaswamy, Venkatraman V. Bhat

Saudi Medical Journal

This case report describes the clinical, radiological and histopathological features of the Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome as seen in a 6-year-old Qatari male patient who was initially misdiagnosed as a case of systemic neurofibromatosis. Our case has all the diagnostic stigmata of Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome as described in the literature and these include cafe au lait macules, skeletal deformities and multiple histologically confirmed non-ossifying fibromas of the long bones.

Pheochromocytoma Of The Organ Of Zuckerkandl. Unusually Small Lesion Detected With Magnetic Resonance Imaging., Khaled M. Elsayes, John R. Leyendecker, Vamsidhar R. Narra, Jeffrey J. Brown

Saudi Medical Journal

A case report of a 40-year-old female with an unusually small pheochromocytoma of the organ of Zuckerkandl is discussed. The tumor is diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging MRI examination, which was requested to evaluate her as a potential renal donor. There is a family history of Carney s triad gastric leiomyosarcoma, extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma and pulmonary chondroma. The MRI technique and findings are discussed.

Castleman Disease Presenting As Obstructive Jaundice., Saleh M. Al-Salamah, Iftikhar A. Khan, Kamran Khalid, Wafaa A. Al-Shakweer

Saudi Medical Journal

A 48-year-old Saudi male was admitted with features of obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed stricture in distal common bile duct CBD. Computed tomography scan revealed lymphadenopathy along CBD and in porta hepatis. Cholangiocarcinoma, lymphoma or metastatic deposits were suspected but no definite preoperative diagnosis could be established. Laparotomy disclosed lymph node enlargement in porta hepatis and along the CBD and lesser curvature of the stomach. Triple bypass procedure was performed to relieve the obstruction. Pathological examination of the lymph nodes showed Castleman disease of hyaline vascular type.

Hallucinogenic Plant Poisoning In Children., Adnan M. Al-Shaikh, Zakira M. Sablay

Saudi Medical Journal

Datura is a hallucinogenic plant found in urban or rural areas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA. It grows wildly in many parts of the country. Its taste and shape makes it unattractive to both man and animals, though deliberate use by young adults for its hallucinogenic effects have been widely reported for the past 30 years. Datura contains 3 main toxic alkaloids: atropine, scopolamine and hyoscamine. Consumption of any part of the plant can result in severe anticholinergic toxicity. Clinical symptoms are those seen in atropine poisoning, particularly mydriasis and hallucinations. Children have a special susceptibility to atropine …

Successful Outcome After Evacuation Of Intracranial Hematoma Following Thrombolysis In Acute Myocardial Infarction., Bashir A. Wani, Helmi A. Dawood, Mohammed A. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal

Thrombolytic therapy is the modality of choice for the treatment of life threatening thrombosis in various vascular territories and nowadays, is used extensively in setting of acute myocardial infarction. There is, however, the omnipresent danger of serious bleeding inherently associated with the use of all thrombolytics which if it occurs in the brain, can lead to potentially serious neurological impairment and even death. In our report, we describe the successful surgical management of a streptokinase-induced intracranial hemorrhage. Timely neurosurgical intervention is advocated as the optimal approach for this particular side effect of thrombolytic agents.

Cutaneous Hyperpigmentation Following Nonpermanent Henna Tattoo., Iqbal A. Bukhari

Saudi Medical Journal

Decorative henna skin painting can provoke severe reactions in the skin. We report 3 cases of unusual and persistent hyperpigmentation following nonpermanent henna tattoo, which alerted us to identify an additional side effect.

A Randomized Comparison Of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine And Combination Of Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine With Chloroquine In The Treatment Of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria In Eastern Sudan., Muntasir T. Salah, Mamoun M. Mohammed, Yousif E. Himeidan, Elfatih M. Malik, Mustafa I. Elbashir, Ishag Adam

Saudi Medical Journal

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Antibiotic Resistance Patterns Of Acinetobacter Species Isolated In King Hussein Medical Center, Jordan.

Saudi Medical Journal

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Hyperbaric Medicine For Necrotizing Fasciitis., Noori S. Al-Waili, Glenn Butler, Mehdi Abdullah, Shabir A. Qazi

Saudi Medical Journal

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Book Review

Saudi Medical Journal

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Afterword Culture By Law: Backlash As Jurisprudence, Francisco Valdes

Articles

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Afterword "We Are Now Of The View"*: Backlash Activism, Cultural Cleansing, And The Kulturkampf To Resurrect The Old Deal, Francisco Valdes

Articles

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Legal Reform And Social Justice: An Introduction To Latcrit Theory, Praxis And Community, Francisco Valdes

Articles

This article provides a general overview of LatCrit theory as a genre of contemporary critical legal scholarship. LatCrit theory self-consciously does not limit itself to law or to scholars: students, activists and other interested parties from various disciplines, backgrounds and regions, help to constitute LatCrit theory as a collective enterprise in every respect. The ties that bind this fluid group together are a shared commitment to antisubordination purpose and praxis. The article begins with a brief account of the jurisprudential context for the emergence of LatCrit theory in 1995, then briefly describes the origins and evolution of this enterprise, before …

Spain Gazing: Postcolonial Aspirations, Neocolonial Systems And Postponed Reckonings - Queries From The Margins, Francisco Valdes

Articles

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Dealing With Illiteracy, Helen Ann Myers

All Capstone Projects

This research project is to investigate illiteracy and join the battle to help alleviate this widespread disease, and its related problems. Illiteracy has been a very hotly debated issue in the United States for years. The number of illiterate adults is extremely high and the related challenges on this population are overwhelming. Because of this controversy, there is much debate over the best method of educating our young children to be good readers as well as how to address those who have difficulty reading.

On Legal Pragmatism: Where Does "The Path Of The Law" Lead Us?, Susan Haack

Articles

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