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Michigan Law Review

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Apology Within A Moral Dialectic: A Reply To Professor Robbennolt, Lee Taft

Michigan Law Review

Over the last several years, much has been written about the role of apology in facilitating the resolution of legal disputes. Within this body of work a debate has developed among legal scholars, practitioners, and legislators. Under traditional rules of evidence an apology which acknowledged fault would enter evidence as an admission against interest. Now there is a movement to legislatively "protect" apologies from the effects of the traditional rule in order to facilitate apology without evidentiary encumbrance. Scholars who have argued in favor of the relaxation of the traditional rule have largely relied on anecdotal evidence to support their …

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Michigan Law Review

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Planting A Standard: Proposing A Broad Reading Of In Re Elsner, Alicia L. Frostick

Michigan Law Review

This Note will show that one can read Elsner broadly to encompass both plant-type and widget-type inventions, and that applying Elsner to both plants and widgets is within the current statutory framework and case law. Such a reading would change the § 102 bar for inventions patentable under § 10i29 (hereinafter referred to as "widgets") as well as for plants. Part I of this Note argues that congressional sources require a flexible test-one that does not prejudice any objects under the Patent Act. Part II discusses the judicial interpretation of the Patent Act prior to Elsner in order to argue …

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Michigan Law Review

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Does The Supreme Court Matter? Civil Rights And The Inherent Politicization Of Constitutional Law, Matthew D. Lassiter

Michigan Law Review

More than a decade ago, in a colloquium sponsored by the Virginia Law Review, scholars of the civil rights movement launched a fierce assault on Michael J. Klarman's interpretation of the significance of the Supreme Court's famous school desegregation ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. Klarman's "backlash thesis," initially set forth in a series of law review and history journal articles and now serving as the centerpiece of his new book, revolves around two central claims. First, he argues that the advancements toward racial equality generally attributed to Brown were instead the inevitable products of long-term political, …

Beyond The "War" On Terrorism: Towards The New Intelligence Network, Ronald D. Lee, Paul M. Schwartz

Michigan Law Review

In Terrorism, Freedom, and Security, Philip B. Heymann undertakes a wide-ranging study of how the United States can - and in his view should - respond to the threat of international terrorism. A former Deputy Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") and current James Barr Ames Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Heymann draws on his governmental experience and jurisprudential background in developing a series of nuanced approaches to preventing terrorism. Heymann makes clear his own policy and legal preferences. First, as his choice of subtitle suggests, he firmly rejects the widely used metaphor …

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Michigan Law Review

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Non-Linear Heart Rate Variability And Risk Stratification In Cardiovascular Disease, Phyllis K. Stein, Anand Reddy

Open Access Publications

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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Stimulated By Helicobacter Pylori Increases Proliferation Of Gastric Epithelial Cells, Harry Hua-Xiang Xia, Shiu Kum Lam, Annie O. O. Chan, Marie Chia Mi Lin, Hsiang Fu Kung, Keiji Ogura, Douglas E. Berg, Benjamin C. Y. Wong

Open Access Publications

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Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins In The Central Nervous System, Jeong Sook Kim-Han, Laura L. Dugan

Open Access Publications

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Laparoscopic Ureterocalicostomy: Development Of A Technique Simplified By Application Of Nitinol Clips And A Wet Monopolar Electrosurgery Device, Richard Vanlangendonck, Ramakrishna Venkatesh, Christopher Vulin, Sejal Quayle, Kevin Morrissey, Jaime Landman

Open Access Publications

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Estimation Of Prevalence Of Dsm-Iv And Latent Class-Defined Adhd Subtypes In A Population-Based Sample Of Child And Adolescent Twins, Rosalind J. Neuman, Nantawat Sitdhiraksa, Wendy Reich, Ted H.-C. Ji, Cynthia A. Joyner, Ling-Wei Sun, Richard D. Todd

Open Access Publications

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Comorbidity Between Adhd And Symptoms Of Bipolar Disorder In A Community Sample Of Children And Adolescents, Wendy Reich, Rosalind J. Neuman, Heather E. Volk, Cynthia A. Joyner, Richard D. Todd

Open Access Publications

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Limitations Of Dsm-Iv Operationalizations Of Alcohol Abuse And Dependence In A Sample Of Australian Twins, Michael T. Lynskey, Elliot C. Nelson, Rosalind J. Neuman, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Pamela A.F. Madden, Valerie S. Knopik, Wendy Slutske, John B. Whitfield, Nicholas G. Martin, Andrew C. Heath

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Genotyping Of Toxoplasma Gondii Strains From Immunocompromised Patients Reveals High Prevalence Of Type I Strains, A. Khan, C. Su, M. German, G. A. Storch, D. B. Clifford, L. David Sibley

Open Access Publications

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Preclinical And Clinical Performance Of The Efoora Test, A Rapid Test For Detection Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Antibodies, Max Q. Arens, Linda M. Mundy, Et Al

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Phenotypic And Molecular Analysis Of Tellurite Resistance Among Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli O157:H7 And Sorbitol-Fermenting O157:Nm Clinical Isolates, Martina Bielaszewska, Phillip I. Tarr, Helge Karch, Wenlan Zhang, Werner Mathys

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Diverse Phenotypes Resulting From Polyphosphate Kinase Gene (Ppk1) Inactivation In Different Strains Of Helicobacter Pylori, Shumin Tan, Cresson D. Fraley, Maojun Zhang, Daiva Dailidiene, Arthur Kornberg, Douglas E. Berg

Open Access Publications

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A Study Of The Continuum Of Integration Of Mathematics Content With Science Concepts At The Middle School Level In West Virginia., Edna Marie Meisel

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to examine the practices and perceptions of regular education seventh grade middle school mathematics teachers in West Virginia concerning the integration of mathematics objectives with science concepts. In addition, this study also emphasized the use of integrated curriculum continuum models to study mathematics teachers' practices and perceptions for teaching mathematics objectives in connection with science concepts. It was argued that the integrated curriculum continuum model can be used to help educators begin to form a common definition of integrated curriculum. The population was described as the regular education seventh grade middle school mathematics teachers …

Agenda Setting And Denial In The States. Nonprofit Hospital Tax Exemptions: A North Carolina Case Study., Linda Struyk Millsaps

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research has two objectives. First, it examines the nature of state-level agenda setting, comparing it to the prevailing federal level theories of agenda setting and agenda denial. Specifically it examines state tax exemptions for nonprofit hospitals in North Carolina to determine if this policy arena follows acknowledged theories of agenda setting and denial, or if there is something unique about tax policy that creates a different agenda setting dynamic. Areas of focus included the status of nonprofit hospital property tax exemptions on the policy agenda and how the issue came to that position. Interviews with legislators, lobbyists, hospital and …

Political Economy Of Railway Extensions In Kenya: The Case Of The Uasin Gishu Railway 1901-1930, John Mwaniki Mwaruvie

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The history of the construction of the Uasin Gishu railway demonstrates the complexity of formulating and implementing a colonial development project. It involved an array of actors with divergent interests. As result, the project became the most controversial railway extension in Kenya, which some critics have called a "colonial scandal." The main areas of controversy involved the altering of the original route for the Kisumu to Mumias railway, which was meant to serve the most productive African district in favor of a line starting from Nakuru via Uasin Gishu to Mumias to cater for the interests of European settlers who …

Why Lawyers Are Unhappy, Martin E.P. Seligman, Paul R. Verkuil, Terry H. Kang

Articles

[According to the authors of this article, the growing unhappiness of lawyers, particularly young lawyers, stems from three causes: (1) Lawyers are selected for their pessimism (or "prudence") and this generalizes to the rest of their lives; (2) Young associates hold jobs that are characterized by high pressure and low decision latitude, exactly the conditions that promote poor health and poor morale; and (3) American law is to some extent a zero-sum game, and negative emotions flow from zero-sum games....

This article has been shared with practitioners as well as academics. It grows out of faculty seminars held at the …

The Influence Of Parenting Styles On The Development Of Moral Judgment In College Level Adolescents, Scott M. Hawkins

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This research project addresses the relationship between parenting styles and the development of moral judgment in college students enrolled in a four year private University in Central Virginia. The purpose of this study is to identify the extent to which parenting styles are one of the "building blocks" for the development of moral judgment in adolescents. The instruments used are the Parental Authority Questionnaire (Buri, 1988) and the Defining Issues Test - II (Rest, 1999). The researcher hypothesized that the levels of moral judgment found in college students who perceive that they were parented by parents utilizing an Authoritative parenting …

A Web-Based Intelligent Spatial Decision Support System For Planning Snow Removal Operations, Shriram Ilavajhala

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Providing speedy and cost-effective snow removal management during winter months proves to be an overwhelming task for the local and government personnel. Considering the importance and the massive costs involved in snow removal operations, it is essential that the snowplowing operations be carefully and efficiently planned, so as to minimize the costs and provide a quick response. However, the existing methods for snowplowing planning operations are mostly handled manually. For example, the resource allocation and management is done manually without using any analytical tool for optimization, and the routing is done often times without considering the least costly route to …

Organizing A K-12 Ai Curriculum Using Philosophy Of The Mind, Glenn W. Ellis, Eleanor C. Ory, Nalini Bhushan

Engineering: Faculty Publications

High school teams competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition and students of all ages building Lego robots have become increasingly common in K-12 education. Although robotics can be an excellent means to introduce technology and engineering design into the classroom, the scope of artificial intelligence (AI) is much greater. To help students learn about these topics in a meaningful way and to see how they fit together, this paper presents a concept map that uses principles from philosophy of the mind to organize AI topics. This approach supports a deeper understanding of AI, while making philosophical issues that interest teenagers …

To Pop Or Not To Pop: Elementary Teachers Explore Engineering Design With Pop-Up Books, Susan Etheredge, Catherine Lewis, Glenn Ellis, Thomas Gralinski

Engineering: Faculty Publications

Elementary teachers explore engineering design with pop-up books, during a two-week professional development summer institute, held at a four-year liberal arts college in northeastern United States. The descriptions and examples of pedagogical methods, models, and materials used to engage the teachers in paper engineering through their immersion into the world of pop-up books, are included. Pedagogical strategies and project-based curriculum design of the institute reflect 'best practices' as informed by current cognitive science literature on teaching and learning are discussed. Social-collaborative context during the summer institute that would guide and support teachers' developing understandings and skills in engineering education is …