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Rodent Malaria : Population Dynamics Of Early Sporogonic Development With The Mosequito Vector, Anopheles Stephensi, S K. Poudel

Theses and Dissertations

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Religion As A Moderator In The Relationship Between Perfectionism, Locus Of Control, And Eating Disorders, Caitlin G. Schultz

Theses and Dissertations

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Information Retrieval Using Relevance Feedback For The Mobile Internet, Zhangmin Liu

Theses and Dissertations

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Deconstructing The Mythology Of Free Trade: Critical Reflections On Comparative Advantage, Carmen Gonzalez

Faculty Articles

The theory of comparative advantage serves as the theoretical justification for the neoliberal economic reforms promoted by the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and multilateral and regional free trade agreements. This article employs insights from both neoclassical and heterodox economics in order to critique the theory of comparative advantage as applied to the agricultural sector. In particular, the article takes aim at the illusory notion that eliminating distortions in international agricultural trade caused by the lavish agricultural subsidies of wealthy nations will be sufficient to “level the playing field” and promote prosperity in both developed and developing countries. The …

Civil Gideon As A Human Right: Is The U.S. Going To Join Step With The Rest Of The Developed World?, Raven Lidman

Faculty Articles

This article will discuss the scope of services and rationale for the right to a free lawyer in civil matters as is the case in criminal cases. This right is currently provided in the 49 European member countries in the Council of Europe (COE), Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Zambia, South Africa, and Brazil. Frequent reference will be made to a chart in the appendix, which condenses extensive information about programs in each of these countries. The article’s general conclusion regarding the foreign programs is that the right to a free lawyer in civil matters is a …

My Father, John Locke, And Assisted Suicide: The Real Constitutional Right, John B. Mitchell

Faculty Articles

This article discusses the right to assisted suicide, a right not derived from anything explicit or implied in any textual provision of the Constitution. It is a right derived from the two underlying political philosophies, which form the basis of the entire U.S. Constitutional enterprise: John Locke's Social Contract and Civic Republicanism. In Part I, this article discusses Glucksberg's fundamental rights analysis. So much has been written about this case that this article will limit comments to briefly adding thoughts as to why, given the combination of the Court's motivation, both institutional and pragmatic, in approaching this case, and its …

Acer 2005-2006 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

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Integrated Results Reporting: Moving Toward Electronic Health Records, Mary Helen Fagan, Carol Kilmon, Tom Belt

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

A key achievement marking the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler’s movement toward Electronic Health Records (EHR) is the establishment of an integrated results reporting capability. Clinicians will be able to view results from most ancillary departments anywhere and at any time. This case study outlines the steps they took, the outcomes they achieved, and some of the lessons they have learned in the process.

State Of Utah V. Douglas A. Lovell : Reply Brief, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

Case No. 20061025-SC APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF THIS APPEAL FROM A MEMORANDUM DECISION ON DEFENDANT'S ORIGINAL AND RENEWED MOTION TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA TO AGGRAVATED MURDER ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE TRIAL COURT FAILED TO STRICTLY COMPLY WITH RULE 11 OF THE UTAH RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. DEFENDANT/APPELLANT IS INCARCERATED ON DEATH ROW AT THE UTAH STATE PRISON.

Bundling And Consumer Misperception, Oren Bar-Gill

University of Chicago Law Review

This Essay studies bundling of two (or more) products as a strategic response to consumer misperception. In contrast to the bundling and tying studied in the antitrust literature-strategies used by a seller with market power in market A trying to leverage its market power into market B-bundling in response to consumer misperception may occur in intensely competitive markets. The analysis demonstrates that such competitive bundling can be either welfare enhancing or welfare reducing. The Essay considers several "unbundling policies" that can protect consumers and increase welfare in markets where bundling is undesirable.

Wanting, Liking, And Learning: Neuroscience And Paternalism, Colin F. Camerer

University of Chicago Law Review

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Paternalism And Psychology, Edward L. Glaeser

University of Chicago Law Review

Does bounded rationality make paternalism more attractive? This Essay argues that errors will be larger when suppliers have stronger incentives or lower costs of persuasion and when consumers have weaker incentives to learn the truth. These comparative statics suggest that bounded rationality will often increase the costs of government decisionmaking relative to private decision-making, because consumers have better incentives to overcome errors than government decision-makers, consumers have stronger incentives to choose well when they are purchasing than when they are voting, and it is more costly to change the beliefs of millions of consumers than a handful of bureaucrats. As …

Credit Card Accountability, Samuel Issacharoff, Erin F. Delaney

University of Chicago Law Review

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Cognitive Errors, Individual Differences, And Paternalism, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski

University of Chicago Law Review

Legal scholars commonly argue that the widespread presence of cognitive errors in judgment justifies legal intervention to save people from predictable mistakes. Such arguments often fail to account for individual variation in the commission of such errors even though individual variation is probably common. If predictable groups of people avoid making the errors that others commit, then law should account for such differences because those who avoid errors will not benefit from paternalistic interventions and indeed may be harmed by them. The research on individual variation suggests three parameters that might distinguish people who can avoid error: cognitive ability, experience …

Broken Windows: New Evidence From New York City And A Five-City Social Experiment, Bernard E. Harcourt, Jens Ludwig

University of Chicago Law Review

In 1982, James Q. Wilson and George Kelling suggested in an influential article in the Atlantic Monthly that targeting minor disorder could help reduce more serious crime. More than twenty years later, the three most populous cities in the United States-New York, Chicago, and, most recently, Los Angeles-have all adopted at least some aspect of Wilson and Kelling's theory, primarily through more aggressive enforcement of minor misdemeanor laws. Remarkably little, though, is currently known about the effect of broken windows policing on crime. According to a recent National Research Council report, existing research does not provide strong support for the …

An Efficiency-Based Explanation For Current Corporate Reorganization Practice (Reviewing Courting Failure By Lynn M. Lopucki), Kenneth Ayotte, David A. Skeel Jr.

University of Chicago Law Review

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Natural Justice, Lawrence B. Solum

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Justice is a natural virtue. Well-functioning humans are just, as are well-ordered human societies. Roughly, this means that in a well-ordered society, just humans internalize the laws and social norms (the nomoi)--they internalize lawfulness as a disposition that guides the way they relate to other humans. In societies that are mostly well-ordered, with isolated zones of substantial dysfunction, the nomoi are limited to those norms that are not clearly inconsistent with the function of law--to create the conditions for human flourishing. In a radically dysfunctional society, humans are thrown back on their own resources--doing the best they can in …

The "Public Use" Requirement In Eminent Domain Law: A Rationale Based On Secret Purchases And Private Influence, Daniel B. Kelly

Journal Articles

This Article provides a rationale for understanding and interpreting the public use requirement within eminent domain law. The rationale is based on two factors. First, while the government often needs the power of eminent domain to avoid the problem of strategic holdout, private parties are generally able to purchase property through secret buying agents. The availability of these undisclosed agents makes the use of eminent domain for private parties unnecessary and indeed undesirable. The government, however, is ordinarily unable to make secret purchases because its plans are subject to democratic deliberation and thus publicly known in advance. Second, while the …

An Examination Of Pre-School Children In Social Interaction Based On A Peace Curriculum, Jill R. Perel

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits of a peace curriculum and the social interactive behavior of preschool children as measured by the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Program (DECA) and societal factors. The ultimate goal of this study was to determine under what societal conditions would a preschool child, who is exposed to a peace curriculum, display less aggressive behavior. Furthermore, this research investigation explored which personal structure factors were impacted by this type of intervention.

Methodology: The study's sample included two preschools in SE Florida. All participants came from families of moderately high to high …

Mcs: Interior Finishes, Linda L. Nussbaumer

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

For individuals with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), selecting safe, healthy materials or products to furnish a home can be a challenge. Many materials that are labeled as environmentally friendly may not promote good indoor air quality (IAQ) (Wasley 2000). For example, an environmentally friendly product may be produced from recycled materials to conserve resources, but this same product may be glued togther with formaldehyde-based resins—unsafe for persons with MCS. Consequently, materials must be analyzed before they are selected. There are safe, healthy interior materials or products for you to use in furnishing your home. You just have to do your …

Mcs: Types Of Housing, Linda L. Nussbaumer

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Our homes should be a retreat from the hustle and bustle of the daily routine, but for many individuals, their homes are potentially dangerous. Many interior materials and products that are used every day emit chemicals into the air and affect the indoor air quality (IAQ). One reason for this problem is that we spend more time indoors within airtight buildings. Another is that our energy-efficient houses do not allow gases emitted from products to escape from the building. Thus, more of us are at risk of developing multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) because we spend the greatest amount of our …

Enrolling In Medicare: Steps To Take, Liz Gorham, Corrine Huber

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Medicare is a health insurance program sponsored by the federal government. To find out what it does and does not cover, read ExEx14101, Exploring Medicare: Is it for me? If you are ready to enroll, first determine if you meet eligibility requirements and then follow these steps.

Risk-Sensitive Foraging In Humans Budgeting Time: Correlated With Real-World Financial Situation, Stephanie Carsten Kucera

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Foraging theory has been studied extensively in non-human animals. Using models developed through animal-study, researchers have recently begun to examine how humans make decisions with regard to resource-expenditure. Using a computer-based task, the proposed study investigated risk-sensitive decision-making, in humans. Participants were asked to "spend" a most valuable resource, time, in order to complete a computer-based task. Participants were asked to choose between two computer-generated selection boxes, each yielding a different delay-value. However, participants were given different feedback as to how each session progressed (i.e. whether ahead or behind) depending on the budget condition to which he was assigned. It …

The Modern Great Game In Central Asia, James Lawson Chapman

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

In the last fifty years global consumption of petroleum has increased by more than a factor of six, by the year 2000 daily consumption was at 76 million barrels/day. The United States is accountable for nearly one quarter of the daily oil total, which represents only 40 percent of our total energy consumption. In a given year the world uses enough oil to fill a lake ten miles long, nine miles wide and 60 feet deep, the United States consuming roughly one-quarter of that amount. While many of the environmental costs of this consumption are realized domestically, such as increased …

Nomad School, Laura Penelope Baquero

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Baquero, Laura, M.A., Autumn 2006 Fine Arts A Journey of Self Transformation Dr. James Kriley Dr. Randy Bolton As a result of social and family expectations I was pushed to pursue a lifestyle where my passion and talent for the Arts did not have a place. Nomad School is a personal and artistic research project in which I took a life changing experience of living in a nomad community, to develop a body of work that would tell the story of my personal transformation into the artist that I always wanted to be. I used journals and sketchbooks as my …

Monitoring The Relationship Between The Public And Public Lands: Application To Wilderness Stewardship In The U.S., Alan E. Watson, William T. Borrie

Society and Conservation Faculty Publications

Stakeholders in wilderness, and other public lands, have varying opinions on how well the land management agencies reflect their values and respond to their needs in management, and they therefore vary in their level of commitment and attachment to these places and the activities that occur there. Establishing baseline measures and monitoring indicators of the relationship between the public and wilderness lands can provide efficient evaluations of many management activities. Examples include protection of traditional relationships for indigenous people, and the enhancement and protection of relationships between the resource and both local and distant populations of stakeholders.

Most social science …

Feeding Soy Hulls And Dried Distillers Grain With Solubles To Sheep, Jeff Held

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Co-products from corn and soybean processing industries can be excellent sources of nutrients for livestock. With the growth of ethanol production from corn and increasing number of soybeans processed in the Upper Midwest, livestock producers have many nutrient-dense coproduct feed resources readily available. In the Upper Midwest distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS) derived from ethanol production and soybean hulls (SH) from soybean processing have created the greatest interest to sheep producers.

Dealing With Heat Stress In Dairy Cows, Alvaro Garcia

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Alleviating heat stress is critical to milk production. Heat stress from high environmental temperatures can be compounded by mistakes in managing and feeding the cows. Water is your first concern during periods of high temperatures. Water physical properties—heat conductivity and latent heat of vaporization—help transfer heat from the body of the animal to the environment.

Ensiling Wet Distillers Grains With Other Feeds, A. D. Garcia, K. F. Kalscheur

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

During the last century, livestock producers have relied heavily on highly valued crops to feed their cattle. Corn grain and silage, alfalfa hay and silage as well as other highly productive crops have been used extensively. Changes in oil prices have sparked interest into renewable energy alternatives. Ethanol production from corn has gained popularity in the Midwest resulting in increased availability of corn distillers grains. Corn distillers grains are an excellent feed for ruminants. They can usually be purchased as wet (40-70% moisture) or dry. They supply approximately 10% more energy than corn grain, and approximately 30% protein, 10% fat …

The Federal Criminal "Code" Is A Disgrace: Obstruction Statutes As Case Study, Julie R. O'Sullivan

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Any discussion of federal penal law must begin with an important caveat: There actually is no federal criminal "code" worthy of the name. A criminal code is defined as "'a systematic collection, compendium, or revision' of laws." What the federal government has is a haphazard grab-bag of statutes accumulated over 200 years, rather than a comprehensive, thoughtful, and internally consistent system of criminal law. In fact, the federal government has never had a true criminal code. The closest Congress has come to enacting a code was its creation of Title 18 of the United States Code in 1948. That "exercise, …