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The Interdisciplinary Turn In Legal Education , Anthony D'Amato

ExpressO

The nature of law and legal practice is changing with the addition of interdisciplinary scholars to law-school faculties and interdisciplinary studies to the law curriculum. However, the accessibility of non-law disciplinarians in the rest of the university raises the question of the cost-effectiveness and opportunity costs of importing them directly into the law school. This Article criticizes the interdisciplinary turn on three grounds. First is the unlikelihood that the joint-degreed persons who join the law faculty will happen to be the ones that their colleagues will end up collaborating with. Second is the even greater unlikelihood that any given discipline …

Detention For The Purpose Of Interrogation As Modern "Torture", Rinat Kitai-Sangero

ExpressO

Although the Court in Miranda stated that custodial interrogation is designed to undermine the will of the interogee, it has not prohibited the admission of confession given under such circumstances. It rather assumed that it is possible to dispel the pressures of a custodial interrogation by means of proper safeguards. The article claims that there is no plausible way to dispel the coercive atmosphere engendered by a custodial interrogation. Custody today constitutes a refined version of torture used in the past in order to extract confessions. Consequently, the confession of a suspect under circumstances of custodial interrogation is involuntary and …

A Semiparametric Approach For The Nonparametric Transformation Survival Model With Multiple Covariates, Xiao Song, Shuangge Ma, Jian Huang, Xiao-Hua Zhou

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

The nonparametric transformation model for survival time that makes no parametric assumptions on both the transformation function and the error is appealing in its flexibility. The nonparametric transformation model makes no assumption on the forms of the transformation function and the error distribution. This model is appealing in its flexibility for modeling censored survival data. Current approaches for estimation of the regression parameters involve maximizing discontinuous objective functions, which are numerically infeasible to implement in the case of multiple covariates. Based on the partial rank estimator (Khan & Tamer, 2004), we propose a smoothed partial rank estimator which maximizes a …

Mustang Daily, December 7, 2006

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Thorn V. Smith

2006 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

December 7, 2006, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Commonwealth Times 2006-12-07

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

R.I.T. News & Events - December 7, 2006, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Ashok Rao appointed Saunders college dean, Buckeye fan is truly a Tiger at heart, Research experience powers college of science student's future, Schumer touts tax credit, News briefs, University news: Getting the scoop on the web, Quartet to bring beautiful music to campus, Drive project heads to New Orleans, Natural-light color photographer visits, Babies take center stage at Bevier show, RIT and reaccreditation, Health care reform explained, Leadership changes ahead, Principal investigators go to 'boot camp', It's elementary, Holiday wishes from President Simone, RIT train show chuggin' along, Cyberspace grid for NYS, To the delight of shoppers

Paying Attention To Welfare: Supplemental Security Income, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, And The Incentives Of Parents, Jason Rudbeck

All Dissertations

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is the only welfare program that extends cash benefits to children for being blind or disabled. The largest growth in the program has occurred towards children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Using in-house data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), this research measures parents` sensitivity to having their children diagnosed with ADHD given increases in real SSI payments. Children who are more likely to receive SSI benefits given income and living condition are also more elastic to increases in payments through becoming diagnosed with ADHD. In addition, parents alternate between claiming that …

Design And Construction Of Pavements In Cold Regions: State Of The Practice, Brad Steven Smith

Theses and Dissertations

The effects of frost action introduce many challenges in the design and construction of roadways in cold regions throughout the United States. The penetration of frost into pavement structures can lead to differential frost heave during winter and thaw weakening during spring. Both of these damage mechanisms lead to premature pavement distress, structural deterioration, and poor ride quality. Because the availability of naturally occurring non-frost-susceptible pavement base materials is rapidly diminishing in many areas while project budgets remain largely inadequate, pavement engineers are utilizing alternative materials and techniques to minimize such damage. The purpose of this research was to investigate …

Daily Eastern News: December 07, 2006, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 41, No. 30, December 7, 2006, Grand Valley State University

Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

A Dynamic Workflow Framework For Mass Customization Using Web Service And Autonomous Agent Technologies, Daniel J. Karpowitz

Theses and Dissertations

Custom software development and maintenance is one of the key expenses associated with developing automated systems for mass customization. This paper presents a method for reducing the risk associated with this expense by developing a flexible environment for determining and executing dynamic workflow paths. Strategies for developing an autonomous agent-based framework and for identifying and creating web services for specific process tasks are presented. The proposed methods are outlined in two different case studies to illustrate the approach for both a generic process with complex workflow paths and a more specific sequential engineering process.

December 7, 2006, Council On Academic Affairs

Minutes

No abstract provided.

December 7, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the December 7, 2006, meeting of the University Senate. 25 pages

The Weekly Challenger, December 7, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 7, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Fate Of Fish Production In A Seasonally Flooded Saltmarsh, Philip W. Stevens, Clay L. Montague, Kenneth J. Sulak

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Although saltmarshes are thought to enhance the productivity of open estuarine water, the mechanism by which energy transfer occurs has been debated for decades. One possible mechanism is the transfer of saltmarsh production to estuarine waters by vagile fishes and invertebrates. Monthly estimates of fish standing stock, net fish ingress, and predation were used to develop a bio-mass budget to estimates annual production of fishes and the relative yield to predatory fish, birds, and direct migration to the estuary. Annual production of saltmarsh fishes was estimated to 31.0 gm^-2 saltmarsh, which falls within the range of previously reported values …

Using A Spline To Model The Motion Of A 4-Man Fireteam During Building Clearing Exercises, Marshall Werner

All Theses

This paper examines the problem of tracking positions of a fireteam (4-5 men) as they perform building clearing exercises in order to predict future motion od the team. This was done by examining the team as a single entity rather than 4 or 5 separate entities. A team model was used under the assumption that the team stays together as a group and moves in specific patterns. The model chosen for this experiment was a spline curve. This spline curve allowed for movement in straight lines through hallways as well as curving around corners.

The Advocate, December 7, 2006, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

Vista: December 7, 2006, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

The East Texan, 2006-12-07, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

Volume 91, number 14 of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Investigation Of The Effects Of Subgrid-Scale Turbulence On Resolvable-Scale Statistics, Qinglin Chen

All Dissertations

The effects of the subgrid-scale (SGS) turbulence on the resolvable-scale statistics and the effects of SGS models on large-eddy simulation (LES) are studied. It is shown that the SGS turbulence evolves the resolvable-scale joint probability density function (JPDF) through the conditional means of the SGS stress, the SGS scalar flux, and their production rate, which must be reproduced by the SGS model for LES to predict correctly the one-point resolvable-scale statistics, a primary goal of LES. This necessary condition is used as the basis for studying SGS physics and for testing SGS models. Theoretical predictions, measurements data obtained in a …

The Pacifican December 7, 2006, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer (Raft) Polymerization In Grafting Polymer Chains From Tio2 Nanoparticles, Joseph Lott

Theses

A phosphonate coupling molecule containing a vinyl double bond was synthesized and anchored onto the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles. Diffuse reflectance infra-red (DRIFT) spectroscopy confirmed the presence of the coupling molecule on the particulate surface while thermogravimetric analysis revealed the coupling molecule covered 28% of the surface. Methyl methacrylate was free radically polymerized through the immobilized vinyl bond on the surface in the presence of the reversible additionfragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) agent 4-cyanopentanoic acid dithiobenzoate using 2,2'-azobisisobutylnitrile (AIBN) as an initiator. DRIFT measurements confirmed the presence of methacrylate groups on the surface. Differential scanning calorimetry detected a weak glass transition for …

An Analysis Of The Accounting Methods Used By Builders Producing Twenty-Five Or Fewer Homes Per Year, David Andrus

Theses and Dissertations

Accounting plays a crucial role in the success of any business, but it is particularly vital in the construction industry, a complex field that typically requires the coordination of multiple subcontractors and multiple jobs in any given year. Although small-volume home builders make up 70 percent of the membership of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a trade association of the home building industry, little is known about the accounting practices of these builders. This thesis undertook to study the accounting practices of small-volume home builders. Small-volume home builders were defined as those producing 25 homes or fewer in …

Washington University Record, December 7, 2006

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, December 07, 2006, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Volume 44, Number 31: December 07, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 13 - Dec 7, 2006

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 13 - December 7, 2006. 32 pages.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 7, 2006, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Nutrition and Food Science

• Title Change, Course Number Change
• Delete Course

College of Business

• New Course

School of Accountancy

• Remove University Studies Designation
• Course Description Change

Department of Business Information Systems

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Course Description Change
• Reactivate Course

Department of Economics

• Delete Course

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

• New …