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Political Gerrymandering: Outside The Aegis Of Equal Protection, Andrew William Lee Jan 2007

Political Gerrymandering: Outside The Aegis Of Equal Protection, Andrew William Lee

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Medium-Specific Regulation Of Attorney Advertising: A Critique, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, Tera Jckowski Peterson Jan 2007

Medium-Specific Regulation Of Attorney Advertising: A Critique, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, Tera Jckowski Peterson

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


A New Method To Guide Constitutional Interpretation: Introducing "Negative Originalism", Adam Lamparello Jan 2007

A New Method To Guide Constitutional Interpretation: Introducing "Negative Originalism", Adam Lamparello

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Searching For Patterns In The Laws Governing Access To Records And Meetings In The Fifty States By Using Multiple Research Tools, Bill F. Chamberlin, Cristina Popescu, Michael F. Weigold, Nissa Laughner Jan 2007

Searching For Patterns In The Laws Governing Access To Records And Meetings In The Fifty States By Using Multiple Research Tools, Bill F. Chamberlin, Cristina Popescu, Michael F. Weigold, Nissa Laughner

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Community-Based And Collaborative Management Of Coral Reefs And Coastal Resources In Palau, Elizabeth Matthews Jan 2007

Community-Based And Collaborative Management Of Coral Reefs And Coastal Resources In Palau, Elizabeth Matthews

Open Access Dissertations

This study examines community-based and collaborative management of coral reefs in Palau through three manuscripts, each examining particular coastal resource management activities at a different scale of partnership and interaction: local protected area management at the state level, ecosystem management at the inter-state level, and migratory species (marine turtles) management at the state/national government level. In each instance, the social context of resource management was described using factors drawn from Richard Pollnac's Rapid Assessment of Management Parameters (RAMP) for coral reefs, among others. Ethnographic methods, especially key informant interviews and targeted questionnaires, were used in this study. A comparative analysis …


Judith Weir's King Harald's Saga: Innovations Of Character And Virtuosity In Contemporary Opera, Kelly Fiona Lynch Jan 2007

Judith Weir's King Harald's Saga: Innovations Of Character And Virtuosity In Contemporary Opera, Kelly Fiona Lynch

LSU Major Papers

In 1979, Scottish-born composer Judith Weir wrote King Harald’s Saga for the soprano Jane Manning. Although an opera in three acts, the cast consists of one performer unaccompanied, interpreting various characters, including the protagonist, King Harald, two of his wives, and the entire Norwegian Army. The opera presented in its entirety is ten minutes in duration. The scope of this paper is intended to assist the performer as well as those who are interested in contemporary opera. I have provided a brief overview of Weir’s compositional style in opera, chamber opera and song. As King Harald’s Saga was Weir’s first …


A Performer's Guide To Ross Lee Finney's Song Cycle Chamber Music, Joseph Charles Perniciaro Jan 2007

A Performer's Guide To Ross Lee Finney's Song Cycle Chamber Music, Joseph Charles Perniciaro

LSU Major Papers

Ross Lee Finney (1906-1997), significant American composer and pedagogue, published five works for solo voice and piano within his catalogue of genres and styles. Though composed in 1951, Finney’s setting of Chamber Music, to James Joyce’s texts by the same title, remained unpublished until 1985. This song cycle, Finney’s last published solo vocal work, will be the focus of this document and subsequent lecture recital. The purpose of this study will be to examine seventeen of the thirty-six songs from the cycle and provide performance suggestions. The written document is comprised of five chapters: Chapter One provides biographical information and …


First Amendment Protection For False Commercial Speech By A Publisher Regarding The Truthfulness Of Its Publication: A Response To Litigation Arising Over James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, Jason Kessler Jan 2007

First Amendment Protection For False Commercial Speech By A Publisher Regarding The Truthfulness Of Its Publication: A Response To Litigation Arising Over James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, Jason Kessler

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Foreword: Iraq And The Making Of State Media Policy, Monroe E. Price Jan 2007

Foreword: Iraq And The Making Of State Media Policy, Monroe E. Price

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Policy Recommendations Concerning Broadcasting In Iraq, Stanhope Centre For Communications Policy Research Jan 2007

Policy Recommendations Concerning Broadcasting In Iraq, Stanhope Centre For Communications Policy Research

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Does Liability Enhance Credibility?: Lessons From The Dmca Applied To Online Defamation, Olivera Medenica, Kaiser Wahab Jan 2007

Does Liability Enhance Credibility?: Lessons From The Dmca Applied To Online Defamation, Olivera Medenica, Kaiser Wahab

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Network Processing Node For Light Unmanned Aircraft, Timothy William Arrowsmith Jan 2007

A Network Processing Node For Light Unmanned Aircraft, Timothy William Arrowsmith

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Over the last decade, research into unmanned and autonomous vehicles has greatly increased. With applications ranging from science and exploration to humanitarian and military efforts, the rising need for autonomous vehicles demands constant innovation and growth. The Intelligent Dependable Embedded Architectures (IDEA) lab at the University of Kentucky is continually launching research oriented programs [1]. A few key projects focus on the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Through this research, at the University of Kentucky, the need to develop a reliable, lightweight, node based hardware for use in light UAVs and other unmanned and autonomous vehicles became apparent. This …


Role Of Conduction In The Genesis Of Alternans Of Action Potential Duration In A Simulated One Dimensional Fiber, Sanjiv Ramalingam Jan 2007

Role Of Conduction In The Genesis Of Alternans Of Action Potential Duration In A Simulated One Dimensional Fiber, Sanjiv Ramalingam

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Ventricular fibrillation is one of the leading causes for Sudden Cardiac Death and is characterized by multiple activation wavefronts. Multiple activation wavefronts originate from a reentrant circuit which requires the presence of a unidirectional block in the path of a propagating excitation wave. It has been proposed that at the cellular level beat to beat alternation in the action potential duration at rapid pacing rates can result in a conduction block. Various mechanisms have been postulated to show the mechanisms of alternans. We use simulated activation in a one dimensional tissue fiber to show the existence of a new mechanism …


Kentucky's Adapter For Parallel Execution And Rapid Synchronization, Swetha Mitta Jan 2007

Kentucky's Adapter For Parallel Execution And Rapid Synchronization, Swetha Mitta

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

As network hardware has become faster, inefficient communication and synchronization mechanisms often have proven to be fast enough but better models are needed in order to support future systems. The aggregate function communication model, and the KAPERS design and implementation presented in this thesis, provide more efficient ways to implement a wide range of higher-level communication and synchronization operations. The main contributions of this work center on a new way to use FPGA-based memory in an aggregate function network (AFN). The basic functions were designed and implemented with modal encoding to create a global memory that allows variable length objects …


Gray Code Composite Pattern Structured Light Illumination, Pratibha Gupta Jan 2007

Gray Code Composite Pattern Structured Light Illumination, Pratibha Gupta

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Structured light is the most common 3D data acquisition technique used in the industry. Traditional Structured light methods are used to obtain the 3D information of an object. Multiple patterns such as Phase measuring profilometry, gray code patterns and binary patterns are used for reliable reconstruction. These multiple patterns achieve non-ambiguous depth and are insensitive to ambient light. However their application is limited to motion much slower than their projection time. These multiple patterns can be combined into a single composite pattern based on the modulation and demodulation techniques and used for obtaining depth information. In this way, the multiple …


A Control Mechanism To The Anywhere Pixel Router, Subhasri Krishnan Jan 2007

A Control Mechanism To The Anywhere Pixel Router, Subhasri Krishnan

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Traditionally large format displays have been achieved using software. A new technique of using hardware based anywhere pixel routing is explored in this thesis. Information stored in a Look Up Table (LUT) in the hardware can be used to tile two image streams to produce a seamless image display. This thesis develops a 1 input-image 1 output-image system that implements arbitrary image warping on the image, based a LUT stored in memory. The developed system control mechanism is first validated using simulation results. It is next validated via implementation to a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based hardware prototype and …


Kentucky Wineries Networking Activities For Tourism Development In Relation To Growth And Profitability, Lee Ann Berlin Walton Jan 2007

Kentucky Wineries Networking Activities For Tourism Development In Relation To Growth And Profitability, Lee Ann Berlin Walton

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Tourism plays a vital role in the success and sustainability of the wine industry in Kentucky. In order for the wine tourism industry to be successful in Kentucky, it is essential to continue to find ways to attract visitors to Kentucky wineries. Networking with competitors and other tourism industry stakeholders can be a successful way for winery owners to attract visitors to wineries; however, literature demonstrates that winery owners often need incentive to do so. This research explores the economic impacts of tourism on Kentuckys wineries that network with competitors and tourism industry stakeholders and those that do not. It …


A Communication Link Reliability Study For Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Alicia K. Mylin Jan 2007

A Communication Link Reliability Study For Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Alicia K. Mylin

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Dependable communication links for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are crucial to operational reliability and mission success. This study is focused on evaluating the probability of successful communication links for small UAVs. A program based on the Friis Transmission Equation was developed to calculate the power received in a line-of-sight communication link. The program was used to evaluate the probability of success for a variety of flight pa


Spatial Location Of Electrostatic Discharge Events Within Information Technology Equipment, Robert A. Oglesbee Jan 2007

Spatial Location Of Electrostatic Discharge Events Within Information Technology Equipment, Robert A. Oglesbee

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

In this thesis, a system to locate an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event within an electronic device has been developed. ESD can cause a device to fail legally required radiated emissions limits as well as disrupt intended operation. The system used a fast oscilloscope with four channels, each channel attached to a high frequency near-field antenna. These antennas were placed at known locations in three dimensional space to measure the fields radiated from the ESD event. A Time-Difference-of-Arrival technique was used to calculate the location of the ESD event. Quick determination of the ESD event location provides developers with a tool …


The Empire Of Illness: Competence And Coercion In Health-Care Decision Making, Marsha Garrison Jan 2007

The Empire Of Illness: Competence And Coercion In Health-Care Decision Making, Marsha Garrison

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Calamitous Law Of Notes, Neil B. Cohen Jan 2007

The Calamitous Law Of Notes, Neil B. Cohen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


What Does It Mean To Be An Elementary School Mathematics Specialist?, D. Gates Jan 2007

What Does It Mean To Be An Elementary School Mathematics Specialist?, D. Gates

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

No abstract provided.


Into The Fray: Novice Teachers Tackle Standards-Based Mathematics, B. Schroder, S. Gningue Jan 2007

Into The Fray: Novice Teachers Tackle Standards-Based Mathematics, B. Schroder, S. Gningue

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

This article tracks twenty-one graduates of a refom-based mathematics teacher education program for two years as they begin teaching mathematics in public elementary schools in New York City. Using surveys, classroom observations, and interviews, it examines the extent to which these beginning teachers were able to implement standards-based mathematics instruction in their classes. Results of the study were mixed. The novice teachers generally demonstrated an adequate understanding of the underlying mathematics principles and strong intentions of teaching mathematics for understanding.They were generally able to engage children in learning, and most performed at the “beginning stages of effective instruction” in their …


Taking On Turnitin: Tutors Advocating Change, Renee Brown, Brian Fallon, Jessica Lott, Elizabeth Matthews, Elizabeth Mintie Jan 2007

Taking On Turnitin: Tutors Advocating Change, Renee Brown, Brian Fallon, Jessica Lott, Elizabeth Matthews, Elizabeth Mintie

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.


Portrait Of The Tutor As An Artist: Lessons No One Can Teach, Steve Sherwood Jan 2007

Portrait Of The Tutor As An Artist: Lessons No One Can Teach, Steve Sherwood

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.


The Myth Of Copyright's Fair Use Doctrine As A Protector Of Free Speech, Lee Ann Lockridge Jan 2007

The Myth Of Copyright's Fair Use Doctrine As A Protector Of Free Speech, Lee Ann Lockridge

Journal Articles

This article debunks the myth that the fair use doctrine exists to protect the freedom of speech within copyright. Using the history of fair use in the courts and in Congress, as well as recent case law, the Article demonstrates that.fair use is not, and never has been, intended or designed to restrain copyright in the face of the First Amendment. The conflict between copyright and free speech could be lessened by reforming the balance of interests within fair use to eliminate the focus on commercial use and to expand the understanding of the broader public-benefit purpose underlying the Supreme …


Addressing The Emergence Of Advocacy In The Chinese Criminal Justice System: A Collaboration Between A U.S. And A Chinese Law School, Robert Lancaster, Xiangshun Ding Jan 2007

Addressing The Emergence Of Advocacy In The Chinese Criminal Justice System: A Collaboration Between A U.S. And A Chinese Law School, Robert Lancaster, Xiangshun Ding

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


Analytical Procedures, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2007; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Analytical Procedures Audit Guide Revision Task Force Jan 2007

Analytical Procedures, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2007; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Analytical Procedures Audit Guide Revision Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements For Common Interest Realty Associations: A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, October 2007 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Douglas Bowman Jan 2007

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements For Common Interest Realty Associations: A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, October 2007 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Douglas Bowman

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements For Corporations : A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, November 2006 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Lori West Jan 2007

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements For Corporations : A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, November 2006 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Lori West

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.