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Trouble In Transition: The Experience Of Russian Privatization, Steven Reuter Jan 2007

Trouble In Transition: The Experience Of Russian Privatization, Steven Reuter

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

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Least Cost Avoidance: The Tragedy Of Common Safety, Nuno M. Garoupa, Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci Jan 2007

Least Cost Avoidance: The Tragedy Of Common Safety, Nuno M. Garoupa, Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci

Faculty Scholarship

This paper shows that the least cost avoider approach in tort is not necessarily the optimal way to attain least cost avoidance when accidents can be avoided by either of two parties. When parties do not observe each other's costs of care at the time of the accident and are unable to determine which party is the least cost avoider, they fail to anticipate the outcome of the adjudication. Under these circumstances, accident avoidance becomes a commons problem because care by each individual party reduces the prospect of liability for both parties. As a result parties suboptimally invest in care. …

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The William & Mary Pat Gannon Hay Vincent Depaul Leadership Project Annual Report 2006-2007, The William & Mary Pat Gannon Hay Vincent Depaul Leadership Project Jan 2007

The William & Mary Pat Gannon Hay Vincent Depaul Leadership Project Annual Report 2006-2007, The William & Mary Pat Gannon Hay Vincent Depaul Leadership Project

Hay Project Annual Reports

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The Interplay Between History And Religious Ambivalence In John Updike's Rabbit Tetralogy, Kathryn Sewell Gillen Jan 2007

The Interplay Between History And Religious Ambivalence In John Updike's Rabbit Tetralogy, Kathryn Sewell Gillen

Honors Theses

The protagonist of John Updike’s Rabbit Tetralogy, Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, is examined and explained in terms of his ambivalence and spiritual concerns. Rabbit is commonly accepted as a socio-historical symbol - an “American Everyman” - but this explanation alone fails to account for his inclination towards the unknown. Combining Rabbit the symbol with Rabbit the individual allows for a more complete understanding of Updike’s intent to make a statement that is both political and theological. Rabbit’s continual movement between extremes (his ambivalence) is considered foremost. Rabbit’s indecision is a constant throughout the four novels, his most defining characteristic. Once this …

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The Absence Of Financial Feminism, Blythe Leigh Keenum Jan 2007

The Absence Of Financial Feminism, Blythe Leigh Keenum

Honors Theses

This thesis describes alumni donor behaviors for University of Mississippi double-alumni married couples and analyzes those behaviors through the lens of gender. I used data from the University of Mississippi Foundation databases. A subsequent review of scholarly literature dealing with gender and philanthropy gave additional context for analyzing results. These analyses showed a considerable tendency for UM double-alumni households to favor males’ schools across multiple variables and the presence of household bargaining is strongly indicated.

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Out Of The Agrarian Closet: Rereading The Velvet Horn By Its Queer Currents, Jacob W. Brasher Jan 2007

Out Of The Agrarian Closet: Rereading The Velvet Horn By Its Queer Currents, Jacob W. Brasher

Honors Theses

Jacob W. Brasher: Out of the Agrarian Closet: Rereading The Velvet Horn by its Queer Currents This thesis begins with an analysis of Agrarianism and its effects upon the popularity of a Southern writer, Andrew Nelson Lytle, and his crowning work. The Velvet Horn. Agrarianism was introduced to society in 1930 through the volume. I'll Take Mv Stand, to which Lytle contributed an essay, “The Hind Tit,” and was immediately and summarily rejected as a viable economical philosophy for the South. The thesis concludes that Agrarianism's unpopularity combined with Lytle's devotion to it throughout his life ultimately damaged his popularity …

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The Culture Of Under-Enforcement: Buried Treasure, Sarbanes-Oxley And The Corporate Pirate, Lisa H. Nicholson Jan 2007

The Culture Of Under-Enforcement: Buried Treasure, Sarbanes-Oxley And The Corporate Pirate, Lisa H. Nicholson

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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The Watermark: A Journal Of The Arts - Vol. 17 - 2007, University Of Massachusetts Boston Jan 2007

The Watermark: A Journal Of The Arts - Vol. 17 - 2007, University Of Massachusetts Boston

The Watermark: A Journal of the Arts (1993-2014)

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Huka Entertainment: Creating A Full-Service Concert Event Company Focusing On Concert Promotion, Talent Buying, And Ticketing, Bennett Alexander Drago Jan 2007

Huka Entertainment: Creating A Full-Service Concert Event Company Focusing On Concert Promotion, Talent Buying, And Ticketing, Bennett Alexander Drago

Honors Theses

For my thesis I took an in-depth look at HUKA Entertainment, which is the company I co-founded in January 2006. The paper is divided into two major sections. The first section of the paper covers our largest event to date: The 92 ZEW Late Night Concert Series. This section of the paper also covers the many business opportunities in the music industry, the history of HUKA Entertainment, and all the elements it takes to produce a live event. The second section of the paper covers a detailed marketing plan for HUKA’s current status and its future plans. After HUKA Entertainment …

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Freedom Through Education: The Sunflower County Freedom Project, Susan Rebecca Morrison Jan 2007

Freedom Through Education: The Sunflower County Freedom Project, Susan Rebecca Morrison

Honors Theses

The United States intelligence community is an integral part of the security of our' nation. It has been continually growing and redesigning itself for the past 230 years to suit the needs of the people and of the nation. Inhibiting the American intelligence system, however, is the struggle for the U.S. to find a balance between the rights of the people and the security of the nation. This struggle has been at the basis of change in almost every instance of intelligence redesign. It is these changes that have become the study of this thesis. Major trends found in the …

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Influence Of Carrageenan-Induced Nociception On Separation-Induced Distress Vocalizations And Hyperthermia In Domestic Fowl Chicks, Erin Kathleen Johnson Jan 2007

Influence Of Carrageenan-Induced Nociception On Separation-Induced Distress Vocalizations And Hyperthermia In Domestic Fowl Chicks, Erin Kathleen Johnson

Honors Theses

While there is extensive research on the effects of stress on pain perception, very few studies have been conducted on how vary ing pain intensities affect stress levels. This study was conducted to simulate this relationship by using carrageenan-induced inflammatory nociception to quantify its effect on the stress measures of social separation stress devocaJizations (dVocs) and body temperature in 6-7 day old domestic fowl chicks. Nociception was induced 2 hours prior to the stress test, via intraplantar injection of carrageenan at either 0 %, 0.125%, 0.25%, or 0.5%, and was measured directly after the stress test by both foot withdrawal …

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Stability Studies Of Domain 2 Of Neural Cadherin, John Kyle Mccool Jan 2007

Stability Studies Of Domain 2 Of Neural Cadherin, John Kyle Mccool

Honors Theses

Neural cadherin is a member of a family of calcium binding cell adhesion molecules. These cell surface proteins mediate intercellular adhesion through association of protomers on the same cell surface to form lateral interactions, and juxtaposed cells then undergo adhesive interaction. This action occurs by ordered calcium dependent associations mediated through the five extracellular N-terminus β-barrel domains. While the critical function and structure of classic cadherin is well established, the energetic mechanism of adhesion is still unclear. This study includes experiments into the purification and stability of Domain 2 in neural cadherin with the motivation that Domain 2 is a …

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Cruciform Extrusion In Methylation-State Variants Of Pbr322 Plasmid, Lucas Morgan Mcelwain Jan 2007

Cruciform Extrusion In Methylation-State Variants Of Pbr322 Plasmid, Lucas Morgan Mcelwain

Honors Theses

The presence of DNA secondary structures in genomic DNA has been observed in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Specifically, sections of ssDNA may melt out and form cruciform/hairpin structures within palindromic sequences or areas of high purine content. Negative supercoiling of the DNA is necessary for energetic favorability of such an event. These noncanonical structures may serve as molecular switches, providing additional regulation of DNA transactions such as transcription and perhaps replication and recombination. Secondary structures associated with regulatory regions are of particular interest as potential sites for the binding of small molecules, which could alter the expression of genes. The …

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Bailey Junior High And The Desegregation Of Jackson Public Schools, Marcial Davidson Forester Iii Jan 2007

Bailey Junior High And The Desegregation Of Jackson Public Schools, Marcial Davidson Forester Iii

Honors Theses

This thesis details the history of Jackson, Mississippi through the eyes of education, specifically through the public schools, and in particular Bailey Junior High (present day Bailey Magnet School). Newspaper articles from Jackson’s primary media suppliers, along with personal interviews and academic essays, were used to gather information on the subject. Chapter One explores the early years of segregated public education in Jackson, as well as the beginning of Bailey Junior High and the community investment in Jackson Public Schools in the 1930s and 1940s. After World War II, the city’s growing population brought greater demands for classroom space, and …

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The Usa Patriot Act: A Constitutional Analysis, Dean Sterling Kidd Jan 2007

The Usa Patriot Act: A Constitutional Analysis, Dean Sterling Kidd

Honors Theses

This thesis is an examination of various arguments for and against the constitutionality of the USA Patriot Act in regard to the First and Fourth Amendments. The arguments are generally in a framework of competing interests: national security and civil liberties. Specifically, Sections 203, 206, 213, 215, 216, 218, and 505 of the Act are discussed. The analysis of these sections includes their actual language, and commentary from law journal articles. Relevant Supreme Court and lower court cases that relate to national security are also incorporated. The thesis also has a general commentary about the teiTor attacks which led to …

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A Comparative Analysis Of Institutions, Policies, And Vehicle Emissions Between The United States And The European Union, William Lee Ramsey Iii Jan 2007

A Comparative Analysis Of Institutions, Policies, And Vehicle Emissions Between The United States And The European Union, William Lee Ramsey Iii

Honors Theses

The following thesis undertakes a comparative analysis of the United States and European Union’s institutions in place for the decision making process concerning environmental policy, as well as certain policies that have come out of this process (most specifically those concerning vehicle emissions). Several concerns over the environment have come about in the last few years, and the problem of pollution is one that must be addressed. I will examine how the EU and US are dealing with these concerns about the state of the environment, as well as the processes that are involved in creating legislation to tackle the …

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The Rule Of Law In The Trial Court, Robert P. Burns Jan 2007

The Rule Of Law In The Trial Court, Robert P. Burns

DePaul Law Review

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The Flight From Arbitration: An Empirical Study Of Ex Ante Arbitration Clauses In The Contracts Of Publicly Held Companies, Theodore Eisenberg, Geoffrey P. Miller Jan 2007

The Flight From Arbitration: An Empirical Study Of Ex Ante Arbitration Clauses In The Contracts Of Publicly Held Companies, Theodore Eisenberg, Geoffrey P. Miller

DePaul Law Review

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Regulating After The Fact, Samuel Issacharoff Jan 2007

Regulating After The Fact, Samuel Issacharoff

DePaul Law Review

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How An Instrumental View Of Law Corrodes The Rule Of Law, Brian Z. Tamanaha Jan 2007

How An Instrumental View Of Law Corrodes The Rule Of Law, Brian Z. Tamanaha

DePaul Law Review

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Rule Violations And The Rule Of Law: A Factorial Survey Of Public Attitudes, N.J. Schweitzer, Douglas J. Sylvester, Michael J. Saks Jan 2007

Rule Violations And The Rule Of Law: A Factorial Survey Of Public Attitudes, N.J. Schweitzer, Douglas J. Sylvester, Michael J. Saks

DePaul Law Review

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Talk Of Law: Contested And Conventional Legality, Susan S. Silbey Jan 2007

Talk Of Law: Contested And Conventional Legality, Susan S. Silbey

DePaul Law Review

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Don't Forget The Lawyers: The Role Of Lawyers In Promoting The Rule Of Law In Emerging Market Democracies, Gillian K. Hadfield Jan 2007

Don't Forget The Lawyers: The Role Of Lawyers In Promoting The Rule Of Law In Emerging Market Democracies, Gillian K. Hadfield

DePaul Law Review

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Amending The Illinois Postconviction Statute To Include Ballistics Testing, Kathryn E. Carso Jan 2007

Amending The Illinois Postconviction Statute To Include Ballistics Testing, Kathryn E. Carso

DePaul Law Review

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Uncertainty Leads To Jail Time: The Status Of The Common-Law Reporter's Privilege, Elizabeth A. Graham Jan 2007

Uncertainty Leads To Jail Time: The Status Of The Common-Law Reporter's Privilege, Elizabeth A. Graham

DePaul Law Review

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Ecosan Toilets In Tsunami Affected South India-Participatory Action In Development As An Implementation Strategy (X2), Shaila Noronha Jan 2007

Ecosan Toilets In Tsunami Affected South India-Participatory Action In Development As An Implementation Strategy (X2), Shaila Noronha

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

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Is The European Union Promoting Good Governance?, Jillian Holly Jan 2007

Is The European Union Promoting Good Governance?, Jillian Holly

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

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The Molecular Biology Of Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination In Reptiles, Keela Dodd Jan 2007

The Molecular Biology Of Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination In Reptiles, Keela Dodd

All ETDs from UAB

Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is a type of environmental sex determination in which the egg’s incubation temperature determines the sex of the embryo. The exact physiology of TSD is not yet understood. Hormones and temperaturetriggered genes have been hypothesized to play a role. This study evaluates putative male and female factors that may play a role in TSD. Regarding female factors, this study evaluates clutch sensitivity to estradiol-17β and an aromatase inhibitor, and estradiol- 17β’s potential role in müllerian duct differentiation. Regarding male factors, this study also quantifies SOX9 mRNA during TSD in untreated and estradiol-17β treated embryos. In the …

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A Study Into The Protein/Protein Interactions Involved In Hiv-1 Capsid Assembly, Chanel Catherine Douglas Jan 2007

A Study Into The Protein/Protein Interactions Involved In Hiv-1 Capsid Assembly, Chanel Catherine Douglas

All ETDs from UAB

The aim of this work was to build an understanding of the protein/protein interactions involved in HIV-1 capsid assembly as it relates to the condensation of capsid within the virion. This was undertaken in an attempt to (i) understand how capsid subunits recognize and interact with each other, (ii) gain insight into the protein-protein interactions involved in the process, and (iii) determine if the protein-protein interactions involved in virus cap-sid assembly can be used as a target for viral inhibition. Within this dissertation you will find two approaches to this investigation. The first examines the role of electrostatics in the …

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Characterization And Functional Analysis Of Usp14, Stephen Lewis Crimmins Jan 2007

Characterization And Functional Analysis Of Usp14, Stephen Lewis Crimmins

All ETDs from UAB

The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) is essential for regulated protein degrada-tion, a requirement for numerous neuronal process, including vesicle cycling, neuro-transmitter release, spine morphology, and synaptic plasticity. Better understanding of UPS function in neurons will increase our knowledge of neurological diseases caused by alterations in ubiquitin signaling. I utilized the ataxia (axJ) mice as a tool to study the UPS in the nervous system. The axJ mice have lowered expression of ubiquitin-specific protease 14 (Usp14) in all tissues; this decreased expression results from an intracisternal-A particle insertion into Usp14. The axJ mice are phenotypically indistinguishable from wild type littermates at …

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