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Prism #24, September 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

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Blood Relatives: Language, Immigration, And Education Of Ethnic Returnees In Germany And Japan, Debora Hinderliter Ortloff, Christopher J. Frey

School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Policy Faculty Publications

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The "A" Word, Stephen J. Langendorfer

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

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Otter Realm, November 1, 2007, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Metaphysical Education: Tarot Cards, Palm Reading and Astrology -- Northquad Under New Direction -- Atheists, Christians and Controversy -- Keeping Business in the Green -- Animal Acquaintances: Adopting a Companion for Life -- Educated Internationally, Studying Abroad Made Easy -- Relativity: A Theory of Music -- Big Bands and Small Crowds at the BBC -- Sexual Healing: Bulking up and Letting Down -- ICC Funding Woes -- Knowing How to Fight Back -- Events Workgroup Chair Under Scrutiny -- Dia de Los Muertos -- Weapon of Moth Destruction Irritates Monterey Citizens -- Autumn Attractions for the Active Otter November 1 …

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Catalog | 2007-2009 (November), Jacksonville State University

Announcements, Bulletins & Catalogs | Undergraduate

Vol. 97, No. 2 (November 2007). In its early years as the State Normal School, JSU produced a variety of publications (announcements, bulletins, and catalogs) that contain course information combined with the types of information that would later be found in yearbooks. Examples include historical information about the school, lists of enrolled students and club officers, photographs of athletic teams and literary clubs, notes on alumni, faculty and campus facilities, and more.

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Journal Of Combinatorial Optimization, Special Issue On Communication Networks And Internet Applications, Maggie Xiaoyan Cheng

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

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Created Facts And The Flawed Ontology Of Copyright Law, Justin Hughes

Notre Dame Law Review

It is black letter doctrine that facts are not copyrightable: facts are discovered, not created—so they will always lack the originality needed for copyright protection. As straightforward as this reasoning seems, it is fundamentally flawed. Using the “social facts” theory of philosopher John Searle, this Article explores a variety of “created facts” cases—designation systems, systematic evaluations, and privately written laws—in which original expression from private individuals is adopted by social convention and generates facts in our social reality. In the course of this discussion, the paper places facts in their historical and philosophical context, explores how courts conflate facts with …

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Impervious Cover Analysis For The Saluda-Reedy Watershed In Upstate South Carolina, 2007 November, Jeffery S. Allen, Vrunda Patki, Arvind Pasula

Publications

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R.I.T. News & Events - November 1, 2007, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Main features of this issue: Presidential inauguration set for Nov. 9; First-of-its-kind program blends public policy with mechanical engineering; New book chronicles life of Panara, RITs first deaf professor; Annual awards honor exceptional staff; Charles Arnold series kicks off with documentary photographer; Flexcar option helps RIT save energy, help environment; Conference sheds light on local IT career opportunities; Redder promoted to assistant vice president; Saunders College makes administrative moves; $1.25 million in grants awarded for image preservation research; JetBlue CEO gives Gasser lecture;

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Comparative Analysis Of Bankruptcy Legal Provisions From Mexico And The United States: Which Legal System Is More Attractive?, Jonatan Graham-Canedo

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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An Administrative "Death Sentence" For Asylum Seekers: Deprivation Of Due Process Under 8 U.S.C. § 1158(D)(6)'S Frivolousness Standard, E. Lea Johnston

Washington Law Review

In 1996, Congress amended the Immigration and Nationality Act by providing a new sanction for asylum seekers: if an immigration judge makes a finding that a noncitizen has knowingly filed a fraudulent asylum application, then that person is permanently ineligible for immigration benefits. For eleven years, immigration judges, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and federal courts have imposed and reviewed this sanction without specifying a burden of proof. When it did act to fill the statutory gap in April 2007, the Board held that the government must prove the elements of the statute by a preponderance of the evidence. This …

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Reinventing The Self: Native American Women's Autobiographies, Kristin Lynn Rozzell

English Dissertations - Archive

Native American women's autobiographies are complex writings that stretch the very genre itself. As the genre of autobiography is reinvented by both early and contemporary texts, the nature of self expression through that genre is also reinvented. With Leslie Marmon Silko's inventive 1981 autobiography Storyteller as the guide post for what an autobiography can be, I examine other autobiographies by Native American women that come before and after this work, naming some works autobiographies for the first time. Naming a work an autobiography gives credence to the autobiographer's chosen means of writing her life. Native American women reveal who they …

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Frantic Fathers And Misplaced Mothers: Hegemonic Patriarchal Reinforcement Of The Traditional Family In American Film, Teriann Gaston Blaisdell

English Dissertations - Archive

Movies play an integral part in the formation of cultural identity and therefore should be subject to critical examination. This study examines the roles of mothers and fathers in films by looking at several basic techniques used to reinforce patriarchy. The focus will be an examination of post-1990s Hollywood film with relevant background information coming from earlier Hollywood films. Films which ridicule fathers who try to take on traditional female roles are first examined. In these films it is necessary for a woman to come in and rescue the man by embracing the role she was "intended" for. Another popular …

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Context-Aware Inference System To Capture Design Rationale From Legacy Mcad, Ganeshram Ramji Iyer

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations - Archive

There exist numerous design rationale systems that convert captured information into structured design rationale while providing rationale representation and retrieval. These systems woefully neglect the design rationale that is present in legacy CAD such as 2D drawings and 3D models. The dissertation addresses the issues that arise when dealing with the capture, representation and retrieval of design rationale from the 2D legacy CAD data, specifically the non-form related data (e.g. text and symbols). A definition for design rationale in the CAD domain is presented which forms the basis of the proposed approach. The approach uses a unique context-aware inference system …

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Procedural Fairness, Outcome Favorability, And Judgments Of An Authority's Responsibility, Joel Brockner, Ariel Y. Fishman, Jochen Reb, Barry M. Goldman, Scott Spiegel, Charlee Garden

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Fairness theory (R. Folger & R. Cropanzano, 1998, 2001) postulates that, particularly in the face of unfavorable outcomes, employees judge an organizational authority to be more responsible for their outcomes when the authority exhibits lower procedural fairness. Three studies lent empirical support to this notion. Furthermore, 2 of the studies showed that attributions of responsibility to the authority mediated the relationship between the authority's procedural fairness and employees' reactions to unfavorable outcomes. The findings (a) provide support for a key assumption of fairness theory, (b) help to account for the pervasive interactive effect of procedural fairness and outcome favorability on …

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An Examination Of Psychometric Bias Due To Retesting On Cognitive Ability Tests In Selection Settings, Filip Lievens, Charlie L. Reeve, Eric D. Heggestad

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Using a latent variable approach, the authors examined whether retesting on a cognitive ability measure resulted in measurement and predictive bias. A sample of 941 candidates completed a cognitive ability 14 test in a high-stakes context. Results of both the within-group between-occasions comparison and the between-groups within-occasion comparison indicated that no measurement bias existed during the initial testing but that retesting induced both measurement and predictive bias. Specifically, the results suggest that the factor underlying the retest scores was less saturated with g and more associated with memory than the latent factor underlying initial test scores and that these changes …

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The Promise Of A Managerial Values Approach To Corporate Philanthropy, Jaepil Choi, Heli Wang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This article presents an alternative rationale for corporate philanthropy based on managerial values of benevolence and integrity. On the one hand, top managers with benevolence and integrity values are more likely to spread their intrinsic concern for others into the wider society in the form of corporate philanthropy. On the other hand, top managers high in benevolence and integrity are likely to contribute to improved managerial credibility and trusting firm-stakeholder relationships, thereby improving corporate financial performance. Therefore, the article makes the argument that both corporate philanthropy and corporate financial performance can better be interpreted as resulting from managers’ benevolence and …

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Technological Knowledge, Product Relatedness, And Parent Control: The Effect On Ijv Survival, Dean Xu, Jane W. Lu

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This article examines the relationships among parent firm technological knowledge, parent-IJV product relatedness, parent control over the IJV, and IJV survival. Combining the knowledge-based perspective and institutional theory, we argue that parent control itself does not necessarily lead to higher IN survival; it contributes to IN survival when the parent firm has a high level of technological knowledge, and when the IJV is product-related to this parent. Results obtained from 1038 Japanese IJVs based in China indicate that both equity control and managerial control of a Japanese parent had a positive interaction effect, with the parent's technological knowledge, on IN …

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Kenyon Collegian - November 1, 2007

The Kenyon Collegian

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University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2007.11, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Relations

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

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The Human Right To Privacy, James Griffin

San Diego Law Review

To say much of interest about a particular human right, we have to know its content. So we have to know how to decide its content. That is where I shall start.

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Statutory Interpretation As A Parasitic Endeavor, Stephen F. Ross

San Diego Law Review

The principal theme of this essay is that statutory interpretation is a project that requires advocates and judges to utilize the insights of three discrete disciplines apart from law: communications and linguistics to understand the way that legislative drafters use words to communicate to others, either in text or in extratextual legislative material; political science to describe the way that legislators behave in enacting statutes; and political theory to provide a normative guide for courts interpreting statutes in a constitutional democracy. Judges, lawyers, and academics would find the process of interpretation more coherent if they transparently acknowledged when and how …

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Letter To A Law Student Interested In Social Justice, William P. Quigley

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

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Midwest Guardrail System For Long-Span Culvert Application, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, John R. Rohde, Dean L. Sicking, James C. Holloway, Karla A. Polivka, John D. Reid, Erin M. Allison

Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports

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Abraham Lincoln And The Development Of The "War Powers" Of The Presidency, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

By conferring on the President the title of "commander in chief," the Constitution created an awkward and undefined area of presidential prerogative. The first President to have to confront this ambiguity was Abraham Lincoln, who developed a presidential "war powers" doctrine based on his presidential oath, the Constitution's "republican guarantee," and the necessity imposed by the novelty of a civil war. This doctrine was seriously contested in Lincoln's time by both Congress and the judiciary, and it continues to be an unresolved constitutional question in the present. But Lincoln's use of such war powers is one demonstration of how a …

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2007 Scholars And Artists Bibliography, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, Friends Of The Michael Schwartz Library, Joanne E. Goodell Ph.D.

Scholars and Artists Bibliographies

This bibliography was created for the annual Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Scholars and Artists Reception, recognizing scholarly and creative achievements of Cleveland State University faculty, staff and emeriti. Dr. Joanne Goodell was the guest speaker.

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Assemblies Of Assemblies: Supramolecular Ordering Of Nanoscopic Ruthenium Polypyridyl Building Blocks, Kelly Lyle Wouters

Chemistry & Biochemistry Dissertations - Archive

Biological systems have long since perfected the development of nanoengineering. Cellular structure and machinery is based, to a significant extent, on the formation of nanometer to micron-sized assemblies of proteins. These architectures start with unique primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structural complexity and can be constructed from a relatively simple set of building blocks. Using this strategy as inspiration, assemblies based on [Ru(phenanthroline)3]2+ building blocks have been synthesized forming polyruthenium species bridged by the tpphz (tetrapyrido[3,2-a:2’,3’-c:3’’,2’’-h:2’’’,3’’’-j]phenazine) and tatpp (9,11,20,22- tetraaza tetrapyrido[3,2-a:2’,3’-c:3’’,2’’-l:2’’’’,3’’’’-n]-pentacene) ligands. Importantly, these assemblies exhibit unique hierarchical structural components which arise directly from the chirality inherent in the octahedral …

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Novel Phenomena In Encapsulating Hydrocarbon Gases, Anas W. Saleh

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses - Archive

The use of hydrophobic forces for entrapment of gases in water will be discussed. Natural hydrocarbons, haloalkanes, and anesthetic gases are hydrophobic in nature. In the course of this investigation water-soluble molecular capsules that possess hydrophobic interiors were synthesized. The encapsulation of hydrocarbon gases in water and in solid state was achieved and monitored by NMR spectroscopy. Our findings may lead to novel, capsule-based materials for gas separation and purification. The work presented in this thesis is divided into two sections. The first section discusses the synthesis of two water soluble hemicarcerands and their use as hosts in encapsulating hydrocarbon …

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Characterization Of Rf Propagation In Metal Pipes For Passive Rfid Systems, Darmindra Danaraj Arumugam

Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive

In this paper we collect and extend the theory of radio frequency (RF) propagation as it relates to propagation within metal cylinders, or circular pipes. This work is motivated by a need to understand the operation of UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) systems when the tags are placed within the pipes. These circular pipes are shown to be similar to metal tube waveguides which are either hollow or filled with air. We derive the Bessel function that is used to identify the propagation constants, the different transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes, cut-off frequencies and the multi-mode attenuation. The cut-off …

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Stories Of Success: Narrative Communication Themes And The Direct Selling Industry, Allen Frederick Victor

Communication Theses - Archive

Despite the growing scholarly attention given to various aspects of narrative communication, little research has been conducted to identify and document narrative themes used in the storytelling efforts of successful direct selling and network marketing consultants to build their businesses. Such was the focus of this study. This thesis utilized qualitative research, particularly the method of thematic analysis as developed by Owen (1984), to explore the theoretical perspective of Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm. For the purpose of this study, narrative is defined as a "sequential account of events, usually chronologically, whereby sequentiality indicates some kind of causality, and action-accounted for …

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Prism #24, September 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

Blood Relatives: Language, Immigration, And Education Of Ethnic Returnees In Germany And Japan, Debora Hinderliter Ortloff, Christopher J. Frey

School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Policy Faculty Publications

The "A" Word, Stephen J. Langendorfer

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Otter Realm, November 1, 2007, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Catalog | 2007-2009 (November), Jacksonville State University

Announcements, Bulletins & Catalogs | Undergraduate

Journal Of Combinatorial Optimization, Special Issue On Communication Networks And Internet Applications, Maggie Xiaoyan Cheng

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Created Facts And The Flawed Ontology Of Copyright Law, Justin Hughes

Notre Dame Law Review

Impervious Cover Analysis For The Saluda-Reedy Watershed In Upstate South Carolina, 2007 November, Jeffery S. Allen, Vrunda Patki, Arvind Pasula

Publications

R.I.T. News & Events - November 1, 2007, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Comparative Analysis Of Bankruptcy Legal Provisions From Mexico And The United States: Which Legal System Is More Attractive?, Jonatan Graham-Canedo

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

An Administrative "Death Sentence" For Asylum Seekers: Deprivation Of Due Process Under 8 U.S.C. § 1158(D)(6)'S Frivolousness Standard, E. Lea Johnston

Washington Law Review

Reinventing The Self: Native American Women's Autobiographies, Kristin Lynn Rozzell

English Dissertations - Archive

Frantic Fathers And Misplaced Mothers: Hegemonic Patriarchal Reinforcement Of The Traditional Family In American Film, Teriann Gaston Blaisdell

English Dissertations - Archive

Context-Aware Inference System To Capture Design Rationale From Legacy Mcad, Ganeshram Ramji Iyer

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Procedural Fairness, Outcome Favorability, And Judgments Of An Authority's Responsibility, Joel Brockner, Ariel Y. Fishman, Jochen Reb, Barry M. Goldman, Scott Spiegel, Charlee Garden

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

An Examination Of Psychometric Bias Due To Retesting On Cognitive Ability Tests In Selection Settings, Filip Lievens, Charlie L. Reeve, Eric D. Heggestad

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The Promise Of A Managerial Values Approach To Corporate Philanthropy, Jaepil Choi, Heli Wang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Technological Knowledge, Product Relatedness, And Parent Control: The Effect On Ijv Survival, Dean Xu, Jane W. Lu

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Kenyon Collegian - November 1, 2007

The Kenyon Collegian

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2007.11, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Relations

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

The Human Right To Privacy, James Griffin

San Diego Law Review

Statutory Interpretation As A Parasitic Endeavor, Stephen F. Ross

San Diego Law Review

Letter To A Law Student Interested In Social Justice, William P. Quigley

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

Midwest Guardrail System For Long-Span Culvert Application, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, John R. Rohde, Dean L. Sicking, James C. Holloway, Karla A. Polivka, John D. Reid, Erin M. Allison

Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports

Abraham Lincoln And The Development Of The "War Powers" Of The Presidency, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

2007 Scholars And Artists Bibliography, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, Friends Of The Michael Schwartz Library, Joanne E. Goodell Ph.D.

Scholars and Artists Bibliographies

Assemblies Of Assemblies: Supramolecular Ordering Of Nanoscopic Ruthenium Polypyridyl Building Blocks, Kelly Lyle Wouters

Chemistry & Biochemistry Dissertations - Archive

Novel Phenomena In Encapsulating Hydrocarbon Gases, Anas W. Saleh

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses - Archive

Characterization Of Rf Propagation In Metal Pipes For Passive Rfid Systems, Darmindra Danaraj Arumugam

Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive

Stories Of Success: Narrative Communication Themes And The Direct Selling Industry, Allen Frederick Victor

Communication Theses - Archive