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Reputation Nation: Law In An Era Of Ubiquitous Personal Information, Lior Strahilevitz

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

No abstract provided.

The Real World Of Arbitrariness Review, Cass R. Sunstein, Thomas J. Miles

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

The Administrative Procedure Act instructs federal courts to invalidate agency decisions that are "arbitrary" or "capricious." In its 1983 decision in the State Farm case, the Supreme Court firmly endorsed the idea that arbitrariness review requires courts to take a "hard look" at agency decisions. The hard look doctrine has been defended as a second-best substitute for insistence on the original constitutional safeguards; close judicial scrutiny is said to discipline agency decisions and to constrain the illegitimate exercise of discretion. In the last two decades, however, hard look review has been challenged on the plausible but admittedly speculative ground that …

Controlling Avian Influenza In Chickens, Maciej Boni, Anup Malani, Abraham Wickelgren, Ramanan Laxminarayan

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Fetal Mortality: Timing Of Racial Disparities, Jinwen Cai, Gerald L. Hoff, Felix A. Okah, Paul C. Dew, Gary Zaborac, Ximena Somoza, Larry Jones, Paula Livingston, Mary Jo Everhardt, Rex Archer

Faculty and Staff Publications

Whether or not racial disparities exist in fetal mortality rate (FMR) statistics depends upon the methodology used to calculate the rates. While there appears to be consensus that there is a black-white disparity in late gestation (> or = 28 weeks), the issue is unclear for early gestation (20-27 weeks). To clarify this issue, we assessed disparities in FMR for singleton fetal deaths and live births between non-Hispanic blacks and non-Hispanic whites in three counties of Missouri using gestational age- and weight-specific analyses. These analyses demonstrated statistically significant disparities for non-Hispanic whites when fetal deaths occurred < 28 weeks gestation and also at weights < 1,000 g. Statistically significant disparities for non-Hispanic blacks were not evident until gestation was > or = 32 weeks …

8th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2007), Apmbc

Global CWD Repository

The 8MSP was a formal meeting of the 156 States which have accepted the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction. It was held in accordance with Article 11 of the Convention and pursuant to the decisions of the 2004 First Review Conference and the 2006 Seventh Meeting of the States Parties (7MSP).

The 8MSP took place two months after the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention. This, and the fact that a Meeting of the States Parties (MSP) was held for the first time in …

Ddasaccident793, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On 01 November 2007 at 09:50 am an accident happened on [the Victim] deminer of section # 2 of the mentioned team. The victim deminer was walking around and wanted to cross the boundary of the MF using unclear area that suddenly he stepped on an AP mine and caused it to explode. The accident happened during rest time of the team and the deminer was without PPE, so as a result of the accident he lost his left leg, sustained right foot ankle joint fracture and some other minor injuries to other part of his body.

Alfred North Whitehead And Yi Yulgok: Toward A Process-Confucian Spirituality In Korea, Brian G. Henning

Philosophy Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

2007 November 13 Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes No. 6, November 13, 2007

2007 November 27 Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes No. 7, November 27, 2007

「個人成長及全人發展」學習計劃教材套2007 : 幼稚園, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University 嶺南大學亞太老年學研究中心, Cheung Ming, Alfred Chan, Annita Mau, Car Fung

Teaching Kit 教材套

本教材套（幼稚園）的分層德育教育目標如下：

• 提供不同的學習活動，使幼兒認識自己的能力和長處，並培養出自信心和責任感
• 鼓勵幼兒積極參與小組活動，並給予充分的時間和機會與組員進行互動，建立待人接物的正確態度
• 促使幼兒直接體驗和認識社會，尤其與人口老化相關的問題

…Of Cabbages And Kings. November, 2007, Emeriti Society, University Of The Pacific

Emeriti Newsletter: "...Of Cabbages and Kings"

"...Of Cabbages and Kings" is the newsletter of the University of the Pacific Emeriti Society. Read more about the Emeriti Society of Pacific by clicking here.

Reference Group Data For The Functional Gait Assessment, Martha L. Walker, Alvis G. Austin, Gina M. Banke, Suzanne R. Foxx, Lynn Gaetano, Laurie A. Gardner, Jill Mcelhiney, Kisiah Morris, Liz Penn

Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Publications

Background and Purpose: The Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) is a clinical tool for evaluating performance in walking. The purpose of this study was to determine age-referenced norms for performance on the FGA in community-living older adults.

Subjects: Subjects were 200 adults, ages 40 to 89 years, living independently.

Methods: Each subject completed the FGA one time and was scored simultaneously by 2 testers.

Results: The intraclass correlation coefficient for interrater reliability was .93. Mean scores for the FGA ranged from 29/30 for adults in their 40s to 21/30 for adults in their 80s.

Discussion and Conclusion: Patient performance on the …

Detecting Shifts In Soil Microbial Community Structure And Function Post Landspread Of Manure Or Biosolids Containing Antimicrobial Chemicals, Kelly Lehnert, Sharon A. Clay, Susan Gibson, Volker Brozel

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

Soil microbial diversity and community interaction play an indispensable role in 2,4-dichorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) herbicide degradation. The addition of manure or municipal waste biosolids through landspreading may alter soil community structure and function if these materials contain antimicrobial chemicals like chlortetracycline (CTC), administered in livestock feed to promote animal growth and health or tetracycline (TET) utilized in human health. In this study, soil applied with manure collected from pigs fed standard CTC levels was compared to soil containing manure from control pigs fed no CTC, and a comparison of soil applied with biosolids containing TET or without TET to distinguish …

Using Instream Flows On The Gila River To Provide Benefits For The Environment And The Economy, Emily Geery

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Professionals within the fields of water resources and community and regional planning have engaged in dialogue about how to balance water consumption with development patterns in the western United States. Central to this discussion is a debate about future water management of the Gila River. There is a wide spectrum of opinions regarding the value of leaving water in the river for environmental reasons versus diverting it from the river for increased commercial development. The 2004 Arizona Water Settlements Act (AWSA) provides the state of New Mexico with 140,000 acre-feet in any ten-year period of water rights on the Gila …

Caveat Vendor: Potential Progeny, Paternity, And Product Liability Online, Dawn R. Swink, J. Brad Reich

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Refracting Domestic And Global Choice-Of-Forum Doctrine Through The Lens Of A Single Case, Richard D. Freer

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 03 - November 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the University's master planning process, an anti-homelessness project run by a senior research associate at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies (John McGah), the establishment of a Creative Writing MFA program at the University, the opening of the Spencer House in Roxbury’s Egleston Square (names for UMass Lecturer Marian Spencer, and other news from UMass Boston.

The Future Of The Academic Library Serials Collection, Barbara M. Pope Mals

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

It Never Ends... Technical Services And Planning In A Changing Environment, Hope Barton, Michael Wright, Rany Roeder

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Innovations Affecting Us -- Browser Add-Ons, Extensions, And Plug-Ins: How They Can Help Leverage The Use Of Library Resources, Kristen Devoe

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

The European Union: Measuring Counterterrorism Cooperation, David T. Armitage Jr.

Strategic Forums

The United States and European Union (EU) are natural partners in the global war on terror, but cooperation, although absolutely necessary, is inherently difficult. Primary responsibility for most European counterterrorism policies remains with the separate governments of the 27 EU countries, which has presented coordination problems both within the EU and between the United States and European Union. Asymmetries in capacities and perceived vulnerabilities affect how different member states address counterterrorism. Institutional dynamics—not only among the various EU institutions but also between the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)—influence the degree of cooperation as well.

The Bg News November 1, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 1, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 52.

Turing Instabilities In A S-I-R Model, Hye Yon Yi

Theses

With the increasing threat of biological warfare and the fear of an epidemic outbreak of influenza, smallpox, and other deadly diseases, the field of epidemic modeling is becoming increasingly important in the scientific fields. The focus of this thesis will be to create a model to study the effects of the rates of reaction and the rates of diffusion within a network based on the different parameters used in the modeling of any disease. For this model, the exact parameters of a specific disease are not as crucial as the qualitative behaviors that occur from the changing parameters. The model …

Is A 3-Mm Intrafractional Margin Sufficient For Daily Image-Guided Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Of Prostate Cancer?, Adam D Melancon, Jennifer C O'Daniel, Lifei Zhang, Rajat J Kudchadker, Deborah A Kuban, Andrew K Lee, Rex M Cheung, Renaud De Crevoisier, Susan L Tucker, Wayne D Newhauser, Radhe Mohan, Lei Dong

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

PURPOSE: To determine whether a 3-mm isotropic target margin adequately covers the prostate and seminal vesicles (SVs) during administration of an intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment fraction, assuming that daily image-guided setup is performed just before each fraction.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In-room computed tomographic (CT) scans were acquired immediately before and after a daily treatment fraction in 46 patients with prostate cancer. An eight-field IMRT plan was designed using the pre-fraction CT with a 3-mm margin and subsequently recalculated on the post-fraction CT. For convenience of comparison, dose plans were scaled to full course of treatment (75.6 Gy). Dose coverage …

Pro Se Litigation: Best Practices From A Judge's Perspective, Hon. Beverly W. Snukals, Glen H. Sturtevant Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Corporate And Business Law, Gregory R. Bishop, Laurence V. Parker

University of Richmond Law Review

In 2005, the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the "Virginia Act") was extensively revised and updated for the first time since 1985. Having just undertaken such a major revision to the Virginia Act,

the General Assembly further amended the Act in a more targeted fashion in 2006 and 2007. Section II of this article addresses some of the changes that have taken place since the 2005 amendments and gives a brief overview of some conforming changes that have been incorporated in the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act (the "Nonstock Act").

There has also been a concerted effort to conform the language and …

Civil Practice And Procedure, John C. Lynch, Jon S. Hubbard, M. Elizabeth Woodard

University of Richmond Law Review

This article summarizes the major developments in Virginia civil practice and procedure over the past two years, specifically covering significant decisions by the Supreme Court of Virginiaand changes to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia dating from April 22, 2005, to April 20, 2007. The article also addresses legislative enactments by the General Assembly in its 2005 and 2006 sessions.

News From The South Carolina Library Association V.5 N.4 11/2007

South Carolina Libraries

News from the South Carolina Library Association v.5 n.4 11/2007

Meeting The Challenge Of Moving Youth Into The Workforce: Reducing Dropouts And Increasing Educational Attainment, Center For Families

Center for Families Publications

No abstract provided.

Mapreduce With Communication Overlap (Marco), Faraz Ahmad, Seyong Lee, Mithuna Thottethodi, T. N. Vijaykumar

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

MapReduce is a programming model from Google for
cluster-based computing in domains such as search
engines, machine learning, and data mining. MapReduce
provides automatic data management and fault tolerance to
improve programmability of clusters. MapReduce’s execution
model includes an all-map-to-all-reduce communication,
called the shuffle, across the network bisection. Some
MapReductions move large amounts of data (e.g., as much
as the input data), stressing the bisection bandwidth and
introducing significant runtime overhead. Optimizing such
shuffle-heavy MapReductions is important because (1)
they include key applications (e.g., inverted indexing for
search engines and data clustering for machine learning)
and (2) they run longer …