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A Bulwark Against Anarchy: Affirmative Action, Emory Law School, And Southern Self-Help, William B. Turner

UC Law Journal of Race and Economic Justice

This article demonstrates that Pre-Start, Emory Law School's affirmative action program from 1966 to 1972, provides a useful case study for refraining the current debate around affirmative action in law school admissions. The author performs post-hoc strict scrutiny on Pre-Start, showing that it meets and exceeds the standard set in the leading affirmative action case, Grutter v. Bollinger. The historical context for Pre-Start demonstrates how similar the current arguments against affirmative action in law school admissions are to the arguments used against racial integration of public schools in the first half of the twentieth century. This analysis provides valuable historical …

Tracking Human Faecal Contamination In Tropical Reservoirs In Puerto Rico, José A. Amador, David Sotomayor-Ramírez, Gustavo Martínez, Lixian Chen, Dave Bachoon

Faculty and Staff Works

Using a combination of chemical and microbiological (culture-dependent and -independent) approaches, sources of human faecal contamination were identified in two water reservoirs in Puerto Rico - Guajataca and La Plata. Fluorescence from optical brighteners (OB) - commonly found in laundry detergents - was used as an indicator of contamination from septic systems and other household discharges. Traditional indicators of faecal contamination (e.g. Escherichia coli; faecal enterococci) were enumerated, and human faecal contamination was confirmed through detection of Bifidobacterium adolescentis utilizing polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based analyses. For Guajataca Reservoir, four of 19 sampling sites (21%) were positive for the presence of …

Flora, Not Fauna: Gm Culture And Agriculture, Susan Mchugh

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Simultaneous Incubation By Two Females And Nestling Provisioning By Four Adults At A Savannah Sparrow Nest, Nathan J. Zalik, Noah G. Perlut

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

We present the first observations of misdirected parental care by Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) including a rare occurrence of simultaneous incubation. Two females simultaneously incubated eggs, brooded, and fed nestlings, and two males fed nestlings in one nest. These behaviors may have been prompted by strong parental instincts in combination with a stressful breeding environment mediated by hayfield management, as any genetic benefits were unlikely.

Scalian Skepticism And The Sixth Amendment In The Twilight Of The Rehnquist Court, M.K. B. Darmer

University of San Francisco Law Review

this Article sketches the judicial philosophy of Justice Scalia as contrasted with that of Rehnquist and analyzes how those competing visions were reflected in the Court's Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment jurisprudence before the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist

Free Trade Versus Fair Trade, John Stencel

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Electromagnetic Properties Of Pultruded Polymeric Composite Materials, Lawrence Paul Bennett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Reading Scripture In Crisis: The Victorian Crisis Of Faith And Macdonald’S Response To Coleridge, Gisela Kreglinger

North Wind: A Journal of George MacDonald Studies

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Direct Evaporation Bismuth Hall Thruster, Dean Richard Massey

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

Hall thrusters have been under active development around the world since the 1960’s. Thrusters using traditional propellants such as xenon have been flown on a variety of satellite orbit raising and maintenance missions with an excellent record. To expand the mission envelope, it is necessary to lower the specific impulse of the thrusters but xenon and krypton are poor performers at specific impulses below 1,200 seconds.

To enhance low specific impulse performance, this dissertation examines the development of a Hall-effect thruster which uses bismuth as a propellant. Bismuth, the heaviest non-radioactive element, holds many advantages over noble gas propellants from …

How Is American Divided By God, Steven D. Smith

MC Law Review

Symposium on Religion, Religious Pluralism, and the Rule of Law

Factors Affecting Spotted Salamander Breeding Pond Selection / Patrick Yamnik, Patrick Yamnik

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Science Fiction And Postmemory Han In Contemporary Korean American Literature, Seo-Young J. Chu

Publications and Research

In this essay, Seo-Young Chu explores representations of a specifically Korean American type of postmemory that she calls "postmemory han."

The Spirit Of Sport: Recreation On Montana's Reservations, 2008, University Of Montana--Missoula. School Of Journalism. Native News Honors Project

Native News Honors Project, 1992-2026

An annual publication that is reported, photographed, edited, and designed by students in the University of Montana’s School of Journalism.

Phosphorylation Of Afap-110 Affects Podosome Lifespan In A7r5 Cells, A. Dorfleutner, Y. Cho, D. Vincent, J. Cunnick, H. Lin, S. A. Weed, C. Stehlik, D. C. Flynn

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Tribal Customary Law In Jordan, Ann Furr, Muwafaq Al-Serhan

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

No abstract provided.

An Indistinct Earth: Stories, Stephen Janes

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

To write constitutes a supreme faith. Not merely in the idea of oneself as a writer, but also in the subject and in the audience. When something is put out into the universe, it floats there. If no one grabs it, it stays floating. Nabokov writes, "A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual" (Nabokov, 22). It is the individual that makes up society. Therefore, art that does not touch one man cannot touch all men. The idea of a perfect audience or a perfect listener is comparable for man's search …

Biographical Study Of A Woman With Agenesis Of The Corpus Callosum: A Story Of Hope And Inspiration, Robin Comerford

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

School psychologists must be knowledgeable about brain development to help students in their care. The human brain has the capability to determine a person's happiness, effectiveness, and positive relationships with others. This biographical study examined how a young woman diagnosed with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (ACC) and agenesis of the cerebellum came to live a productive, happy life. ACC is a low incidence form of brain damage marked by inconsistent behavioral and emotional manifestations throughout the lifespan. Personal life artifacts, school documents, and medical records were used to help organize her life experiences in the form of a narrative …

A Survey Of Pennsylvania School Psychologists' Training, Knowledge And Evaluation Practice For Assessing And Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders, Loren M. Pearson

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

The main purpose of this research was to survey Pennsylvania school psychologists regarding their training, knowledge and evaluation practices when assessing and diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). A 65 question electronic survey focusing on four areas: A) training, B) knowledge, C) current practice and D) demographic information, was distributed to 908 certified school psychologists in Pennsylvania and completed by 243 respondents. Results found that school psychologists in Pennsylvania play a key role with assessment and diagnosis of ASD, yet have limited formal training in important aspects of ASD. Doctoral level school psychologists and school psychologists with the greatest number of …

Effects Of Statin Medications On Health Related Behaviors, Stephen M. Timchack

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

The current study focuses on the psychological effects of statin medications. Specifically, this study examines the health related beliefs and behaviors that may be altered by the consumption of this fast acting class of life saving drugs. Although the statin class of medication generally produces favorable physiological results, as evidenced by reduced levels of serum cholesterol, and in some case increases in high density lipoproteins, the health related belief system and heath related behaviors may actually be altered in a negative fashion by engendering a sense of overconfidence; this in turn may alter beliefs and diminish the importance of adhering …

Navigating The New Politics Of Judicial Appointments, Ryan W. Scott, David R. Stras

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This Review Essay explores the new politics of judicial appointments by addressing the important question whether Senate-specific reforms to the judicial appointments process are likely to succeed. In his recent book, The Next Justice, Chris Eisgruber proposes a two-part plan to repair the Supreme Court appointments process. Like many other scholars that have written in the area, Eisgruber's reforms focus primarily on the Senate. First, he proposes that the Senate get smart by asking penetrating questions about the judicial philosophy of Supreme Court nominees in an effort to ensure that the future Justices are moderates, rather than extremists. Second, he …

The Temporal Dimension Of Land Pollution: Another Perspective On Applying The Breaking The Logjam Principles To Waste Management, John S. Applegate

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Unlike air and water pollution, pollution from dangerous solid and liquid wastes on land remains a relatively concentrated, active hazard for long periods of time. Uncontrolled, land pollution moves through the environment slowly and often without significant diminution of toxicity. Persistence, in fact, is often regarded as the defining quality of dangerous land pollutants. Hazardous and nuclear waste regulation is very much concerned with the problem of maintaining the isolation of solid and liquid materials over decades, centuries, and even millennia, and, the author argues, there is good reason to believe that waste management practices and institutions are not well …

Offensive Political Speech From The 1970s To 2008: A Broadcaster’S Moral Choice, Lavonda N. Reed-Huff

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

The Rise Of Spanish And Latin American Criminal Theory, Luis E. Chiesa

Journal Articles

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Why Is It A Crime To Stomp On A Goldfish? - Harm, Victimhood And The Structure Of Anti-Cruelty Offenses, Luis E. Chiesa

Journal Articles

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Of Persons And The Criminal Law: (Second Tier) Personhood As A Prerequisite For Victimhood, Luis E. Chiesa

Journal Articles

This article examines the implications of the Michael Vick case for the criminal law in general and for the law of victimhood in particular. It takes as its point of departure the NFL star's agreement to pay close to one million dollars to the various entities that assumed custody of the pit bulls in order to "make restitution for the full amount of the costs associated with the disposition of all dogs" that were involved in his illegal operation. According to the agreement, the authority to order such payments stems from 18 U.S.C. ý 3663, which allows for the issuance …

Reproductive Allometry And The Size-Number Trade-Off For Lizards, Eric Charnov, Robin Warne

Biology Faculty & Staff Publications

The yearly reproductive allocation shows a 0.75 allometry with adult size across lizard species.

The Effect Of Multiple Reinforcers On Choice Behavior In A Variation Of The Ainslie-Rachlin Self-Control Paradigm, Kathryn A. Flannery Woehl

Theses and Dissertations

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Captivity, Citizenship, And Empire : Explorations Of I Am A Soldier Too: The Jessica Lynch Story, Linda M. Baeza

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Creating The Pre-Columbian Mythological Figure : The Mochica, Guillermo Guardia

Theses and Dissertations

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Incorporating International Human Rights Law In National Constitutions: The South African Experience, Penelope Andrews

Articles & Chapters

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