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True Believers At Law: National Security Agendas, The Regulation Of Lawyers, And The Separation Of Powers, Peter Margulies Jan 2008

True Believers At Law: National Security Agendas, The Regulation Of Lawyers, And The Separation Of Powers, Peter Margulies

Law Faculty Scholarship

Ideological agendas distort the deliberation required for sound legal advice about national security. Elite government lawyers after September 11 advanced a theory at the expense of context, labeling legal constraints as "lawfare" against American interests. The lawfare critics failed to recognize that legal constraints can empower decision makers by reinforcing reputational and other long-term values. They also failed their history test, ignoring the lessons of presidents from Jefferson to Kennedy who rejected a rigid adherence to ideology in the national security realm. By discounting context, the construction of the lawfare paradigm produced dire results, including the torture memos drafted by …


Elimu 2.0: Investigating The Use Of Web 2.0 For Facilitating Collaboration In Higher Education., Bajuna R. Salehe Jan 2008

Elimu 2.0: Investigating The Use Of Web 2.0 For Facilitating Collaboration In Higher Education., Bajuna R. Salehe

Dissertations

The latest web innovations and technologies which has made the Web into a ‘Platform’, are become increasingly applied in the higher education arena. Tools such as Google docs, Google groups, Wikis, Blogs, RSS and Podcasting are gradually becoming more popular within higher education in teaching and learning. Yet their huge potentials have not been fully explored. Collaboration and knowledge sharing are common terms in higher education, and in the corporate world of the today’s knowledge economy. However better infrastructure and facilities that enable these important issues are yet to be set and fully utilised in higher education. In the higher …


Knowledge Sharing: Using Searchable Email Databases, Frank Wedgeworth Jan 2008

Knowledge Sharing: Using Searchable Email Databases, Frank Wedgeworth

Dissertations

In today’s knowledge driven economy, a company’s intellectual capital is increasingly becoming its most important asset. The knowledge of how to create value defines a company’s success. Through knowledge management the value of knowledge within a company can be increased. One way of increasing the value of knowledge is by making it more accessible. The accessibility of knowledge can be facilitated by integrating the search for knowledge into the user’s workflow. Another way to increase the value of knowledge is through the capture of undocumented, tacit knowledge and converting it into explicit, documented knowledge. Email has been identified as the …


A Knowledge Management Initiative In A Juvenile Detention School, Noel Sweeney Jan 2008

A Knowledge Management Initiative In A Juvenile Detention School, Noel Sweeney

Dissertations

The preservation of knowledge has been a human endeavour since the dawn of time. Using whatever resources possible, humans have recorded knowledge for the purpose of bequeathing it to the next generations. With each technological advance, it would appear that the resources available for recording knowledge have improved. Not only this, but with each advance, the accessibility and availability to this knowledge has been enhanced; and in our present times, the impact of technology has made it easier than ever before. As with education, the consequence of making knowledge more available and accessible is the creation of more knowledgeable individuals …


Using Xml Topic Maps To Create A Knowledge Model Of Postgraduate Computer Science Degrees In Ireland For The Purpose Of Marketing Analysis, Catherine Mulwa Jan 2008

Using Xml Topic Maps To Create A Knowledge Model Of Postgraduate Computer Science Degrees In Ireland For The Purpose Of Marketing Analysis, Catherine Mulwa

Dissertations

Marketing intelligence is a future-oriented activity that helps an organization cope in its market. It includes all ways an organization acquires and uses information. It is comprised of all kinds of information on the market and marketing research; the collection and analysis of internal data, competitive analysis; analysis and reverse engineering of competitor’s products; understanding how and where to add value for customers; and the process of synthesizing large amounts of informally gathered information about the industry and business environment. While marketing and marketing intelligence are widely used in business, they are less used in non-business organisations such as academic …


Investigation Of The Visual Aspects Of Business Intelligence, Niall Cunningham Jan 2008

Investigation Of The Visual Aspects Of Business Intelligence, Niall Cunningham

Dissertations

As the need for Irish firms to move into knowledge economy increases knowledge management is being more important. Among its central aims is for knowledge creation and development to enhance knowledge and inspire innovations. One of the ways knowledge management achieves these aims is through the development of knowledge management tools for the firm. Among these tools is the option to use business intelligence to enhance knowledge in the firm by exposing hidden knowledge and building on it. In particular data mining has been highlighted as being effective within business intelligence and knowledge management in discovering hidden knowledge. This dissertation …


The Knowledge Side Of The Web, Max Kudrenko Jan 2008

The Knowledge Side Of The Web, Max Kudrenko

Dissertations

The World Wide Web has become a household name long before its official sixteenth birthday last August (2007), not lastly because of its Knowledge potential encompassed in its vast Knowledge resources and its suitability for Knowledge activities. Out of the three main types of Web usage, which are Procedural, Leisure and Knowledge, this work will concentrate on the Knowledge one and try to analyse the rationale behind its growing popularity among both producers and consumers of Web content. The extensive Knowledge usage of the Web both demands and offers a specific type of Knowledge, Web Knowledge, which will be assessed …


Geometric And Extra-Geometric Spatial Conceptualisation: A Cross-Linguistic And Non-Verbal Perspective, Anne Crum-Lindqvist Jan 2008

Geometric And Extra-Geometric Spatial Conceptualisation: A Cross-Linguistic And Non-Verbal Perspective, Anne Crum-Lindqvist

School of Psychology Theses

Almost all past empirical work exploring the Functional Geometric Framework (FGF) proposed by Coventry and Garrod (2004) for spatial language use has been based on a single language - English. Therefore the extent to which the framework applies across languages has not been established. The current thesis investigated whether geometric and extra-geometric factors affect production and comprehension of spatial language across three languages; English, Finnish and Spanish. Eight cross-linguistic appropriateness rating studies identified similarities and differences in the factors that underlie our verbal conceptualisation of space across three classes of spatial relations/terms: 1) topological relations (e.g., in/on), 2) vertical axis …


Andrill’S Education And Outreach Programme 2005‑2008: Mis And Sms Project Activities During The 4th Ipy, L. T. Huffman, Richard Levy, Laura Lacy, D. M. Harwood, M. Berg, M. Cattadori, J. Diamond, J. Dooley, L. Dahlman, R. Frisch-Gleason, J. Hubbard, R. Lehmann, K. Mankoff, V. Miller, K. Pound, F. R. Rack, G. Scotto Di Clemente, A. Seigmund, J. Thomson, E. Trummel, R. Williams, Andrill-Mis Science Team, Andrill-Sms Science Team Jan 2008

Andrill’S Education And Outreach Programme 2005‑2008: Mis And Sms Project Activities During The 4th Ipy, L. T. Huffman, Richard Levy, Laura Lacy, D. M. Harwood, M. Berg, M. Cattadori, J. Diamond, J. Dooley, L. Dahlman, R. Frisch-Gleason, J. Hubbard, R. Lehmann, K. Mankoff, V. Miller, K. Pound, F. R. Rack, G. Scotto Di Clemente, A. Seigmund, J. Thomson, E. Trummel, R. Williams, Andrill-Mis Science Team, Andrill-Sms Science Team

ANDRILL Research and Publications

A key goal of the ANDRILL programme’s education and outreach (E&O) activities was to engage the public in, and inform it about, our scientific endeavour to uncover the behavior of Antarctica’s ice sheets over the past 20 million years. We recognized that a critical component of ANDRILL’s research effort was to ensure that our motivation, methods, and results were conveyed to non-experts in a clear and understandable manner. This effort benefited from several factors: a synergy between scientists and educators generated by the 4th International Polar Year (IPY); the allure of the Antarctic region as one of Earth’s few …


Age Discrepancies With The Radiocarbon Dating Of Sagebrush (Artemisia Tridentata Nutt.)., Phil R. Geib Jan 2008

Age Discrepancies With The Radiocarbon Dating Of Sagebrush (Artemisia Tridentata Nutt.)., Phil R. Geib

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

When ancient hearths at open archaeological sites do not yield carbonized annual plant remains or other highquality samples, wood charcoal is commonly used for radiocarbon dating. Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.), a shrub frequently used for fuel across much of the western United States, seems a potentially better candidate for 14C dating than tree wood since the possibility for significant age discrepancy might be less. A comparison of multiple assays from single features reveals that sagebrush can overestimate age more than even tree wood charcoal. A plausible cause of this appears to be persistence of the shrub on the ground surface …


Annotated Legal Bibliography On Gender Jan 2008

Annotated Legal Bibliography On Gender

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Annotated Legal Bibliography On Gender Jan 2008

Annotated Legal Bibliography On Gender

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Changing Faces Of Women's Colleges: Striking A Balance Between Transgender Rights And Women's Colleges' Right To Exclude, Cathy Perifimos Jan 2008

The Changing Faces Of Women's Colleges: Striking A Balance Between Transgender Rights And Women's Colleges' Right To Exclude, Cathy Perifimos

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note explores the tension between women's colleges' traditional mission of providing single-sex education and the rights of transgender students, arguing for the need to balance these interests through clear policies and legal frameworks.


Simplification Of The State Procedures For Tankers Engaged In International Oil Transportation, Yana E. Barzovskaya, Alexander S. Skaridov Jan 2008

Simplification Of The State Procedures For Tankers Engaged In International Oil Transportation, Yana E. Barzovskaya, Alexander S. Skaridov

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.


Allies Not Adversaries: Teaching Collaboration To The Next Generation Of Doctors And Lawyers To Address Social Inequality, Elizabeth Tobin Tyler Jan 2008

Allies Not Adversaries: Teaching Collaboration To The Next Generation Of Doctors And Lawyers To Address Social Inequality, Elizabeth Tobin Tyler

Pro Bono Collaborative Staff Publications

Recent reports from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, as well as from other medical and legal educators, stress that professional training of doctors and lawyers focuses too narrowly on knowledge-based learning, and not enough on context-based problem solving, professionalism, and ethics. Tracing recent calls from both legal and medical educators to increase the teaching of ethics, social responsibility, the lawyer-client and doctor-patient relationship, and holistic problem-solving, this article offers a model of interdisciplinary medical-legal education focused on developing practitioners sensitive to the needs of diverse and disenfranchised clients and patients. It highlights a burgeoning medical-legal partnership model, …


Evidence For God From Certainty, Katherin A. Rogers Jan 2008

Evidence For God From Certainty, Katherin A. Rogers

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming Egalitarianism In The Political Theory Of Campaign Finance Reform, Frank Pasquale Jan 2008

Reclaiming Egalitarianism In The Political Theory Of Campaign Finance Reform, Frank Pasquale

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Protecting Minors From Online Pornography Without Violating The First Amendment: Mandating An Affirmative Choice, Robert A. Gomez Jan 2008

Protecting Minors From Online Pornography Without Violating The First Amendment: Mandating An Affirmative Choice, Robert A. Gomez

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


Searching For Answers In A Digital World: How Field V. Google Could Affect Fair Use Analysis In The Internet Age, David Cook Jan 2008

Searching For Answers In A Digital World: How Field V. Google Could Affect Fair Use Analysis In The Internet Age, David Cook

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


2007 National Lawyers Convention: The Federalist Society Presents Telecommunications: The Regulatory State And American Technology Jan 2008

2007 National Lawyers Convention: The Federalist Society Presents Telecommunications: The Regulatory State And American Technology

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


The United Nations Convention On The Use Of Electronic Communication In International Contracts (Cuecic): Why It Should Be Adopted And How It Will Affect International E-Contracting, Sarah E. Smith Jan 2008

The United Nations Convention On The Use Of Electronic Communication In International Contracts (Cuecic): Why It Should Be Adopted And How It Will Affect International E-Contracting, Sarah E. Smith

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


While You Were Sleeping, Sandra Leigh King Jan 2008

While You Were Sleeping, Sandra Leigh King

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


Building An Effective Internal Audit Function: Learning From Sox Section 404 Reports, Dana R. Hermanson, Daniel M. Ivancevich, Susan H. Ivancevich Jan 2008

Building An Effective Internal Audit Function: Learning From Sox Section 404 Reports, Dana R. Hermanson, Daniel M. Ivancevich, Susan H. Ivancevich

Faculty Articles

In the wake of the major accounting scandals, internal auditing has emerged as a powerful force in promoting effective controls, risk management, and governance in U.S. companies. This article highlights recent internal audit-related problems that were revealed in SOX Section 404 reports and offers specific recommendations for building an effective, value-adding internal audit function.


Institutional Influences Of State Legislators' Voting Behavior, Jessica Jordan Self Jan 2008

Institutional Influences Of State Legislators' Voting Behavior, Jessica Jordan Self

LSU Master's Theses

Representation of citizens by elected officials is a core principle of American democracy (Eulau et al. 1959; Key 1961). Assuming the delegate approach to representation (Pitkin 1967), state legislative districts give voters the opportunity to elect representatives that will act in accordance with their wishes in the state policy arena. The extent to which a legislator’s policy votes reflect his constituents’ preferences is often referred to as “policy responsiveness” (Eulau and Karps 1977). While the make-up of the constituency shapes legislators’ positions in policy areas, legislative voting behavior also is indirectly influenced by personal and institutional factors. Previous research has …


Antennas For Portable Communications In The Uwb And Gps Spectra., Giuseppe Ruvio Jan 2008

Antennas For Portable Communications In The Uwb And Gps Spectra., Giuseppe Ruvio

Doctoral

The thesis describes a study of antennas for solutions in emerging systems. An account of the fundamental principles of these antennas is given together with an outline of the basic electromagnetic theory on which the designs are based. While the main focus is on antennas for Ultra Wideband (UWB) systems, some additional work was carried out on enhancing performance of circularly polarised antennas for satellite navigation systems. The study focussed on the design of highly efficient broadband antennas with particular requirements for size compactness, gain stability, phase-linearity, and the use of low-cost materials. These requirements are particularly important for UWB …


Front Matter Jan 2008

Front Matter

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Can-Spam Act Of 2003: A False Hope, Jay Reyero Jan 2008

The Can-Spam Act Of 2003: A False Hope, Jay Reyero

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cross Dressing And The Criminal, Bennett Capers Jan 2008

Cross Dressing And The Criminal, Bennett Capers

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Legal Writing Beyond Memos And Briefs: An Annotated Bibliography, Carrie Teitcher Jan 2008

Legal Writing Beyond Memos And Briefs: An Annotated Bibliography, Carrie Teitcher

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Excluding Religion, Nelson Tebbe Jan 2008

Excluding Religion, Nelson Tebbe

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.