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Live Release Of A Bigeye Sand Tiger Odontaspis Noronhai (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes) In The Western North Atlantic Ocean, David W. Kerstetter, Mae Taylor Nov 2008

Live Release Of A Bigeye Sand Tiger Odontaspis Noronhai (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes) In The Western North Atlantic Ocean, David W. Kerstetter, Mae Taylor

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.


Bong Hits 4 Jesus: Making Sense Of Free Speech In High Schools, Mark W. Cordes Nov 2008

Bong Hits 4 Jesus: Making Sense Of Free Speech In High Schools, Mark W. Cordes

College of Law Faculty Publications

The Supreme Court’s most recent high school speech case, Morse v. Fredericks, 127 S.Ct. 2618 (2007), generated much attention, perhaps more than the specific issue before the Court was worth. Much of that attention, of course, was attributable to the informal name for the case - “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.” By itself that was enough to create a groundswell of curiosity and allowed the media to make the normally dry and stuffy workings of the Supreme Court sound downright fun. Beyond that, however, the case involved the intersection of a highly valued liberty, free speech, with the tumultuous setting of …


Broadcam Corp. V. Qualcomm Inc. 543 F.3d 683 (Fed. Cir. 2008), Ryan Schermerhorn Nov 2008

Broadcam Corp. V. Qualcomm Inc. 543 F.3d 683 (Fed. Cir. 2008), Ryan Schermerhorn

DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Educational Motivation In Heritage Speakers Of Spanish, Benoit B. Berho Nov 2008

Educational Motivation In Heritage Speakers Of Spanish, Benoit B. Berho

Doctor of Education (EdD)

This study examined the themes associated with the lack of motivation for school in middle school students, specifically among Heritage Speakers of Spanish. The researcher used two methods to examine student and parent attitudes and beliefs about school and education, as attitudes and beliefs are strongly linked to motivation. The researcher did face-to-face interviews of Mexican parents with direct questions about education and school, and asked middle school students of Mexican descent to read the first part of a short selection about a Mexican immigrant boy in school, then complete the story using their imagination. The researcher compiled the parents' …


Journal Of The American Deafness And Rehabilitation Association Year 2008, Volume 42, Number 1 Complete Nov 2008

Journal Of The American Deafness And Rehabilitation Association Year 2008, Volume 42, Number 1 Complete

JADARA

Upload of old JADARA issue for digital access


Configuring Expert Knowledge: The Consultant As Sector Specialist, Robin Fincham, Timothy Adrian Robert Clark, Karen Handley, Andrew Sturdy Nov 2008

Configuring Expert Knowledge: The Consultant As Sector Specialist, Robin Fincham, Timothy Adrian Robert Clark, Karen Handley, Andrew Sturdy

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This study defines an aspect of consultant knowledge that provides credibility without claiming unrealistic status for a field like consulting. Our focus is the "sector knowledge" that consultants accumulate which derives from repeated assignments in the industrial sector in which the client organization resides. This has been under-researched partly because of an emphasis oil knowledge as technique and method. But knowledge configured around the sector enables consultants to play the role of the outside expert and draw oil a language and experiences held in common with the client. The paper explores the role of consultants as sector intermediaries through a …


University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2008.11, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Affairs Nov 2008

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2008.11, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Affairs

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

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


Bullying In Schools Examination Of Related Factors And Implementation Of The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program In A Catholic, Urban/Suburban Middle School, Nancy Meierdierks Bowllan Nov 2008

Bullying In Schools Examination Of Related Factors And Implementation Of The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program In A Catholic, Urban/Suburban Middle School, Nancy Meierdierks Bowllan

Education Doctoral

The primary objective of this intervention study was to examine the prevalence of bullying within a small Catholic, middle-school and to evaluate the impact of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) on prevalence rates of bullying and students' perceived sense of safety. Multi-informant information was obtained from students, teachers and parents. A quasi-experimental design was utilized that consisted of a time-lagged contrast between age-equivalent groups. Students and teachers who received the OBPP intervention tor one year were compared to students and teachers who did not receive the OBPP intervention. A total of 273 student , 18 teachers and 88 parents …


Raids, Rights And Reform: The Postville Case And The Immigration Crisis, Erik Camayd-Freixas Ph.D. Nov 2008

Raids, Rights And Reform: The Postville Case And The Immigration Crisis, Erik Camayd-Freixas Ph.D.

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Uwlaw, Fall 2008, Vol. 58 Nov 2008

Uwlaw, Fall 2008, Vol. 58

Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.


Trading Information For Safety: Immigrant Informants, Federal Law-Enforcement Agents, And The Viability Of Non-Deportation Agreements, Colleen Melody Nov 2008

Trading Information For Safety: Immigrant Informants, Federal Law-Enforcement Agents, And The Viability Of Non-Deportation Agreements, Colleen Melody

Washington Law Review

Federal law-enforcement agents use informants to help guide investigations. Immigrants sometimes possess valuable information about organized crime connected with their home countries. To persuade an immigrant to divulge such information, federal agents and prosecutors often promise to reward cooperation with permission to stay in the United States. Non-deportation is a persuasive enticement to an informant who might otherwise be unwilling to help; criminal groups would likely harm a known informant returning home. After deciding to cooperate, many immigrants are placed in deportation proceedings notwithstanding their deals. This Comment discusses the persistent legal conundrum faced by immigrant informants after the U.S. …


Cave Research Foundation Newsletter, Volume 36, No. 4, November 2008, William Payne Nov 2008

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter, Volume 36, No. 4, November 2008, William Payne

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter

Contents: CRF Fundraiser -- The William L. Wilson Scholarship in Karst Science -- Regional Expedition Reports -- 2008-2009 Expedition Calendar -- Cave Books


A Note On The Identity Of Carnivorous Plants Of Karungalakudi, Tamil Nadu, India, K. Natarajan Et Al. Nov 2008

A Note On The Identity Of Carnivorous Plants Of Karungalakudi, Tamil Nadu, India, K. Natarajan Et Al.

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Karungalakudi is blessed with rich herbaceous flora including two carnivorous plant groups, viz. fly traps and bladder worts. In the present communication, a total of 6 insectivorous plants are reported, and it is confirmed that the reported occurrence of Drosera brevifolia Pursh, Utricularia minor L., U. resupinata Greene ex Bigelow and U. uniflora R. Br. in Karungalakudi is due to a misidentification.


Prediction Of Anti-Hiv Activity Of Flavanoid Constituents Through Pass, Muthiah Maridass Et Al. Nov 2008

Prediction Of Anti-Hiv Activity Of Flavanoid Constituents Through Pass, Muthiah Maridass Et Al.

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances (PASS), a new computer program, has been generated to evaluate the biological activity of four major flavanoids from a medicinal herb, Boesenbergia pandurata Holtt. (Zingiberaceae). Principal anti-HIV and other biological activities of pinostrobin, pinocembrin, cardamonin and alpinetin were predicted through PASS, their similarity and difference in the mechanisms of action with reference to accessory biological activities have been compared (Tables 1-4) and verified with the available data on pharmacological and toxicological activity of these compounds.


Who Cares About Polar Regions? Results From A Survey Of U.S. Public Opinion, Lawrence C. Hamilton Nov 2008

Who Cares About Polar Regions? Results From A Survey Of U.S. Public Opinion, Lawrence C. Hamilton

Sociology

Abstract

What do members of the general public know about polar regions, and how much do they care? Who knows or cares? This paper explores data from the General Social Survey (GSS), which in 2006 questioned a representative sample of more than 1800 U.S. adults about their knowledge and opinions concerning polar regions. The polar survey items were modeled on long-running GSS assessments of general science knowledge and opinions, recently summarized in the U.S. National Science Board's report Science and Engineering Indicators 2008. Polar knowledge proves to be limited but certainly not absent among survey respondents. Polar knowledge, general science …


Size-Biased Generalized Negative Binomial Distribution, Khurshid Ahmad Mir Nov 2008

Size-Biased Generalized Negative Binomial Distribution, Khurshid Ahmad Mir

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

A size biased generalized negative binomial distribution (SBGNBD) is defined and a recurrence relationship for the moments of SBGNBD is established. The Bayes’ estimator for a parametric function of one parameter when two other parameters of a known size-biased generalized negative binomial distribution is derived. Prior information on one parameter is given by a beta distribution and the parameters in the prior distribution are assigned by computer using Monte Carlo and R-software.


2008 Vol. 57 No. 2, Cleveland-Marshall College Of Law Nov 2008

2008 Vol. 57 No. 2, Cleveland-Marshall College Of Law

2000s

No abstract provided.


Sustained Attention In Children With Two Etiologies Of Early Hydrocephalus, Maegan D. Swartwout, Paul T. Cirino, Amy W. Hampson, Jack M. Fletcher, Michael E. Brandt, Maureen Dennis Nov 2008

Sustained Attention In Children With Two Etiologies Of Early Hydrocephalus, Maegan D. Swartwout, Paul T. Cirino, Amy W. Hampson, Jack M. Fletcher, Michael E. Brandt, Maureen Dennis

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Several studies have shown that children with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM) and hydrocephalus have attention problems on parent ratings and difficulties in stimulus orienting associated with a posterior brain attention system. Less is known about response control and inhibition associated with an anterior brain attention system. Using the Gordon Vigilance Task (Gordon, 1983), we studied error rate, reaction time, and performance over time for sustained attention, a key anterior attention function, in 101 children with SBM, 17 with aqueductal stenosis (AS; another condition involving congenital hydrocephalus), and 40 typically developing controls (NC). In SBM, we investigated the relation between cognitive …


Dividing Up Intelligence Education, Robert Clark, Ph.D Nov 2008

Dividing Up Intelligence Education, Robert Clark, Ph.D

Journal of Strategic Security

At this year's annual conference of the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE) in Monterey, CA, the keynote speaker posed the question, "How much do you need intelligence education outside the beltway?" Which led to a second question discussed during the conference: "What should such education look like?" In short, what should we be teaching in universities? What should we leave to the intelligence community as training? And what could be done in either or both settings? The first question of any educational effort is:What are we preparing students for?


Gleishcshaltung And The Confessing Church During The German Church Struggle, Emily Jane Darnell Nov 2008

Gleishcshaltung And The Confessing Church During The German Church Struggle, Emily Jane Darnell

Masters Theses

This thesis analyzes the contributing factors to the actions taken by the churches in Germany during what Karl Barth and others termed the Kirchenkampf, or German Church Struggle. The Kirchenkampf took place mainly in the 1930s and 1940s. As Hitler rose to power, a new term was coined, Gleichschaltung, which described his program for bringing all of Germany and his conquests into line with the worldview of the Third Reich.

The primary sources for research include works by Martin Luther that shaped the mindset of the churchmen, and history texts detailing the Weimar Republic serving as background for the cultural …


Review Essay: Take Five: Borges Y Cortázar, Siglo Xxi, Pablo A.J. Brescia Nov 2008

Review Essay: Take Five: Borges Y Cortázar, Siglo Xxi, Pablo A.J. Brescia

World Languages Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Forage News [2008-11], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky Nov 2008

Forage News [2008-11], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

  • KFGC Awards
  • Clayton Geralds Wins KFGC Forage Spokesman Contest
  • 29th Alfalfa Conference Program Set
  • Forages at KCA
  • 9th Grazing Conference Proceedings
  • Decision Aid Added to Website
  • Enough Hay…
  • Animal Grazing Habits
  • Time to Focus On Switchgrass Economics
  • Limiting Access Time to Hay Can Stretch the Roll
  • Horse Gastric Ulcer Syndrome Can Be Controlled With Diet
  • Upcoming Events


November 2008 Alumni Newsletter, New York Law School Nov 2008

November 2008 Alumni Newsletter, New York Law School

Alumni Newsletters

No abstract provided.


New Live Chat Service, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Nov 2008

New Live Chat Service, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

No abstract provided.


2008-November-01-Out Of This World Lecture Series: 'Other-Worldly: Saturn's Moons', University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Nov 2008

2008-November-01-Out Of This World Lecture Series: 'Other-Worldly: Saturn's Moons', University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.


Moving Ahead: Five Essential Elements For Working Effectively With Girls, Betsy Mattews, Dana Jones Hubbard Nov 2008

Moving Ahead: Five Essential Elements For Working Effectively With Girls, Betsy Mattews, Dana Jones Hubbard

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

Quite a bit of literature these days addresses what is believed to be an increase in the frequency and severity of girls' problem behaviors and the need for gender-responsive treatment. The extent to which this literature has been translated into juvenile justice practices, however, appears limited by several factors. This article briefly discusses these impediments, and offers suggestions for five essential elements that reflect the current state of knowledge regarding effective intervention with girls involved in the juvenile justice system.


Enhancing Transit Safety And Security With Wireless Detection And Communication Technologies, Cutr Nov 2008

Enhancing Transit Safety And Security With Wireless Detection And Communication Technologies, Cutr

Research Reports

No abstract provided.


The Battle Of Morgarten In 1315: An Essential Incident In The Founding Of The Swiss State, Albert Winkler Nov 2008

The Battle Of Morgarten In 1315: An Essential Incident In The Founding Of The Swiss State, Albert Winkler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Political realities in the German Empire at the beginning of the fourteenth century were harsh, and communities that wanted to gain or maintain their autonomy had to deal with serious external threats. Most frequently, this meant that military success was essential for survival. Many forces vied for authority, influence, and domination over the regions that formed the Swiss Confederation, which later developed into the modem state of Switzerland. The largest threat to Swiss sovereignty in this period was factions of nobles, most importantly the house of Habsburg, which were expanding their control over the region. By the early fourteenth century, …


Is There A Perfect Solution? The Court's Problems In Applying The Antitrust Laws To Bundled Discounts, Cheryl J. From Nov 2008

Is There A Perfect Solution? The Court's Problems In Applying The Antitrust Laws To Bundled Discounts, Cheryl J. From

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.


0574 Laws Governing Sex Offenders In Colorado, Colorado Legislative Council Nov 2008

0574 Laws Governing Sex Offenders In Colorado, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.