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Negative Dimensions Of Identity: A Research Agenda For Law And Public Policy, Avner Ben-Ner, Claire A. Hil
Negative Dimensions Of Identity: A Research Agenda For Law And Public Policy, Avner Ben-Ner, Claire A. Hil
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
The Rationality Of Preference Construction (And The Irrationality Of Rational Choice), Claire A. Hill
The Rationality Of Preference Construction (And The Irrationality Of Rational Choice), Claire A. Hill
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Authentic Happiness, Self Knowledge & Legal Policy, Peter H. Huang
Authentic Happiness, Self Knowledge & Legal Policy, Peter H. Huang
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Heterosexual Sexual Behavior Is Governed By Social Exchange And Basic Economic Principles: Sexual Economics Theory, Kathleen D. Vohs, Jannine Lasaleta
Heterosexual Sexual Behavior Is Governed By Social Exchange And Basic Economic Principles: Sexual Economics Theory, Kathleen D. Vohs, Jannine Lasaleta
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Legal Innovation And The Compliance Paradox, Emanuela Carbonara, Francesco Parisi, Georg Von Wangenheim
Legal Innovation And The Compliance Paradox, Emanuela Carbonara, Francesco Parisi, Georg Von Wangenheim
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Intentions, Guilt And Social Interactions, J. Atsu Amegashie
Intentions, Guilt And Social Interactions, J. Atsu Amegashie
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Justice Versus Benevolence: A Modern Humean View, Mario J. Rizzo
Justice Versus Benevolence: A Modern Humean View, Mario J. Rizzo
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Patents And Patients: Who Is The Tragedy Of The Anticommons Impacting And Who Is Bearing The Cost Of High-Priced Biotechnological Research?, Caroline A. Grenshaw
Patents And Patients: Who Is The Tragedy Of The Anticommons Impacting And Who Is Bearing The Cost Of High-Priced Biotechnological Research?, Caroline A. Grenshaw
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
The Riaa Litigation War On File Sharing And Alternatives More Compatible With Public Morality, Daniel Reynolds
The Riaa Litigation War On File Sharing And Alternatives More Compatible With Public Morality, Daniel Reynolds
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
No abstract provided.
Path Of The Dragon's Eye: Using Fantasy Elements In Realism, Winston Edward Jones, Jr.
Path Of The Dragon's Eye: Using Fantasy Elements In Realism, Winston Edward Jones, Jr.
Honors Theses
The stories presented in this thesis illustrate a common theme through the use of both fantasy and realism. Specifically, these dichotomous styles are used to comment on the nature of human desire. To represent desire, each story features an appearance and interaction with the titular item, the dragon’s eye. This item often serves as both representation and foil to the characters’ deepest desires. By interjecting this fantastic jewel into realistic situations, these stories attempt to utilize fantasy as a vehicle through which emotional tension is created and resolved. Also, the obvious juxtaposition of genres creates situations in which the reader …
Disgorgement Plans Under The Fair Funds Provision Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002: Are Creditors And Investors Truly Being Protected?, Don Carrillo
DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Magnitude Of Repression By Cro Protein In The Presence Of Lambda Operator Variants, Shabnam Sarker
The Magnitude Of Repression By Cro Protein In The Presence Of Lambda Operator Variants, Shabnam Sarker
Honors Theses
Synthetic genetic circuits were constructed to observe the dynamics of repression by the Cro and scCro repressors. Each circuit contained at least one repressor and a reporter gene. Cro repressor is one of two opposite repressors. This artificial switch also had a single-chain cro (scCro) protein that would not have to dimerize like Cro to be fimctional. Such repressors bind operator sites to prevent fiirther transcription fi-om the promoters. The Lac Repressor (LacR) was used to prevent transcription firom Pr. The inducer EPTG was used to remove the Lac Repressor. A reporter gene LacZ is transcribed from Pr. The protein …
Russians At Work: Past And Present Of The Russian Mentality Toward Work, Dustin Cody Bankston
Russians At Work: Past And Present Of The Russian Mentality Toward Work, Dustin Cody Bankston
Honors Theses
This paper is an analysis of the Russian mentality toward work. Several factors deeply affecting the work mentality are discussed along with their historical and cultural causes. Research for this paper was primarily gathered from personal experience, academic articles, newspaper articles, books, case studies, movies, literature, history texts, interviews, and a self-conducted quantitative questionnaire. The paper identifies five major themes that affect the Russian mentality toward work including relationship to authority, group dynamics, prioritization of work, political factors, and western influences. The themes are each linked to the unique historical and cultural development of Russia. The paper concludes that an …
Going Places: The Shift Of The Textile Industry To China, Vaughan Abbay Leatherman
Going Places: The Shift Of The Textile Industry To China, Vaughan Abbay Leatherman
Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Nouveau: A Feminist Magazine Launch, Meghan Cori Blalock
Nouveau: A Feminist Magazine Launch, Meghan Cori Blalock
Honors Theses
The following thesis is a combination of research on the history of feminism and magazines in America and a business plan with accompanying prototype for the launch of a feminist magazine called Nouveau. The research took several months to complete with the business plan and prototype requiring approximately one additional academic year to finish. Based on research and general knowledge of the magazine publishing industry, I found that there is a niche in feminist publications waiting to be filled; Nouveau, which aims to redefine feminism for young professional women, will fill that niche by presenting women with the option of …
Human-Centered Semantic Retrieval In Multimedia Databases, Xin Chen
Human-Centered Semantic Retrieval In Multimedia Databases, Xin Chen
All ETDs from UAB
The research described in this dissertation has proposed a human-centered retrieval framework that can automatically retrieve multimedia data based on their semantic content. In particular, the framework queries and searches images and videos in a multimedia database according to their visual content. In order for computers to understand the semantic contents of images and videos, human guidance is necessary. By incorporating the user’s Relevance Feedback (RF) on the retrieval results into the learning and retrieval mechanism, the semantic gap between humans and computers can be gradually bridged. High-dimensional feature vectors of multimedia data can cause a dramatic increase in computation …
Examining Pre-Service Instructors' Use Of Powerpoint Based On Pre-Service Students' Perceptions: A Mixed Methods Study, Jennifer Fritschi
Examining Pre-Service Instructors' Use Of Powerpoint Based On Pre-Service Students' Perceptions: A Mixed Methods Study, Jennifer Fritschi
All ETDs from UAB
This study explored pre-service instructors’ use of PowerPoint based on pre-service students’ perceptions, and it identified pre-service students’ perceptions of the efficacy of specific elements of PowerPoint design and delivery. The effectiveness of various elements of PowerPoint design and delivery was based on an extensive literature review and was framed on the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia (Mayer, 2000). The findings of the study identified pre-service instructors’ practices and pre-service students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of specific elements of design and delivery and were then compared with what research and expert literature purported were effective. This one year study was conducted …
Developmentally Appropriate Practice And No Child Left Behind: A Phenomenological Study Of Teachers' Experiences, Linda Marie Hogue
Developmentally Appropriate Practice And No Child Left Behind: A Phenomenological Study Of Teachers' Experiences, Linda Marie Hogue
All ETDs from UAB
The authorization of The Elementary and Secondary Act—No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 provided new federal guidelines for accountability in the United States. As a result, schools are required to provide statistical data through standardized test scores to measure adequate yearly progress benchmarks set by each state. The agenda of the federal government was to force school equity for all children. Since the inception of NCLB, teachers have begun the struggle of meeting the demands of federal, state, and local guidelines that impose harsh penalties if benchmarks are not attained by their students. The National Association for the …
Phenomenological Study: What Are Pre-Kindergarten Teachers' Lived Experiences With Children Identified With Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, And Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In The Southeastern United States?, Danna Benefield Jones
All ETDs from UAB
To date, a vast amount of research has been conducted on disruptive behavior dis-orders such as conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiance disorder (ODD), and atten-tion deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD. However, a paucity of research exists in spe-cific areas such as how teachers’ handle students diagnosed with these disorders. The cur-rent situation in pre-kindergarten may undermine the ability of these students to succeed in the school system. This is seen in the fact that a large number of these students are removed from pre-kindergarten programs across the United States (Webster-Stratton, Reid, & Hammond, 2004). Understanding pre-kindergarten teachers’ lived experiences in handling …
Enzymatic And Proteomic Analysis Of Spinal Cord In A G93a Als Mouse Model, Page Jones
Enzymatic And Proteomic Analysis Of Spinal Cord In A G93a Als Mouse Model, Page Jones
All ETDs from UAB
Mutations to copper,zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn SOD or SOD1) are the only known causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized primarily by death of spinal motor neurons. While the molecular mechanisms responsible for motor neuron death in this disease remain to be elucidated, recent studies implicate mitochondrial dysfunction as a key factor in the pathogenesis of ALS. In support of this, we observed ALS-dependent alterations in key functions including creatine kinase activity and ATP levels, which could be linked to changes in the mitochondrial proteome. Importantly, extensive research efforts have failed to develop a treatment that significantly …
Role Of The Gm/Gn Glycoprotein Complex In The Final Assembly And Egress Of The Human Cytomegalovirus (Hcmv), Magdalena Anna Krzyzaniak
Role Of The Gm/Gn Glycoprotein Complex In The Final Assembly And Egress Of The Human Cytomegalovirus (Hcmv), Magdalena Anna Krzyzaniak
All ETDs from UAB
HCMV consists of a dsDNA genome enclosed by, an icosahedral capsid surrounded by a layer of tegument proteins; the virion structure is enclosed in a lipid envelope rich in virus expressed glycoproteins. The HCMV envelope contains an incompletely defined number of glycoproteins. The glycoprotein M (gM) and glycoprotein N (gN) form a gM/gN protein complex which is the most abundant protein component of the HCMV envelope. Recent studies have indicated that deletion of the viral gene encoding either gM or gN is lethal for HCMV. The gM C-terminal cytoplasmic tail (gM-CT) revealed an acidic cluster and a tyrosine-based trafficking motifs. …
English Oral Language Usage Of Caregivers In Selected Orphanages Of Eastern India: A Phenomenological Study, Constance Diane Lawrence
English Oral Language Usage Of Caregivers In Selected Orphanages Of Eastern India: A Phenomenological Study, Constance Diane Lawrence
All ETDs from UAB
The purpose of this research was to determine the situation and frequency of the use of English oral language by caregivers with young children who are orphaned. Two orphan centers in the state of West Bengal, India were chosen for this study. Interviews and observations of caregivers were used to determine the caregivers’ self-perceptions of their own fluency in English and the amount of English utilized by the caregivers with children in the orphan centers. A total of twelve caregivers participated in this study. Seven caregivers, three full-time and four part-time, three females and four males, participated at Center One. …
Punctal Occlusion Impact On Tear Film Immuno-Regulatory Proteins Measured By Cytometric Bead-Based Assay, Martin W. Lafrance
Punctal Occlusion Impact On Tear Film Immuno-Regulatory Proteins Measured By Cytometric Bead-Based Assay, Martin W. Lafrance
All ETDs from UAB
PURPOSE: This study compares vendor reagents used for cytometric bead-based assay (CBA) of cytokines in human tears and validates a protocol for use in evaluating punctal occlusion, a treatment for keratoconjunctivitis sicca. It has been proposed that punctal occlusion may alter tear cytokine concentrations based on the facts that: (1) tear clearance, a measure of the balance between tear production and elimination, declines following occlusion and (2) reduced tear clearance and increased levels of pro-inflammatory tear cytokines are correlated in dry eye patients. This study compares tear clearance values and the level of 24 tear cytokines measured by CBA following …
Transcriptional Regulation Of Cd40 And Class Ii Mhc Molecules In Macrophages And Microglia By Statins, Sun Jung Lee
Transcriptional Regulation Of Cd40 And Class Ii Mhc Molecules In Macrophages And Microglia By Statins, Sun Jung Lee
All ETDs from UAB
Microglia/macrophages are the main intrinsic immune effector cells and the first cell types that respond to a variety of CNS injures. They have important functions including secretion of cytokines/chemokines and antigen presentation, thereby regulating immune responses. Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is a cytokine involved in many aspects of the immune response, and activates microglia/macrophages to express cell surface antigens such as class II MHC, and co-stimulatory molecules such as CD40. CD40 and class II MHC molecules play a critical role in immune reactivity such as antigen presentation and subsequent T cell activation. However, aberrant CD40 and class II MHC expression have been …
The Induction Of First Year And Transferring Elementary School Teachers: A Multiple Case Study, Patricia L. Lequier
The Induction Of First Year And Transferring Elementary School Teachers: A Multiple Case Study, Patricia L. Lequier
All ETDs from UAB
This qualitative, multiple case study explored the experiences of elementary teachers and principals participating in school induction processes. The staggering rates at which new teachers are leaving the profession, coupled with high rates of teacher attrition, teacher retirements, and increases in student enrollment formed the impetus for this study. These factors have collectively contributed to the nation’s crucial demand for close to two million teachers. In an effort to increase the retention rate of new teachers, schools across the nation have implemented teacher induction processes. Teacher induction processes focus on providing support for teachers in their transition from their roles …
Interim Monitoring Efficacy, Safety And Futility In Phase Iii Clinical Trials, Qing Li
Interim Monitoring Efficacy, Safety And Futility In Phase Iii Clinical Trials, Qing Li
All ETDs from UAB
Phase III trials often have both efficacy and safety outcomes. Sometimes the safety outcomes are closely associated with the efficacy outcomes. We sought to find a statistical method to treat both efficacy and safety outcomes as bivariate primary outcomes and set up stopping rules at interim stages based on the following criteria: (1) greater safety; (2) greater efficacy; (3) futility. We first examined the internal pilot design to adjust sample size for clinical trials with a bivariate response (efficacy and safety). Three nuisance parameters (two variances and correlation) need to be considered when doing sample size recalculation for the internal …
How Do Federal Programs Coordinators Navigate Under No Child Left Behind?: A Case Study Of Alabama, Donald R. Mcpherson
How Do Federal Programs Coordinators Navigate Under No Child Left Behind?: A Case Study Of Alabama, Donald R. Mcpherson
All ETDs from UAB
This qualitative case study described the experiences of federal programs coordinators in Alabama as they implemented the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. Furthermore, this study identified a significant gap in research and other published literature that addresses the ongoing struggles faced by federal programs coordinators as they lead their colleagues and respective school systems in efforts to implement and ultimately comply with the numerous and stringent regulations regarding NCLB. The study brought to light and pinpointed a multitude of difficult and time-consuming tasks relating to adherence to NCLB guidelines. The researcher incorporated the professional perspectives and experiences …
Food Handling Practices Of High-Risk Populations, Bobby Babak Rasulnia
Food Handling Practices Of High-Risk Populations, Bobby Babak Rasulnia
All ETDs from UAB
Populations such as the immuno-compromised (HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy, and transplant patients) and those with chronic conditions (gastric illness, cirrhosis, on anti-microbial therapy, antacid medication and steroid medications) are more susceptible to food borne illness. Examining differences in food handling practices and personal characteristics of high-risk groups verses the general population is the focus of this research. This study is based on secondary data from an established quantitative survey instrument developed and administered by the 2001 FDA Food Safety Survey. Descriptive, chi square, and logistic regression methods were used in the analysis. A statistically significant relationship was not found between health status …
Children's Prenumerical Quantification Of Time, Kelly A. Russell
Children's Prenumerical Quantification Of Time, Kelly A. Russell
All ETDs from UAB
Time cannot be seen or physically examined, and philosophers have been arguing about the nature of time for thousands of years. National standards and state courses of study require that very young children be able to measure elapsed time to the hour and minute, but are they truly able to do so? This study focuses on children’s ability to quantify time at the very lowest level of quantification. Second, fourth, sixth, and eighth graders are interviewed using two tasks to determine whether they are able to separate their own actions from the actions of the timing device and to judge …
Investigation Of Lipoteichoic Acid Structure And Function To Establish Its Role In Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Ho Seong Seo
Investigation Of Lipoteichoic Acid Structure And Function To Establish Its Role In Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Ho Seong Seo
All ETDs from UAB
Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is an essential bacterial membrane polysaccharide (cell wall component) that is linked to a glycerol backbone with two acyl chains. Since an antibody to LTA has been shown to protect from Gr+ bacterial infections or colonization, and the mutant Gr+ bacteria which produce less amount of LTA have less pathogenic than WT, LTA may be an important role in Gr+ bacterial infection and inflammation. The currently accepted structure of pneumococcal LTA has the pentameric repeating unit bound to the lipid anchor {Glc(β1��3)AATGal(β1��3)Glc(α1��3)-acyl2Gro}. Unlike the lipid anchor of other Gr+ bacterial LTA, this pneumococcal LTA lipid anchor has …