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Not Your Father’S Border: An Examination Of The Border In Northern Ireland And Its Relevance To The Global Change In The Importance Of World Borders, Aaron Patterson Jan 2008

Not Your Father’S Border: An Examination Of The Border In Northern Ireland And Its Relevance To The Global Change In The Importance Of World Borders, Aaron Patterson

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Humanity has long maintained barriers separating specific entities from others. Ranging from cultural, religious, financial, and racial differences among a few others, the reasoning behind borders has remained a purely human endeavor. But our current golden age of technology has somewhat shrunk, or at least reassessed the necessity for borders. The boundaries of today, while many remain in the same locations as in the past, are vastly different from the borders created by previous generations. Globalization, a relatively new term, has made communication simple and fast. The noticeable result has been, of course, better communication between locations, and thus easing …

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Front Matter, Ornitología Neotropical Jan 2008

Front Matter, Ornitología Neotropical

Ornitología Neotropical

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Etiology Of Frontal Network Syndromes In Isolated Subtentorial Stroke, Michael Hoffmann, Lourdes Benes Cases Jan 2008

Etiology Of Frontal Network Syndromes In Isolated Subtentorial Stroke, Michael Hoffmann, Lourdes Benes Cases

Neurology Faculty Publications

Background: The neurobiology of the frontal network syndrome (FNS) that may occur with isolated subtentorial stroke is unknown.Aim: Evaluate for frontal network syndromes in young people post subtentorial stroke who have recovered neurologically and compare to a stroke lesion group least likely to manifest frontal network syndromes.Methods: Young people (18–49 years) with isolated cerebellar or brainstem subtentorial stroke (ST) that had recovered to independency (Rankin score ࣘ 2) with minimal or no residual neurological deficit (NIHSS ࣘ 4) with neurological recovery enabling resumption of former employment. Comparison was made to age and education matched young people with posterior …

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Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked By Garcin Syndrome With Spontaneous Resolution, Michael Hoffmann Jan 2008

Foreign Accent Syndrome Mimicked By Garcin Syndrome With Spontaneous Resolution, Michael Hoffmann

Neurology Faculty Publications

An English speaking women developed a French accent, without any aphasic syndromes, in conjunction with multiple left sided cranial nerve deficits, temporally related to cranial trauma. Extensive testing with multimodality magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid and laboratory analysis was unremarkable. She was followed over a 3 year period during which her French accent resolved as did the majority of her multiple unilateral cranial neuropathies. The neurological diagnoses included a foreign accent syndrome attributed to a reversible Garcin syndrome.

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Humor And Laughter May Influence Health: Iii. Laughter And Health Outcomes, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile Lengacher Jan 2008

Humor And Laughter May Influence Health: Iii. Laughter And Health Outcomes, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile Lengacher

Nursing Faculty Publications

This is part three of a four-part series reviewing the evidence on how humor influences physiological and psychological well-being. The first article included basic background information, definitions and a review of the theoretical underpinnings for this area of research. The second article discussed use of humor as a complementary therapy within various clinical samples, as well as evidence concerning how a sense of humor influences physiological and psychological wellbeing. This third article examines how laughter influences health outcomes; including muscle tension, cardio-respiratory functioning and various stress physiology measures.

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Technology, Theology, Thinking, And The Church, Paul A. Soukup Jan 2008

Technology, Theology, Thinking, And The Church, Paul A. Soukup

Communication

From the midst of what sometimes seems a brave new world of communication—Web 2.0, blogs, mobile phone service from almost anywhere, video by mobile phone—we should not forget that the Church and humanity have lived through it all before. In fact, our communication revolution follows several others, dating back at least 3500 years, starting with the invention of writing, jumping to the mechanical writing of the printing press, to the electrical communication of the telegraph, and finally to our electronic world. At each stage, humans encoded communication in ever more complex symbolic and technical systems, which make communication more powerful …

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National Cave And Karst Research Institute 2006-2007 Annual Report Nckri Biennial Report, 2006-2007, National Cave And Karst Research Institute Jan 2008

National Cave And Karst Research Institute 2006-2007 Annual Report Nckri Biennial Report, 2006-2007, National Cave And Karst Research Institute

KIP Articles

Contents: Executive Summary -- A Time of Changes -- Organizational Chart -- Board of Directors -- Board Meetings -- Building Design -- NCKRI Projects -- Visiting Scholar Program -- Distinguished Lecture Series -- Publications -- Website -- Karst Information Portal -- NCKRI Sponsored Projects -- Volunteers -- Budget Information -- Future Directions.

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Njit Highlanders Men's Volleyball 2008 Media Guide, New Jersey Institute Of Technology Athletic Department Jan 2008

Njit Highlanders Men's Volleyball 2008 Media Guide, New Jersey Institute Of Technology Athletic Department

Volleyball - Men's

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Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine Of The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 22, Winter 2008), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor Jan 2008

Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine Of The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 22, Winter 2008), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

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The Decay Of Commercial Multilateralism In South America, Jorge Pérez Jan 2008

The Decay Of Commercial Multilateralism In South America, Jorge Pérez

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Embryonic Genetics, Judith F. Daar Jan 2008

Embryonic Genetics, Judith F. Daar

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Establishing Microenterprise In The Vickery Meadow Community Of Dallas, Laura Arellano-Weddleton, Andrea Fernandez, Jobin Kalathil Jan 2008

Establishing Microenterprise In The Vickery Meadow Community Of Dallas, Laura Arellano-Weddleton, Andrea Fernandez, Jobin Kalathil

Big iDeas 2008 Proposals

The neighborhood of Vickery Meadow, situated in Dallas slightly north of White Rock Lake, is a unique community that boasts high ethnic diversity. Vickery would be an ideal location to pilot a microenterprise program that would provide empowerment, mentorship, and the opportunity for economic growth for these families. The pilot program would be a selfsustaining tradition of microenterprise in Vickery Meadow that would include regular market events in a permanent space within the neighborhood. Such a program would provide a center of community and support for the residents of the neighborhood, as well as an inviting place for members of …

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Breaking Linguistic Barriers: Establishing And Advocating Competitive Communication Skills Through A Mock Trial, Todd Baty, Andrew Shaw, Ryan Moore, Jessica Wikstrom Jan 2008

Breaking Linguistic Barriers: Establishing And Advocating Competitive Communication Skills Through A Mock Trial, Todd Baty, Andrew Shaw, Ryan Moore, Jessica Wikstrom

Big iDeas 2008 Proposals

This Big iDeas project attempts to single-out and correct he gap between the expectations of employers and the reality of public education curriculum — specifically, the missing component of verbal communication skills development. We will tackle the issue first-hand and develop oral communication skills in current Dallas ISD high school students through an after-school Mock Trial program at two locations: Woodrow Wilson High School and Hillcrest High School. Every moment of this project will be videoed so that a multimedia presentation or documentary can be created.

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Enterprise Modelling Using Unified Framework Supporting Distributed Object Computing, Manuj Darbari, Bhaskar Karn Jan 2008

Enterprise Modelling Using Unified Framework Supporting Distributed Object Computing, Manuj Darbari, Bhaskar Karn

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This paper provides a support for the analysis phase in the life cycle of the enterprise distributed computing systems. The major goal of our work is to provide a small but powerful set of enterprise modeling concepts. We will be extending the concept of Enterprise Modeling using EDOC inter-agent system using OPEN Framework.

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2007-2008 Faculty Senate Annual Report, University Of South Carolina Jan 2008

2007-2008 Faculty Senate Annual Report, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

The primary file includes the 2007-2008 Bookstore Committee Annual Report. Additional annual reports are attached.

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The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin Graduate Studies Catalog, 2008-2010, The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin Jan 2008

The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin Graduate Studies Catalog, 2008-2010, The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin

Course Catalogs

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An Existence Principle For Nonlocal Difference Boundary Value Problems With Φ-Laplacian And Its Application To Singular Problems, Ravi P. Agarwal, Donal O'Regan, Svatoslav Staněk Jan 2008

An Existence Principle For Nonlocal Difference Boundary Value Problems With Φ-Laplacian And Its Application To Singular Problems, Ravi P. Agarwal, Donal O'Regan, Svatoslav Staněk

Mathematics and System Engineering Faculty Publications

The paper presents an existence principle for solving a large class of nonlocal regular discrete boundary value problems with the ψ-Laplacian. Applications of the existence principle to singular discrete problems are given.

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Positive Solutions For Singular Three-Point Boundary-Value Problems, Ravi P. Agarwal, Donal O'Regan, Baoqiang Yan Jan 2008

Positive Solutions For Singular Three-Point Boundary-Value Problems, Ravi P. Agarwal, Donal O'Regan, Baoqiang Yan

Mathematics and System Engineering Faculty Publications

Using the theory of fixed point index, this paper discusses the existence of at least one positive solution and the existence of multiple positive solutions for the singular three-point boundary value problem: y″(t) + a(t)f(t, y(t), y′(t)) = 0, 0 < t < 1, y′(0) = 0, y(1) = αy(η), where 0 < α < 1, 0 < η < 1, and f may be singular at y = 0 and y′ = 0. .

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Set-Theoretic Inequalities In Stochastic Noncooperative Games With Coalition, Jewgeni H. Dshalalow, Ailada Treerattrakoon Jan 2008

Set-Theoretic Inequalities In Stochastic Noncooperative Games With Coalition, Jewgeni H. Dshalalow, Ailada Treerattrakoon

Mathematics and System Engineering Faculty Publications

We model and analyze antagonistic stochastic games of three players, two of whom form a coalition against the third one. The actions of the players are modeled by random walk processes recording the cumulative damages to each player at any moment of time. The game continues until the single player or the coalition is defeated. The defeat of any particular player takes place when the associated process (representing the collateral damage) crosses a fixed threshold. Once the threshold is exceeded at some time, the associated player exits the game. All involved processes are being "observed by a third party process" …

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Experimental Law And Economics, Jennifer Arlen, Eric L. Talley Jan 2008

Experimental Law And Economics, Jennifer Arlen, Eric L. Talley

Faculty Scholarship

This chapter provides a framework for assessing the contributions of experiments in Law and Economics. We identify criteria for determining the validity of an experiment and find that these criteria depend upon both the purpose of the experiment and the theory of behavior implicated by the experiment. While all experiments must satisfy the standard experimental desiderata of control, falsifiability of theory, internal consistency, external consistency and replicability, the question of whether an experiment also must be contextually attentive - in the sense of matching the real world choice being studied - depends on the underlying theory of decision-making being tested …

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Controlled Fabrication Of High-Yield Cds Nanostructures By Compartment Arrangement, Joshua M. Green, Juno Lawrance, Jun Jiao Jan 2008

Controlled Fabrication Of High-Yield Cds Nanostructures By Compartment Arrangement, Joshua M. Green, Juno Lawrance, Jun Jiao

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

High-yield, high-purity CdS nanostructures were synthesized in a turf-like configuration using an improved vapor-liquid-solid method. To increase the yield, a compartment arrangement was employed. The specific kind of nanostructure fabricated was found to be directly dependent on the temperature in the compartment. Along with the high-yield growth of CdS nanorods, nanowires, and nanobelts, intertwined structures were also observed, and the electron field emission property of the intertwined structures was investigated and compared with that of other type of nanostructures. Photoluminescence measurements at 10 K showed a peak emission from the CdS nanostructures at 485 nm.

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Law And Governance In The 21st Century Regulatory State, Jason M. Solomon Jan 2008

Law And Governance In The 21st Century Regulatory State, Jason M. Solomon

Faculty Publications

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The Search, The Jackson Laboratory Jan 2008

The Search, The Jackson Laboratory

Search Magazine

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The Search, The Jackson Laboratory Jan 2008

The Search, The Jackson Laboratory

Search Magazine

No abstract provided.

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Cleaning Up Lake River, Victor P. Goldberg Jan 2008

Cleaning Up Lake River, Victor P. Goldberg

Faculty Scholarship

A casebook favorite for exploring the liquid dated damage/penalty clause distinction is Lake River Corp. v. Carborundum Co. in which Judge Posner found a minimum quantity clause to be an unenforceable penalty clause. In this paper I argue that the case was framed improperly. Had the litigators recognized that the contract afforded one party an option, the result should have been different. The contract was for the provision of a service – setting aside capacity – which was valuable to the buyer and costly for the seller to provide. The primary purpose of the minimum quantity clause was the pricing …

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Web Security Detection Tool, Abhishek Agashe Jan 2008

Web Security Detection Tool, Abhishek Agashe

Master's Projects

According to Government Computer News (GCN) web attacks have been marked as all- time high this year. GCN says that some of the leading security software like SOPHOS detected about 15,000 newly infected web pages daily in initial three months of 2008 [13]. This has lead to the need of efficient software to make web applications robust and sustainable to these attacks. While finding information on different types of attacks, I found that SQL injection and cross site scripting are the most famous among attackers. These attacks are used extensively since, they can be performed using different techniques and it …

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Personalized Web Content With Fuzzy System, Bassam Almogahed Jan 2008

Personalized Web Content With Fuzzy System, Bassam Almogahed

Master's Projects

In this paper, we will develop a new computational intelligence methodology to automatically analyze and summarize web content during a user surfing sessions. The output of this process is meaningful keywords or phrases which will be used to bring the user other contents such as images that closely relate to the web pages that he or she is currently surfing.

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Efficient Resource Management Mechanism For 802.16 Wireless Networks Based On Weighted Fair Queuing, Kiran Rangula Jan 2008

Efficient Resource Management Mechanism For 802.16 Wireless Networks Based On Weighted Fair Queuing, Kiran Rangula

Master's Projects

Wireless Networking continues on its path of being one of the most commonly used means of communication. The evolution of this technology has taken place through the design of various protocols. Some common wireless protocols are the WLAN, 802.16 or WiMAX, and the emerging 802.20, which specializes in high speed vehicular networks, taking the concept from 802.16 to higher levels of performance. As with any large network, congestion becomes an important issue. Congestion gains importance as more hosts join a wireless network. In most cases, congestion is caused by the lack of an efficient mechanism to deal with exponential increases …

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Study Of Tcp Issues Over Wireless And Implementation Of Iscsi Over Wireless For Storage Area Networks, Rahul Sharma Jan 2008

Study Of Tcp Issues Over Wireless And Implementation Of Iscsi Over Wireless For Storage Area Networks, Rahul Sharma

Master's Projects

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) has proved to be proficient in classical wired networks, presenting an ability to acclimatize to modern, high-speed networks and present new scenarios for which it was not formerly designed. Wireless access to the Internet requires that information reliability be reserved while data is transmitted over the radio channel. Automatic repeat request (ARQ) schemes and TCP techniques are often used for error-control at the link layer and at the transport layer, respectively. TCP/IP is becoming a communication standard [1]. Initially it was designed to present reliable transmission over IP protocol operating principally in wired networks. Wireless …

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Investigating The Effectiveness Of Active Interaction Tools On Student Learning, Lurie Andrei Jan 2008

Investigating The Effectiveness Of Active Interaction Tools On Student Learning, Lurie Andrei

Master's Projects

In this project, we investigate the effectiveness of active interaction animation tools for learning. We limit our scope to a particular computer science course that teaches graph algorithms on an undergraduate level. More specifically, we evaluate student understanding of basic graph algorithms when two kinds of interactive animation tools are used by the students to learn the algorithms: active interaction and passive interaction. We hypothesize that animations which engage students in active interaction are more effective and more beneficial to learning and comprehension than the animations which do not explicitly engage students in active interaction. We conduct an experiment and …

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