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Turning To God To Forgive: More Than Meets The Eye., Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso, Annette Mahoney, Kenneth I. Pargament

All Faculty Open Access Publications

Adults (N = 89; 59% female) recruited from divorce records reported levels of turning to God to forgive (TGF) themselves, their ex-spouse, and God for their divorce when it occurred (Time 1, Tl) and one year later (Time 2, T2). Seventy-five percent of participants reported TGF. T1 TGF predicted higher levels of T2 positive spiritual emotions, T2 verbal aggression by the participant and ex-spouse, and T2 demonization of ex-spouse. Participants were grouped according to pattern of TGF over time (Resolved, Chronic, Delayed, and Low). Repeated measures ANOVAs showed that the Resolved group reported greater declines in demonizing the divorce relative …

A Dissonant Mission: Stephen Neill, Amy Carmichael, And Missionary Conflict In South India, Dyron Daughrity

All Faculty Open Access Publications

In 1924, eminent Church historian and missiologist Stephen Neill began his career as a missionary to south India under the supervision of the celebrated Amy Carmichael. What seemed like a match made in heaven resulted in a bitter parting of ways. How could such a promising mission partnership go so wrong? This paper draws upon primary research in order to examine this intriguing case study of conflict in the mission field. The paper will also introduce questions and implications that arise from the study of this incident. The paper is comprised of two components. We will first unpack the incident, …

Gameday Program (Baseball), University Of North Florida

Athletics Printed Materials

UNF Osprey Baseball gameday program includes the schedule for the season, coach and player information.

Proposed Legislation: A (Second) Modest Proposal To Protect Virginia Consumers Against Defective Products, Peter N. Swisher

Law Faculty Publications

The purpose of this article is to suggest a viable, necessary, and eminently reasonable legislative alternative that the Virginia General Assembly should enact for legitimate and pressing public policy reasons in order to properly protect Virginia consumers from defective and unreasonably dangerous consumer products. Adopting this alternative would bring the Commonwealth of Virginia into the mainstream of twenty-first century American, and transnational, products liability law.

Book Review: To Die In Cuba: Suicide And Society, Matt D. Childs

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Beating The Spin-Down Limit On Gravitational Wave Emission From The Crab Pulsar, Ligo Scientific Collaboration, Nelson Christensen,

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Work

We present direct upper limits on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar using data from the first nine months of the fifth science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). These limits are based on two searches. In the first we assume that the gravitational wave emission follows the observed radio timing, giving an upper limit on gravitational wave emission that beats indirect limits inferred from the spin-down and braking index of the pulsar and the energetics of the nebula. In the second we allow for a small mismatch between the gravitational and radio signal frequencies and interpret …

A Simple Model For Pulse Profiles From Precessing Pulsars, With Special Application To Relativistic Binary Psr B1913+16, Timothy Clifton, Joel M. Weisberg

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Work

We study the observable pulse profiles that can be generated from precessing pulsars. A novel coordinate system is defined to aid visualization of the observing geometry. Using this system we explore the different families of profiles that can be generated by simple, circularly symmetric beam shapes. An attempt is then made to fit our model to the observations of relativistic binary PSR B1913+16. It is found that while qualitatively similar pulse profiles can be produced, this minimal model is insufficient for an accurate match to the observational data. Consequently, we confirm that the emission beam of PSR B1913+16 must deviate …

Getting Honest About Client Perjury, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Chief Justice Warren Burger and two other federal judges initiated disbarment proceedings against me in 1966. The charge was that, in a lecture to a group of lawyers, I had expressed opinions that "appear to be in conflict with the Canons of Professional Ethics of the American Bar Association." The offensive opinions related to the criminal defense lawyer's conflicting ethical obligations in dealing with client perjury, based on requirements in the Canons of Professional Ethics.

While the disbarment proceedings were pending, the lecture became an article: The Professional Responsibility of the Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions. After four …

Primary Neuron/Astrocyte Co-Culture On Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: A Template For Studying Astrocyte-Mediated Oxidative Stress In Neurons, Srivatsan Kidambi, Ilsoon Lee, Christina Chan

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Faculty Publications

We engineered patterned co-cultures of primary neurons and astrocytes on polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films without the aid of adhesive proteins/ligands to study the oxidative stress mediated by astrocytes on neuronal cells. A number of studies have explored engineering co-culture of neurons and astrocytes predominantly using cell lines rather than primary cells owing to the difficulties involved in attaching primary cells onto synthetic surfaces. To our knowledge this is the first demonstration of patterned co-culture of primary neurons and astrocytes for studying neuronal metabolism. In our study, we used synthetic polymers, namely poly(diallyldimethylammoniumchloride) (PDAC) and sulfonated poly(styrene) (SPS) as the polycation …

Two Dimensional Photonic Crystals With Anisotropic Constituents And Their Propagation Characteristics, Mohammad Masud Siraj

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Identification Des Moisissures Cultivables, Geneviève Marchand, Marie-Claude Barrette, Jacques Lesage

Microbiologiques

Cette méthode est utilisée pour identifier au genre ou à l’espèce des moisissures cultivées à partir d’échantillons d’air, de surface ou de matrices solides ou liquides. Après avoir isolé une souche de moisissure en culture pure, différentes techniques peuvent être utilisées : l’observation des caractères macroscopiques et microscopiques des colonies et leur comparaison à des clés d’identification de référence, la spectrométrie de masse utilisant la technologie MALDI-TOF et le séquençage de type Sanger ciblant différents loci génétiques. Les identifications obtenues par l’une, plusieurs ou l’ensemble de ces techniques sont ensuite interprétées pour rapporter une identification finale.

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Préparation Des Échantillons De Matrices Solides Ou Liquides : Évaluation Des Bactéries Et Moisissures Cultivables, Geneviève Marchand, Marie-Claude Barrette, Jacques Lesage

Microbiologiques

No abstract provided.

Paradigm Shift: Federal Securities Regulation In The New Millenium, Steven M. Davidoff

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

No abstract provided.

Looting: The Puzzle Of Private Equity, Daniel J.H. Greenwood

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

No abstract provided.

Weyerhauser's Implications For Punitive Damages Litigation, Nickolai G. Levin

UC Law Business Journal

In Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., 127 U.S. 1069 (2007), the Supreme Court addressed the antitrust claim of "predatory bidding"-i.e., that a manufacturer paid too much for an "input." Although the Ninth Circuit allowed predatory-bidding liability to be based on the jury's subjective estimation that the defendant paid more than "necessary" for an input, the Supreme Court reversed, holding that the objective, two-part "predatory pricing" test from Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 509 U.S. 209 (1993), should govern predatory-bidding claims instead. Otherwise, the Court explained, there would be a serious risk of chilling procompetitive …

O'Hagan, 10b-5-2, Relationships And Duties, Thomas M. Madden

UC Law Business Journal

In the past ten years, the principal events in the law concerning insider trading have been the Supreme Court's adoption of the fraud on the source misappropriation theory in O'Hagan and the Commission's promulgation of Rules 10b5-1 and 10b5-2. While this article provides a solid grounding in the O'Hagan decision and the case law informing it, its commentary addresses the role that Rule 10b5-2, speaking to relationships giving rise to duties of trust or confidence, together with O 'Hagan, has had on recent securities litigation. Asking whether this post O'Hagan rulemaking and case law indicates a policy directive from the …

Patent Incentives In The Semiconductor Industry, Dan Callaway

UC Law Business Journal

The semiconductor industry comprises organizations of all sizes, from single engineers contracting their work to companies as large and powerful as have ever existed. The rapid advancement of technology in the semiconductor field makes it a crucible for theories about the patent system as a whole. It is arguably desirable that as new technologies come to market, patents should be issued with appropriate scope so that other inventors retain incentive to innovate. But it is not only the Patent Office which can offer or hinder incentives for inventors. The semiconductor industry is subjected to various incentives, both negative and positive, …

Issues Concerning The Admissibility In Federal Courts Of Business Records Containing Opinions Or Diagnoses Under Federal Rule Of Evidence 803(6), Erik C. Olson

UC Law Business Journal

Federal Rule of Evidence 803(6) explicitly provides for the admissibility in the federal courts of business records containing opinions or diagnoses. Despite that, over the years, the courts have routinely excluded business records containing opinions and diagnoses for a variety of reasons. In 1979, for example, the Court of Claims fashioned a rule preventing the admission of expert appraisals unless the preparer of the appraisal were present to testify to his qualifications as an expert pursuant to Rules 702 and 705. Many courts continue to follow this rule. This note discusses and critiques that rationale for exclusion (and others), in …

Exporting Risk: Global Implications Of The Securitization Of U.S. Housing Debt, Aaron Unterman

UC Law Business Journal

The process of securitization has revolutionized the global debt market creating vast investment opportunities while fundamentally altering the dynamics of lending risk. Asset securitization allows risks to be transferred from, mortgage lenders to investors through the sale of mortgage-backed securities. This detachment of risk has led to a lack of accountability within the industry and the creation of the infamous U.S. sub prime mortgage market. This piece examines the effect of securitization on the international capital market focusing on the legal and economic implications of the rise and fall of the U.S. housing market. It argues that this failure is …

What Your Lender And Mortgage Broker Didn't Tell You: A Call For Disclosure Of Loss Of The Section 580b Anti-Deficiency Protection Upon Refinancing, George W. Kuney

UC Law Business Journal

California Civil Code of Procedure section 580b protects a California homeowner from a deficiency judgment when the homeowner's purchase money lender forecloses on the house. The protection of section 580b applies only to purchase money mortgages - not to cash out refinance mortgages and probably not to any refinancing mortgage loan under existing law. The California Civil Code requires an initial disclosure of this protection to purchase money mortgage borrowers, but it does not specifically require disclosure of its loss upon refinance. Moreover, lenders that are subject to the Federal Truth in Lending Act or the Homeowners Equity Protection Act …

Fraud Not On The Market: Rebutting The Presumption Of Classwide Reliance Twenty Years After Basic Inc. V. Levinson, Matthew L. Mustokoff

UC Law Business Journal

This article explores a wave of recent federal court decisions addressing the applicability of the "fraud-on-the-market" presumption of reliance in securities fraud cases at the class certification stage. In the two decades since the US Supreme Court first recognized the fraud-on-the-market doctrine in Basic, Inc. v. Levinson, the district and circuit courts have taken somewhat divergent approaches to the question of classwide reliance. The most recent decisions, however, mark an emerging trend, one which signifies heightened judicial scrutiny - in many cases, going beyond the pleadings and involving extensive fact-finding and expert analysis. Among the decisions discussed are the Second …

Defining Substantial Activity: Helping Tax-Exempt Hospitals Keep Their Tax-Exempt Status, Kevin Leo

UC Law Business Journal

Joint ventures between tax-exempt hospitals and for-profit organizations have become a common mechanism for hospitals to acquire new sources of revenue and expand their health care services without completely relying on more traditional sources of funding. Joint ventures between tax-exempt organizations and for-profit entities can lead to unfavorable tax consequences for the exempt organization if the venture is not structured in accordance with the rules and regulations provided by the Internal Revenue Service. IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-51 held that an exempt organization would maintain its exempt status as long as it only contributed an insubstantial amount of its assets or …

The Discrete, The Relational, The Selfish, And The Societal: Elements Present In All Transactions, Christine Liyanto

UC Law Business Journal

In the discourse of contract theory, we associate discrete contracts with a goal of self-interest, while associating relational contracts with community-based objectives. This article examines the characteristics of the discrete paradigm, the relational paradigm, and the way in which all transactions reflect the goals associated with both of those models.

Trade Or Business Within The United States As An Interpretive Problem Under The Internal Revenue Code: Five Propositions, Anthony P. Polito

UC Law Business Journal

Whether a particular set of activities constitute the conduct of a trade or business within the United States is an ongoing interpretive question affecting many foreign taxpayers. It controls what form of U.S. taxation, if any, applies to them. In the domestic context, a trade or business entails profit-oriented non-investment activity that is regular, continuous and considerable. It is tempting, in the transition to the international context, to conclude that the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S. requires that the taxpayer's U.S. activities must be regular, continuous, and considerable, and the standard is often articulated in this …

Understanding Hedge Fund Adviser Regulation, Thierry Olivier Desmet

UC Law Business Journal

The hedge fund industry has grown tremendously and gained much influence on our nation's capital markets in the past decade. Helping fuel this growth in size and influence has been the fact that many hedge funds have sought investments from less affluent and sophisticated investors than in the past. In addition, the number of securities enforcement cases filed against hedge funds has increased. As a result, many have called for some form of regulatory oversight to protect the investing public and reduce market risks. This article focuses on the regulations imposed on hedge fund advisers as well as the controversial …

The Tax Burden And The Propensity Of Small-Business Entrepreneurs To File For Bankruptcy, Rafael Efrat

UC Law Business Journal

Despite the success of many entrepreneurs, a sizable number of small businesses fail every year. Tax problems have been found to be a small but an important contributor to business closure. The extent of the tax problems experienced by small business owners is alarming but not surprising given the disproportionate tax burden small business owners face in operating their businesses. The research undertaken in this study aims to explore the extent to which individual small business owners, who have filed for bankruptcy, attribute their financial distress to tax problems. Further, this study intends to examine the demographics and financial characteristics …

Cascaded Crystal Optical Parametic Amplifier Model Using Measured Complex Beam Profiles And Its Experimental Validation, Anup R. Pandey

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Review Of American Time Use: Who Spends How Long At What, Rebecca Tolley

ETSU Faculty Works

Review of American Time Use : Who Spends How Long at What. New Strategist Publications. 2007. 470p, 9781933588278, $89.95

Practice In Child Phonological Disorders: Tackling Some Common Clinical Problems, Tim Brackenbury, Marc Fey, Gregory Lof, Benjamin Munson, A. Lynn Williams

ETSU Faculty Works

Goal of presentation is to identify areas of child phonology that clinicans have difficulty with.

Business Literacy For The Computer Science Professional, Greg L. Lowhorn, Anthony Pittarese

ETSU Faculty Works

Excerpt: Business literacy is becoming more popular among business practitioners in multiple fields, including accounting, finance, human resources, training and development, leadership, health care, and other disciplines. However, little attention has been paid to business literacy for the computing professional in the literature.