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Poverty, Diet And Health Behaviours: A Quantitative And Qualitative Study Among Young Urbanised Women., Daniel Mccartney Jan 2008

Poverty, Diet And Health Behaviours: A Quantitative And Qualitative Study Among Young Urbanised Women., Daniel Mccartney

Doctoral

Demographic, socio-economic, attitudinal, dietary, health behavioural and anthropometric data were collected from 221 “disadvantaged” and 74 “advantaged” women aged 18-35 years across Dublin, according to the provisions of a novel socio-economic sampling frame. Internal and external validation techniques established the dietary assessment method of choice and identified “valid” dietary reporters (n=216, 153 disadvantaged, 63 advantaged) among this sample. Five qualitative focus groups (n=5-8 per group) were also conducted among disadvantaged women to examine their diet and health behaviour choices. Lower intakes of fruit and vegetables (172g/d vs. 405g/d, p


Digital Close Range Photogrammetry In Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Fiona Coyle Jan 2008

Digital Close Range Photogrammetry In Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Fiona Coyle

Doctoral

Road traffic accidents are consistently in the top ten causes of death world-wide. In order to reduce the number of fatalities caused by traffic collision, better knowledge and understanding of the sequence of events prior to and during a traffic accident, i.e. Accident Reconstruction, is required, so it is important to obtain detailed quantitative information about the damage sustained by the crashed vehicle(s). The research reported here was aimed at developing a fast and accurate method of measuring the damage. Digital Close Range Photogrammetry is the technique chosen for obtaining vehicle profiles from which accurate measurements of crust damage could …


The Mechanism Of Silver Dissolution For Biomedical Devices And Hygienic Coating Applications., Yanmei Ma Jan 2008

The Mechanism Of Silver Dissolution For Biomedical Devices And Hygienic Coating Applications., Yanmei Ma

Doctoral

This work focuses on the mechanism of silver dissolution for biomedical and hygienic coating applications. The research work began from the investigation of silver dissolution behaviour from pure silver and silver-platinum alloys in solutions with or without chloride using the technique of cyclic volammetry (CV). A zero resistance amperometry (ZRA) measurement was carried out to study the effect of platinum on the silver dissolution behaviour in 0.89%wt. NaCI solution. The mechanism of silver dissolution from pure silver and silver-platinum alloys in 0.89%wt. NaCI solution was proposed by an equivalent circuit model under the investigation of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It …


Novel Photoelectrochemical Cell For The Remediation Of Organic Compounds In Water, Patrick Enright Jan 2008

Novel Photoelectrochemical Cell For The Remediation Of Organic Compounds In Water, Patrick Enright

Doctoral

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) suspensions have widely been used as photocatalysts, either alone or in a doped form to degrade organic compounds and kill bacteria. Because of its relatively large band gap, UV light has been the most efficient radiation used to allow this catalysis to occur. TiO2 has also been immobilised on electrodes in order to separate the ‘reduction’ and ‘oxidation’ reactions. Typical systems involve the oxidation of a ‘fuel’ at a TiO2 coated anode and the reduction of oxygen at a separate cathode, where the passage of current can be monitored, and this work utilises such a system. In …


Investigation Of The Electronic Properties Of Organic Systems Using Electroabsorption Spectroscopy, Garrett F. Farrell Jan 2008

Investigation Of The Electronic Properties Of Organic Systems Using Electroabsorption Spectroscopy, Garrett F. Farrell

Doctoral

The aim of this project is to investigate the effect of bulk structural modification on the electronic properties of fullerene systems as measured using electronic and Electroabsorption (EA) spectroscopy. The existence of a unique solid state feature in C60 is the first indication that the material’s electronic properties may be influenced by its crystalline environment and as such merits investigation. The nature and extent of these interactions in the solid state is still unclear, in particular whether the molecular electrons remain located on the individual molecules or whether they are delocalised across the solid. The extent of these interactions has …


Editorial: Nutrition Research Reviews, Katherine Younger Jan 2008

Editorial: Nutrition Research Reviews, Katherine Younger

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We are all familiar with the dietary guideline exhorting us to eat so many portions of oily fish per week in order to boost our intakes of n-3 long-chain PUFA, but it is perhaps not so widely realised that the fish must themselves be provided with dietary n-3 long-chain PUFA or, possibly, their precursors (though, as in humans, the ability of carnivorous fish to elongate and desaturate n-3 PUFA appears to be limited).


Editorial: Nutrition Research Reviews, Katherine Younger Jan 2008

Editorial: Nutrition Research Reviews, Katherine Younger

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With world attention now focusing on the Olympics, the question as to the extent to which nutrient intakes can affect athletic performance is highly topical; in this context, the article


Faculty Masthead, Mjlst Editorial Board Jan 2008

Faculty Masthead, Mjlst Editorial Board

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


The "Reasonable Plant" Test: When Progress Outruns The Constitution, Max Stul Oppenheimer Jan 2008

The "Reasonable Plant" Test: When Progress Outruns The Constitution, Max Stul Oppenheimer

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


After Ebay, Inc. V. Mercexchange: The Changing Landscape For Patent Remedies, Bernard H. Chao Jan 2008

After Ebay, Inc. V. Mercexchange: The Changing Landscape For Patent Remedies, Bernard H. Chao

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


The Costs Of Privilege: Defining Price In The Market For Educational Copyright Use, L. Ashley Aull Jan 2008

The Costs Of Privilege: Defining Price In The Market For Educational Copyright Use, L. Ashley Aull

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


Self And Other: Cognitive Perspectives On Trust, Empathy And The Self - Introduction, Claire A. Hill Jan 2008

Self And Other: Cognitive Perspectives On Trust, Empathy And The Self - Introduction, Claire A. Hill

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


Negative Dimensions Of Identity: A Research Agenda For Law And Public Policy, Avner Ben-Ner, Claire A. Hil Jan 2008

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.


Identity, Culture And Stories: Empathy And The War On Terrorism, William D. Casebeer Jan 2008

Identity, Culture And Stories: Empathy And The War On Terrorism, William D. Casebeer

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


The Rationality Of Preference Construction (And The Irrationality Of Rational Choice), Claire A. Hill Jan 2008

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 Jan 2008

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 Jan 2008

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.


Social Influences On Moment-To-Moment And Retrospective Evaluations Of Experiences, Suresh Ramanathan, Ann L. Mcgill Jan 2008

Social Influences On Moment-To-Moment And Retrospective Evaluations Of Experiences, Suresh Ramanathan, Ann L. Mcgill

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


Legal Innovation And The Compliance Paradox, Emanuela Carbonara, Francesco Parisi, Georg Von Wangenheim Jan 2008

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 Jan 2008

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 Jan 2008

Justice Versus Benevolence: A Modern Humean View, Mario J. Rizzo

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


Social And Emotional Influences On Decision Making And The Brain, Mauricio R. Delgado, James G. Dilmore Jan 2008

Social And Emotional Influences On Decision Making And The Brain, Mauricio R. Delgado, James G. Dilmore

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 Jan 2008

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.


Following Minnesota's Renewable Energy Example: Will Federal Legislation Fly High Or Flap In The Wind?, Susan Perera Jan 2008

Following Minnesota's Renewable Energy Example: Will Federal Legislation Fly High Or Flap In The Wind?, Susan Perera

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 Jan 2008

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.


A Study Of Race Policy In Fidel Castro's Cuba, Lee Andrew Taggart Jan 2008

A Study Of Race Policy In Fidel Castro's Cuba, Lee Andrew Taggart

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Jean-Paul Marat: The Politics Of Death, Joseph Paul Wallace Jan 2008

Jean-Paul Marat: The Politics Of Death, Joseph Paul Wallace

Honors Theses

The following thesis discusses the death and quasi-deification of Jean-Paul Marat, politician and journalist of the French Revolution. I focus on the tensions between social, artistic, and political movements that sprung up in the wake of the radical’s martyrdom. I also demonstrate the drastic change in general attitudes and policies— political, social and artistic—toward Marat between the years of the Terror and Thermidor. I hope to prove that Marat, in transcending his own policies and words after death by becoming a visual and tactile symbol representing both social justice and political terror, is a pivotal figure for the French Revolution. …


Leaving It On The Field: A Review Of The Bowl Championship Series And Proposal Of A Postseason Playoff To Remedy The Negative Ethical Implications On Higher Education Of The Current Model, Thomas Benton York Jan 2008

Leaving It On The Field: A Review Of The Bowl Championship Series And Proposal Of A Postseason Playoff To Remedy The Negative Ethical Implications On Higher Education Of The Current Model, Thomas Benton York

Honors Theses

This thesis considers the current format of the postseason for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), critiques its ethical implications, and proposes a twelve-team postseason playoff to remedy the ethical dilemmas caused by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and the commercialization of football at the Division I-FBS level. Research was focused on sports law journals, books detailing the history of college football, transcripts from Congressional hearings, and articles from prominent sports news sources. The first chapter outlines the evolution of college football since the advent of television as mass media and highlights the medium’s direct …


Left Against Left In Brazil: Party Rivalry, National Politics, And Ideological Change, Marcos De Moraes Cerdeira Jan 2008

Left Against Left In Brazil: Party Rivalry, National Politics, And Ideological Change, Marcos De Moraes Cerdeira

Honors Theses

This thesis looks at the relationship between the Workers’ Party and the Party of Brazilian Social Democracy -arguably the two most powerful parties in Brazil- and why, even though, both parties are considered leftist they have never formed an alliance. Through the first two chapters the thesis highlights the changes experienced by both parties from the 1980s to the early 2000s, and how each has become the party they are now. This thesis contains a case study that focuses on the relationship of both parties from 1988 through 2002 at the municipal level in the city of Ribeirao Preto, Sao …


Path Of The Dragon's Eye: Using Fantasy Elements In Realism, Winston Edward Jones, Jr. Jan 2008

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 …