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Nest Success, Nesting Habitat, & Nestling Feeding Rates Of Red-Headed Woodpeckers In East-Central Illinois, Nathan Cole Hudson Jan 2009

Nest Success, Nesting Habitat, & Nestling Feeding Rates Of Red-Headed Woodpeckers In East-Central Illinois, Nathan Cole Hudson

Masters Theses

The Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a classic oak savanna species that has suffered significant population declines caused, in part, by extensive loss of savanna habitat and agricultural development. Despite consistent data that reveal a dramatic decline throughout much of their range, few studies have examined other possible explanations. In an effort to determine potential causes for their continued decline (as well as add to existing knowledge of nesting biology), we examined nest success and nesting micro-habitat features. We compared micro-habitat variables at: 1) golf and non-golf course sites, 2) successful and failed nest sites, and 3) nest and random …

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Bankruptcy Boundary Games, David A. Skeel Jr. Jan 2009

Bankruptcy Boundary Games, David A. Skeel Jr.

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

No abstract provided.

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How To Buffer Your Way Out Of A Scrape: Potential Abuse Of The Cartoon Network V. Cablevision Decision, Christopher Vidiksis Jan 2009

How To Buffer Your Way Out Of A Scrape: Potential Abuse Of The Cartoon Network V. Cablevision Decision, Christopher Vidiksis

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

No abstract provided.

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Shielding Corporate Interests From Public Dissent: An Examination Of The Undesirability And Unconstitutionality Of "Eco-Terrorism" Legislation, Jared S. Goodman Jan 2009

Shielding Corporate Interests From Public Dissent: An Examination Of The Undesirability And Unconstitutionality Of "Eco-Terrorism" Legislation, Jared S. Goodman

Journal of Law and Policy

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Bargaining Power On Broadway: Why Congress Should Pass The Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act In The Era Of Hollywood On Broadway, Ashley Kelly Jan 2009

Bargaining Power On Broadway: Why Congress Should Pass The Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act In The Era Of Hollywood On Broadway, Ashley Kelly

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

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Doing Well By Doing Good And Vice Versa: Self-Sustaining Ngo/Nonprofit Organizations, Barbara K. Bucholtz Jan 2009

Doing Well By Doing Good And Vice Versa: Self-Sustaining Ngo/Nonprofit Organizations, Barbara K. Bucholtz

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

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Loco Labels And Marketing Madness: Improving How Consumers Interpret Information In The American Food Economy, Margaret Sova Mccabe Jan 2009

Loco Labels And Marketing Madness: Improving How Consumers Interpret Information In The American Food Economy, Margaret Sova Mccabe

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

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Playing Doctor: The Dangerous "Medi-Spa" Game Without Rules, Lauren Numeroff Jan 2009

Playing Doctor: The Dangerous "Medi-Spa" Game Without Rules, Lauren Numeroff

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

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Fellow-Feeling And Gender In The Law Of Personal Injury, Anita Bernstein Jan 2009

Fellow-Feeling And Gender In The Law Of Personal Injury, Anita Bernstein

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

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Taking Out The Trash: Critiquing The Equipment For Living Of White Trash Films, Tasha Rose Dunn Jan 2009

Taking Out The Trash: Critiquing The Equipment For Living Of White Trash Films, Tasha Rose Dunn

Masters Theses

Over the past decade, class has become a lightning rod issue in the United States as the gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen. One of the main reasons for growing class segregation is the mere fact that U.S. culture carries enormous social anxieties about poverty and, in turn, blame the poor for being poor. As a result of hegemonic beliefs about class, crude discourses are formed and fostered through the mainstream media creating both inaccurate and damaging portrayals. Such damaging portrayals are immediately evident in a variety of mainstream Hollywood films produced in the past decade …

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Long-Term Assessment Of Predatory Fish Removal On A Pond-Breeding Amphibian Community In Central Illinois, Lee M. Gross Jan 2009

Long-Term Assessment Of Predatory Fish Removal On A Pond-Breeding Amphibian Community In Central Illinois, Lee M. Gross

Masters Theses

Habitat loss and fragmentation are important contributors to population declines in many species, so maintaining suitable habitat has become a priority for wildlife management. Removal of introduced fish can help restore suitable habitats for amphibian populations, although long-term assessments of such removals are lacking at the community level. In 2001, drift fences and pitfall traps were constructed around the majority of four ponds to monitor an amphibian community in a nature preserve in central Illinois. Rotenone™ was applied to ponds containing introduced fish in 2001, and again, in 2003. I collected data from 2005-2007 to determine the long-term impacts of …

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Habitat Selection And Niche Partitioning Of Fox And (Sciurus Niger) And Gray (Sciurus Carolinensis) Squirrels In Charleston, Il, Katelyn Marti Jan 2009

Habitat Selection And Niche Partitioning Of Fox And (Sciurus Niger) And Gray (Sciurus Carolinensis) Squirrels In Charleston, Il, Katelyn Marti

Masters Theses

Two species of tree squirrels inhabit Charleston, IL; fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) and gray squirrels (Sciurus caro/inensis). Although these species are sympatric throughout much of the eastern U.S., urban settings are usually occupied by one or the other. In the few localities where they co-occur, little is known about how they partition habitat. Therefore, the objectives of my study were to determine: (1) the relative abundance of each species, (2) whether habitat use differs between species, (3) if habitat use shifts with season, time of day, domestic predator abundance, or mast availability, and (3) observe interspecific and intraspecific interactions. The …

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From Hatred To Compassion: An Interview With Thupten Phelgye, Joanie Eppinga Jan 2009

From Hatred To Compassion: An Interview With Thupten Phelgye, Joanie Eppinga

Journal of Hate Studies

Thupten Phelgye was born in Tibet in 1957. He remembers the chaos brought by the Chinese invasion of his country in 1959. After several failed attempts to escape that resulted in their being placed in concentration camps, Phelgye’s parents managed to travel with him to India. There Phelgye heard His Holiness the Dalai Lama explicate four lines of a sutra, an experience that changed his life. He became a monk and, after an individual audience with the Dalai Lama at the age of 17, went into isolation for five years. Since rejoining society he has worked hard to better the …

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A Three Part Study Exploring Psi-Conduciveness And Psi-Defensiveness In Groups, Gretchen M. Conner Jan 2009

A Three Part Study Exploring Psi-Conduciveness And Psi-Defensiveness In Groups, Gretchen M. Conner

Masters Theses

The current study examined three separate experiments, conducted during the Spring semester of 2006, designed to explore variables related to telepathy performance. The common theme which runs through all studies in the parapsychology laboratory including the three experiments covered in this document is the exploration of variables related to psi-defensiveness and psi-conduciveness within groups of participants. In Part I, groups of participants were rated by research assistants on the dimensions of friendliness and enthusiasm. It was hypothesized that as friendliness and enthusiasm ratings increased or decreased for a session, hit rates would correspondingly increase or decrease. Results indicated that as …

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Using The Web To Effectively Attract Volunteers To Non-Profit Organizations, Adrian Goh, Joseph A. Allen, Steven G. Rogelberg, Anna Currie Jan 2009

Using The Web To Effectively Attract Volunteers To Non-Profit Organizations, Adrian Goh, Joseph A. Allen, Steven G. Rogelberg, Anna Currie

Psychology Faculty Publications

Non-profit organizations often rely on volunteers to help staff and sustain organizational services, functions, and programs. The web is a critical vehicle for attracting these needed volunteers. The authors searched the available literature and reviewed close to 100 non-profit organizational websites to identify best practices of note. Fourteen best practices in web site design are forwarded and discussed.

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A Genome Scan For Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Male Reproductive Traits In A White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian Resource Population, Dongren Ren, J. Ren, Y. Y. Xing, Y. M. Guo, Y. B. Wu, G. C. Yang, H. R. Mao Jan 2009

A Genome Scan For Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Male Reproductive Traits In A White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian Resource Population, Dongren Ren, J. Ren, Y. Y. Xing, Y. M. Guo, Y. B. Wu, G. C. Yang, H. R. Mao

Psychology Faculty Publications

Chinese Erhualian boars have dramatically smaller testes, greater concentrations of circulating androgens, and fewer Sertoli cells than Western commercial breeds. To identify QTL for boar reproductive traits, testicular weight, epididymal weight, seminiferous tubular diameter at 90 and 300 d, and serum testosterone concentration at 300 d were measured in 347 F2 boars from a White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian cross. A whole genome scan was performed with 183 microsatellites covering 19 porcine chromosomes. A total of 16 QTL were identified on 9 chromosomes, including 1% genome-wide significant QTL for testicular weight at 90 and 300 d and seminiferous tubular …

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Islam's Fourth Amendment: Search And Seizure In Islamic Doctrine And Muslim Practice, Sadiq Reza Jan 2009

Islam's Fourth Amendment: Search And Seizure In Islamic Doctrine And Muslim Practice, Sadiq Reza

Articles & Chapters

Modern scholars regularly assert that Islamic law contains privacy protections similar to those of the FourthAmendment to the U.S. Constitution. Two Quranic verses in particular - one that commands Muslims not to enter homes without permission, and one that commands them not to 'spy' - are held up, along with reports from the Traditions (Sunna) that repeat and embellish on these commands, as establishing rules that forbid warrantless searches and seizures by state actors and require the exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of these rules. This Article tests these assertions by: (1) presenting rules and doctrines Muslim jurists of …

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The Interpretation Of Multilingual Statutes By The European Court Of Justice, Lawrence M. Solan Jan 2009

The Interpretation Of Multilingual Statutes By The European Court Of Justice, Lawrence M. Solan

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Suing The Hired Guns: An Analysis Of Two Federal Defenses To Tort Lawsuits Against Military Contractors, Andrew Finkelman Jan 2009

Suing The Hired Guns: An Analysis Of Two Federal Defenses To Tort Lawsuits Against Military Contractors, Andrew Finkelman

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Breaking Barriers, Pushing Promise: American's Need For An Embryonic Stem Cell Regulatory Scheme, Sylvia E. Simson Jan 2009

Breaking Barriers, Pushing Promise: American's Need For An Embryonic Stem Cell Regulatory Scheme, Sylvia E. Simson

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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The Development Of International Norms For Insurance Regulation, Elizabeth F. Brown Jan 2009

The Development Of International Norms For Insurance Regulation, Elizabeth F. Brown

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Patenting Human Embryonic Stem Cells: What Is So Immoral?, Joshua Whitehill Jan 2009

Patenting Human Embryonic Stem Cells: What Is So Immoral?, Joshua Whitehill

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Exporting Morality With Trade Restrictions: The Wrong Path To Animal Rights, Gary Miller Jan 2009

Exporting Morality With Trade Restrictions: The Wrong Path To Animal Rights, Gary Miller

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Construct Validity And Diagnostic Utility Of The Cognitive Assessment System: Discriminating Individuals With Adhd From Random Normals, Allison R. Gaboury Jan 2009

Construct Validity And Diagnostic Utility Of The Cognitive Assessment System: Discriminating Individuals With Adhd From Random Normals, Allison R. Gaboury

Masters Theses

This study examined the construct validity and diagnostic utility of the Cognitive Assessment System (Naglieri & Das, 1997). Distinct group differences and discriminative validity of 40 kindergarten through second grade students (20 meeting ADHD criteria on the Structured Diagnostic Interview for Parents and the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents, 20 random matched control) on measures of Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, and Successive Processing were completed. The ADHD and random matched control groups differed significantly on Planning and Attention scores with large effect sizes but not on Simultaneous or Successive scores. Low Planning and Attention scores but normal Simultaneous and Successive …

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Book Review: "Beyond Compare: St. Francis De Sales And Sri Vedanta Desika On Loving Surrender To God", Reid B. Locklin Jan 2009

Book Review: "Beyond Compare: St. Francis De Sales And Sri Vedanta Desika On Loving Surrender To God", Reid B. Locklin

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Beyond Compare: St. Francis de Sales and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God by Francis X. Clooney, S.J.

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Book Review: "Christianity In India: From Beginnings To The Present", Kristin Bloomer Jan 2009

Book Review: "Christianity In India: From Beginnings To The Present", Kristin Bloomer

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Christianity in India: From Beginnings to the Present by Robert Eric Frykenberg.

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Levinas And The Invisibility God, Jeffrey Dudiak Jan 2009

Levinas And The Invisibility God, Jeffrey Dudiak

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.

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Noninvasive Measurement Of Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Protoporphyrin Ix Fluorescence Allowing Detection Of Murine Glioma In Vivo, Summer L. Gibbs-Strauss, Julia A. O'Hara, P Jack Hoopes, Tayyaba Hasan, Brian W. Pogue Jan 2009

Noninvasive Measurement Of Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Protoporphyrin Ix Fluorescence Allowing Detection Of Murine Glioma In Vivo, Summer L. Gibbs-Strauss, Julia A. O'Hara, P Jack Hoopes, Tayyaba Hasan, Brian W. Pogue

Dartmouth Scholarship

Aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence is studied as a contrast agent for noninvasive detection of murine glioma, using the fluorescence-to-transmission ratio measured through the cranium. Signals measured prior to administration of ALA are very similar between control animals, 9L-GFP, and U251 tumor-bearing animals. However, 2 h after ALA administration, the PpIX signal from both tumor-bearing groups is significantly higher than the control group (9L-GFP group p-value=0.016, and U251 group p-value=0.004, relative to the control group). The variance in signal from the 9L-GFP group is much larger than either the control group or the U251 group, which is consistent …

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Quantitative Imaging Of Scattering Changes Associated With Epithelial Proliferation, Necrosis And Fibrosis In Tumors Using Microsampling Reflectance Spectroscopy, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy, P Jack Hoopes, Kimberley S. Samkoe, Julia A. O'Hara, Tayyaba Hasan, Brian W. Pogue Jan 2009

Quantitative Imaging Of Scattering Changes Associated With Epithelial Proliferation, Necrosis And Fibrosis In Tumors Using Microsampling Reflectance Spectroscopy, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy, P Jack Hoopes, Kimberley S. Samkoe, Julia A. O'Hara, Tayyaba Hasan, Brian W. Pogue

Dartmouth Scholarship

Highly localized reflectance measurements can be used to directly quantify scatter changes in tissues. We present a microsampling approach that is used to raster scan tumors to extract parameters believed to be related to the tissue ultrastructure. A confocal reflectance imager was developed to examine scatter changes across pathologically distinct regions within tumor tissues. Tissue sections from two murine tumors, AsPC-1 pancreas tumor and the Mat-LyLu Dunning prostate tumor, were imaged. After imaging, histopathology-guided region-of-interest studies of the images allowed analysis of the variations in scattering resulting from differences in tissue ultra-structure. On average, the median scatter power of tumor …

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Corporate Voting, Paul H. Edelman, Robert B. Thompson Jan 2009

Corporate Voting, Paul H. Edelman, Robert B. Thompson

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Discussion of shareholder voting frequently begins against a background of the democratic expectations and justifications present in decision-making in the public sphere. Directors are assumed to be agents of the shareholders in much the same way that public officers are representatives of citizens. Recent debates about majority voting and shareholder nomination of directors illustrate this pattern. Yet the corporate process differs in significant ways, partly because the market for shares permits a form of intensity voting and lets markets mediate the outcome in a way that would be foreign to the public setting and partly because the shareholders' role is …

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