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Evidence—The Motion In Limine And The Marketplace Of Ideas: Advocating For The Availability Of The Necessity Defense For Some Of The Bay State's Civilly Disobedient, Luke Shulman-Ryan Dec 2009

Evidence—The Motion In Limine And The Marketplace Of Ideas: Advocating For The Availability Of The Necessity Defense For Some Of The Bay State's Civilly Disobedient, Luke Shulman-Ryan

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Law—Kosilek V. Maloney: In Prison While Imprisoned In The Body Of The Opposite Sex: Examining The Issue Of "Cruel And Unusual Punishment" Presented By An Incarcerated Transsexual, Nikolas Andreopoulos Dec 2009

Criminal Law—Kosilek V. Maloney: In Prison While Imprisoned In The Body Of The Opposite Sex: Examining The Issue Of "Cruel And Unusual Punishment" Presented By An Incarcerated Transsexual, Nikolas Andreopoulos

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Business Support Of Affirmative Action And Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Contradictory Or Compatible?, Arthur M. Wolfson Dec 2009

Business Support Of Affirmative Action And Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Contradictory Or Compatible?, Arthur M. Wolfson

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Critical Look At Student Resistance To Non-Traditional Law School Professors, Kathryn P. Nordick Dec 2009

A Critical Look At Student Resistance To Non-Traditional Law School Professors, Kathryn P. Nordick

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Civil Rights—"A Mere Paper Guarantee?": Congressional Intent, Judicial Manipulation, And The Current State Of Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Allison M. Mckeen Dec 2009

Civil Rights—"A Mere Paper Guarantee?": Congressional Intent, Judicial Manipulation, And The Current State Of Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Allison M. Mckeen

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


White Investment In Black Bondage, Geiza Vargas-Vargas Dec 2009

White Investment In Black Bondage, Geiza Vargas-Vargas

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Judicial Discretion, Sentencing Guidelines, And Lessons From Medieval England, 1066-1215, Eric G. Barber Dec 2009

Judicial Discretion, Sentencing Guidelines, And Lessons From Medieval England, 1066-1215, Eric G. Barber

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fair Labor Standards Act—Where The Fourth Circuit Went Wrong In Shaliehsabou V. Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington: Judicial Expansion Of Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions To Include Ministerial Employees, Sarah L. Santos Dec 2009

The Fair Labor Standards Act—Where The Fourth Circuit Went Wrong In Shaliehsabou V. Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington: Judicial Expansion Of Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions To Include Ministerial Employees, Sarah L. Santos

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Civil Rights/Civil Procedure—Is It The Officer Or The Gentleman?: Issues Of Capacity In § 1983 Actions Brought In Federal Court, Jeffrey K. O'Connor Dec 2009

Civil Rights/Civil Procedure—Is It The Officer Or The Gentleman?: Issues Of Capacity In § 1983 Actions Brought In Federal Court, Jeffrey K. O'Connor

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fighting The Good Fight: The Role Of Environmental Civil Rights Litigators Going Forward And The Need For A Continuance Of The Litigation Tool In The Environmental Justice Movement, Sean-Patrick Wilson Dec 2009

Fighting The Good Fight: The Role Of Environmental Civil Rights Litigators Going Forward And The Need For A Continuance Of The Litigation Tool In The Environmental Justice Movement, Sean-Patrick Wilson

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Diversity's Divergence: A Post-Grutter Examination Of Racial Preferences In Public Employment, Lorin J. Lapidus Dec 2009

Diversity's Divergence: A Post-Grutter Examination Of Racial Preferences In Public Employment, Lorin J. Lapidus

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ratifying The Fourteenth Amendment In Ohio, Gabriel J. Chin Dec 2009

Ratifying The Fourteenth Amendment In Ohio, Gabriel J. Chin

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Paradigm Recursion: Is It More Accessible When Introduced In Middle School?, Katherine Gunion, Todd Milford, Ulrike Stege Dec 2009

The Paradigm Recursion: Is It More Accessible When Introduced In Middle School?, Katherine Gunion, Todd Milford, Ulrike Stege

The Journal of Problem Solving

Recursion is a programming paradigm as well as a problem solving strategy thought to be very challenging to grasp for university students. This article outlines a pilot study, which expands the age range of students exposed to the concept of recursion in computer science through instruction in a series of interesting and engaging activities. In this study, a small number of students (n = 9) aged 11 to 13 years, were presented with a new and unique recursion curriculum involving hands-on experiences over a seven-week period at the University of Victoria, Canada. The curriculum was comprised of a series of …


The Effects Of Number And Level Of Restructuring In Insight Problem Solving, James N. Macgregor, John B. Cunningham Dec 2009

The Effects Of Number And Level Of Restructuring In Insight Problem Solving, James N. Macgregor, John B. Cunningham

The Journal of Problem Solving

Insight problem solving is characterized by restructuring. We hypothesized that the difficulty of rebus puzzles could be manipulated by systematically varying the restructurings required to solve them. An experiment using rebus puzzles varied the number of restructurings (one or two) required to solve a problem and the level at which the restructuring took place (sub-word level, word level, and supra-word level). Solution rates were higher for one restructuring than two, and higher for restructuring at the supra-word level (relation between words) than at lower levels. To explain the findings, we suggest that rebus puzzles initially engage normal reading processes, which …


Examining The Role Of Manipulatives And Metacognition On Engagement, Learning, And Transfer, Daniel M. Belenky, Timothy J. Nokes Dec 2009

Examining The Role Of Manipulatives And Metacognition On Engagement, Learning, And Transfer, Daniel M. Belenky, Timothy J. Nokes

The Journal of Problem Solving

How does the type of learning material impact what is learned? The current research investigates the nature of students’ learning of math concepts when using manipulatives (Uttal, Scudder, & DeLoache, 1997). We examined how the type of manipulative (concrete, abstract, none) and problem-solving prompt (metacognitive or problem-focused) affect student learning, engagement, and knowledge transfer. Students who were given concrete manipulatives with metacognitive prompts showed better transfer of a procedural skill than students given abstract manipulatives or those given concrete manipulatives with problem-focused prompts. Overall, students who reported low levels of engagement showed better learning and transfer when getting metacognitive prompts, …


Modeling Human Performance In Restless Bandits With Particle Filters, Michael S.K. Yi, Mark Steyvers, Michael Lee Dec 2009

Modeling Human Performance In Restless Bandits With Particle Filters, Michael S.K. Yi, Mark Steyvers, Michael Lee

The Journal of Problem Solving

Bandit problems provide an interesting and widely-used setting for the study of sequential decision-making. In their most basic form, bandit problems require people to choose repeatedly between a small number of alternatives, each of which has an unknown rate of providing reward. We investigate restless bandit problems, where the distributions of reward rates for the alternatives change over time. This dynamic environment encourages the decision-maker to cycle between states of exploration and exploitation. In one environment we consider, the changes occur at discrete, but hidden, time points. In a second environment, changes occur gradually across time. Decision data were collected …


Causal Induction From Continuous Event Streams: Evidence For Delay-Induced Attribution Shifts, Marc J. Buehner, Jon May Dec 2009

Causal Induction From Continuous Event Streams: Evidence For Delay-Induced Attribution Shifts, Marc J. Buehner, Jon May

The Journal of Problem Solving

Contemporary theories of Human Causal Induction assume that causal knowledge is inferred from observable contingencies. While this assumption is well supported by empirical results, it fails to consider an important problem-solving aspect of causal induction in real time: In the absence of well structured learning trials, it is not clear whether the effect of interest occurred because of the cause under investigation, or on its own accord. Attributing the effect to either the cause of interest or alternative background causes is an important precursor to induction. We present a new paradigm based on the presentation of continuous event streams, and …


Obstacles In Investigating The Role Of Restructuring In Insightful Problem Solving, Ivan K. Ash, Patrick J. Cushen, Jennifer Wiley Dec 2009

Obstacles In Investigating The Role Of Restructuring In Insightful Problem Solving, Ivan K. Ash, Patrick J. Cushen, Jennifer Wiley

The Journal of Problem Solving

In the present article, we articulate three assumptions underlying theories proposing that restructuring processes play a key role in insightful problem solving: representational difficulty, representational change, and discontinuity in solution processes. We argue that these assumptions need empirical validation to justify the proposition of restructuring mechanisms that are unique from those involved in classic information-processing theories of problem solving. To this end, we review some theoretical and methodological obstacles that are inherent in the investigation of the existence and nature of restructuring processes. We then offer some recommendations on how to overcome or avoid these obstacles in future studies. Finally, …


New Perspectives On Human Problem Solving, Robert L. Goldstone, Zygmunt Pizlo Dec 2009

New Perspectives On Human Problem Solving, Robert L. Goldstone, Zygmunt Pizlo

The Journal of Problem Solving

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law—Is 18 U.S.C.§ 922(O)(1) Constitutional? Mere Possession Of Self-Created Objects And The Reach Of The Commerce Clause, Karen A. Michalson Dec 2009

Constitutional Law—Is 18 U.S.C.§ 922(O)(1) Constitutional? Mere Possession Of Self-Created Objects And The Reach Of The Commerce Clause, Karen A. Michalson

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is Tiger Woods's Swing Really A Work Of Art? Defining The Line Between The Right Of Publicity And The First Amendment, Michael Suppappola Dec 2009

Is Tiger Woods's Swing Really A Work Of Art? Defining The Line Between The Right Of Publicity And The First Amendment, Michael Suppappola

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Western New England College School Of Law Convocation Speech, Michael S. Greco Dec 2009

Western New England College School Of Law Convocation Speech, Michael S. Greco

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transcription And Analysis Of Selected Trombone Solos From J. J. Johnson's 1964 Recording Proof Positive, Rodney Allen Lancaster Dec 2009

Transcription And Analysis Of Selected Trombone Solos From J. J. Johnson's 1964 Recording Proof Positive, Rodney Allen Lancaster

Open Access Dissertations

The purposes of the essay are to transcribe and analyze selected solos from the 1964 J. J. Johnson recording, Proof Positive as well as to increase the amount of analytical literature on J. J. Johnson presently obtainable for study by jazz trombonists. J. J. Johnson will further be affirmed as a jazz musician worthy of doctoral level study. Selected solos from the 1964 J. J. Johnson recording Proof Positive will be transcribed and analyzed in depth using a method of analysis incorporating improvisational devices identified by the author. A brief biography of J. J. Johnson is presented along with a …


Comparison Of Targeted Lower Extremity Strengthening And Usual Care Progressive Ambulation In Subjects Post-Liver Transplant: A Randomized Controlled Trial, David Walter Mandel Dec 2009

Comparison Of Targeted Lower Extremity Strengthening And Usual Care Progressive Ambulation In Subjects Post-Liver Transplant: A Randomized Controlled Trial, David Walter Mandel

Open Access Dissertations

Individuals with chronic liver disease experience progressive muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue, and decreased quality of life. Liver transplantation is the only treatment for end-stage liver disease with cirrhosis; however, muscle wasting, strength impairments, activity limitations, and health related quality of life do not return to the level of healthy adults. Currently there is no plan of care for rehabilitation of individuals post-liver transplantation. These individuals are only instructed to gradually increase walking and activity. Walking may increase lower extremity muscle strength; however, walking at a self-selected pace is less effective than resistance exercise. The purpose of this dissertation was to …


State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. V. Estate Of Thomas W. Mehlman Dec 2009

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. V. Estate Of Thomas W. Mehlman

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Ronald Seaton V. Paul Schultz Dec 2009

Ronald Seaton V. Paul Schultz

2009 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey


Xin Weng V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2009

Xin Weng V. Atty Gen Usa

2009 Decisions

Agency


Usa V. Kemyah Washington Dec 2009

Usa V. Kemyah Washington

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania


An Qing Wu V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2009

An Qing Wu V. Atty Gen Usa

2009 Decisions

Agency


Mexico To Host Follow-Up Conference On Global Climate Change In December 2010, Ladb Staff Dec 2009

Mexico To Host Follow-Up Conference On Global Climate Change In December 2010, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.