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How Does A Democratic Brazil Constrast With Authoritarian Brazil In Terms Of Promoting Human Security?, Pablo Albuquerque Banhos Jan 2009

How Does A Democratic Brazil Constrast With Authoritarian Brazil In Terms Of Promoting Human Security?, Pablo Albuquerque Banhos

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This study compares and contrasts two distinct regimes, the Brazilian military regime (1964-1985) and Brazil's current democratic regime (1985-2007). The focus of this thesis is to determine why, compared to the authoritarian regime, human security has improved measurably under democracy in some areas but not in others. To assess this paradox, one variable has been chosen: the rule of law, specifically conceptualized as violations of physical integrity. This research centers on the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and is based on a qualitative examination supplemented by quantitative evidence. The study finds that violations of physical integrity …


Conducting Polymer Matrix Poly(2,2'-Bithiophene) Mercuric Metal Ion Incorporation, Rachel Michele Kingdom Jan 2009

Conducting Polymer Matrix Poly(2,2'-Bithiophene) Mercuric Metal Ion Incorporation, Rachel Michele Kingdom

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The synthesis of poly(2,2'bithiophene) was carried out utilizing the Epsilon 2000 cyclic voltammeter. In order to incorporate the mercuric ion into the polymer matrix, the polymer was grown on an Iridium Oxide conductive glass, immersed into a solution of 0.005M HgSO4 for 15 minutes. The mercuric ion became covalently bonded to the sulfur from the polymer. The comparison of the bare platinum electrode in a solution of 0.005M pyrocatechol to the modified poly(2,2'-bithiophene) polymer was ran at a scan rate of 100mVs-1. This gave a direct comparison of oxidation/reduction peak potentials. As seen, the modified poly(2,2'-bithiophene) polymer with the mercuric …


Identifying Structurally Significant Items Using Matrix Reanalysis Techniques, Bhushan M. Kable Jan 2009

Identifying Structurally Significant Items Using Matrix Reanalysis Techniques, Bhushan M. Kable

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Knowledge of critical structural items for an aircraft structural system is crucial for any risk integrated design and maintenance procedure. These critical items are those whose failure can cause catastrophic damage to the entire structure or result in loss of availability. For example, failure of the fuselage longeron of an F-15 aircraft resulted in the separation of the aircraft cockpit from the rest of the structure, resulting in a complete loss of the aircraft. This is clearly a critical structural item that was identified during the design process but did not have appropriate design, manufacturing, or maintenance controls that could …


Impact Of Wastewater Fouling On Contact Angle, Evan Thomas, Dean Muirhead Jan 2009

Impact Of Wastewater Fouling On Contact Angle, Evan Thomas, Dean Muirhead

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Publications

Capillary dependent systems are highly influenced by surface fouling and may degrade as material surface properties change. In anticipation of a spacecraft microgravity fluids management system exposed to highly variable wetting conditions, the impact of urine wastewater fouling on capillary contact angle was examined. The results indicate that, in general, surface fouling can decrease the contact angle when crystalline structures or biofilms form. Small crystalline growth on the order of 10 µm can lower advancing contact angles θadv by approximately 30˚, while biofilm growth can lower it by approximately 15˚. Vacuum drying of fouled surfaces increased θadv by …


Evolution Of The Cretaceous Calcareous Nanofossil Genus Eiffellithus And Its Biostratigraphic Significance, Jamie L. Shamrock, David K. Watkins Jan 2009

Evolution Of The Cretaceous Calcareous Nanofossil Genus Eiffellithus And Its Biostratigraphic Significance, Jamie L. Shamrock, David K. Watkins

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

The calcareous nanofossil genus Eiffellithus is an important taxon of mid- to Upper Cretaceous marine sediments in biostratigraphy and paleoceanography. The definition of species within Eiffellithus have been both broadly interpreted and variably applied by nanofossil workers. This is particularly true for the Eiffellithus eximius plexus. While the taxonomy of mid-Cretaceous Eiffellithus species has recently been well-defined, the remaining 35 m.y. history of the genus has not been closely examined. Our investigation of Cenomanian to Maastrichtian sediments from the Western Interior Seaway, Gulf of Mexico, and Western Atlantic gives rise to six new species of Eiffellithus that can be reliably …


The Case For The Tax Collector, Marie T. Reilly Jan 2009

The Case For The Tax Collector, Marie T. Reilly

Faculty Scholarship

This article considers the question: Is a transfer of property via a noncollusive, properly conducted property tax foreclosure process entitled to respect in bankruptcy against the trustee's fraudulent transfer avoiding power? It answers this question in the affirmative. Part II examines the Court's opinion in BFP v. Resolution Trust Corp. and how courts have applied it in fraudulent transfer challenges to tax foreclosure transfers. Most courts have read BFP as requiring a comparison between the conditions under which the tax foreclosure at issue occurs and mortgage foreclosure. If the tax foreclosure process does not require public sale with competitive bidding, …


The Perils And The Promise Of Comparative Constitutional Law: The New Globalism And The Role Of The United States Shaping Human Rights, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr. Jan 2009

The Perils And The Promise Of Comparative Constitutional Law: The New Globalism And The Role Of The United States Shaping Human Rights, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr.

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The Influence Of Temperature On Population Growth And Allergen Production In Cultured House Dust Mites - Dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus And Dermatophagoides Farinae, Lakshmi Yella Jan 2009

The Influence Of Temperature On Population Growth And Allergen Production In Cultured House Dust Mites - Dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus And Dermatophagoides Farinae, Lakshmi Yella

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Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae are commercially cultured to produce materials to make extracts for diagnostic tests and immunotherapy. There is some speculation as to how the culture conditions such as time of culture, temperature, relative humidity and food might influence the mite populations and subsequent production of allergens. The purpose of our investigation was to see how temperature influenced the population growth and allergen production of cultured house dust mites. D. pteronyssinus and D. farinae were cultured at 20°C and 25°C. Samples were collected at two week intervals for live mite count, life stage composition and to determine Group …


Promoting Mental Health Occupational Therapy In Higher Education: Lifestyle Redesign® For The College Student, Karen Mccarthy Jan 2009

Promoting Mental Health Occupational Therapy In Higher Education: Lifestyle Redesign® For The College Student, Karen Mccarthy

Collected Faculty Scholarship

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Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Consideration Of Laws And Regulations In An Audit Of Financial Statements; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants) 2009, January 30, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Consideration Of Laws And Regulations In An Audit Of Financial Statements; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants) 2009, January 30, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Consideration Of Laws And Regulations In An Audit Of Financial Statements, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2009

Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Consideration Of Laws And Regulations In An Audit Of Financial Statements, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Aicpa Professional Standards: Code Of Professional Conduct And Bylaws As Of June 1, 2009, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) Jan 2009

Aicpa Professional Standards: Code Of Professional Conduct And Bylaws As Of June 1, 2009, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

AICPA Professional Standards

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Permitting Under The Clean Air Act: How Current Standards Impose Obstacles To Achieving Environmental Justice, Annise Katherine Maguire Jan 2009

Permitting Under The Clean Air Act: How Current Standards Impose Obstacles To Achieving Environmental Justice, Annise Katherine Maguire

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Most studies about the environmental justice movement focus on the disproportionate share of environmental burdens minority and low-income populations bear, the negative effects of an unequal distribution of undesirable land uses, and how industry contributes to the adverse impacts suffered by the communities. Unfortunately, trying to prove that an injury was caused by actions of a nearby facility is difficult, and this approach has yielded few legal victories for environmental justice communities. While it is important to remain focused on how environmental justice communities are disproportionately impacted by undesirable land uses, the analysis must shift if the law is to …


Eatin' Good? Not In This Neighborhood: A Legal Analysis Of Disparities In Food Availability And Quality At Chain Supermarkets In Poverty-Stricken Areas, Nareissa Smith Jan 2009

Eatin' Good? Not In This Neighborhood: A Legal Analysis Of Disparities In Food Availability And Quality At Chain Supermarkets In Poverty-Stricken Areas, Nareissa Smith

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Many Americans-especially the poor-face severe hurdles in their attempts to secure the most basic of human needs-food. One reason for this struggle is the tendency of chain supermarkets to provide a limited selection of goods and a lower quality of goods to patrons in less affluent neighborhoods. Healthier items such as soy milks, fresh fish, and lean meats are not present in these stores, and the produce that is present is typically well past the peak of freshness. Yet, if the same patron were to go to another supermarket owned by the same chain--but located in a wealthier neighborhood-she would …


Psychometric Properties Of The Self-Assessment Of The Interpersonal Relationship Scale, Karen S. Dearing, Sheryl Steadman Jan 2009

Psychometric Properties Of The Self-Assessment Of The Interpersonal Relationship Scale, Karen S. Dearing, Sheryl Steadman

Faculty Publications

The nurse-patient relationship is the basis of psychiatric nursing. The use of self defines nursing as an interactive, exploratory, caring, and health promoting process. No tool has been developed to determine specific areas for competency building using the principles of developing an interpersonal relationship. The specific aims of the study were two-fold: establish the reliability and validity of the Self-Assessment of the Interpersonal Relationship Scale (SAIRS) and determine the ability of SAIRS to measure student nurses development of interpersonal competencies with patients.


Generating Sustainable Weight Loss: Investigating The Efficacy Of A Behavioral Based Weight Loss Intervention, Michael James Bordieri Jan 2009

Generating Sustainable Weight Loss: Investigating The Efficacy Of A Behavioral Based Weight Loss Intervention, Michael James Bordieri

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Two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. Traditional obesity interventions (e.g. drug therapy, diets, behavior therapy) generate moderate short-term weight loss but have little evidence of long-term weight maintenance. The cultural phenomenon of "yo-yo dieting" mirrors empirical findings which suggest that weight loss, albeit demanding, is a far easier process to target than weight maintenance. The present study sought to evaluate the efficacy of an acceptance based behavioral intervention designed to generate improvements in psychological health and quality of life in obese and overweight adults as well as encourage gradual and sustainable weight loss. The therapy package combined the …


Depository And Lending Institutions: Banks And Savings Institutions, Credit Unions, Finance Companies And Mortgage Companies, With Conforming Changes As Of June 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Guides Combination Task Force Jan 2009

Depository And Lending Institutions: Banks And Savings Institutions, Credit Unions, Finance Companies And Mortgage Companies, With Conforming Changes As Of June 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Guides Combination Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Health Care Entities With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Health Care Committee Jan 2009

Health Care Entities With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Health Care Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Life And Health Insurance Entities, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Life Insurance Audit Guide Task Force Jan 2009

Life And Health Insurance Entities, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Life Insurance Audit Guide Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Property And Liability Insurance Entities With Conforming Changes As Of June 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Property And Liability Insurance Companies Task Force Jan 2009

Property And Liability Insurance Entities With Conforming Changes As Of June 1, 2009; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Property And Liability Insurance Companies Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Compilation And Review Developments - 2009; Compilation And Review Alert; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee Jan 2009

Compilation And Review Developments - 2009; Compilation And Review Alert; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Employee Benefit Plans Industry Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Employee Benefit Plans Industry Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Financial Institutions Industry Developmelnts: Including Depository And Lending Institutions And Brokers And Dealers In Securities - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Financial Institutions Industry Developmelnts: Including Depository And Lending Institutions And Brokers And Dealers In Securities - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Independence And Ethics Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Independence And Ethics Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Investment Companies Industry Developments, 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Investment Companies Industry Developments, 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Not-For-Profit Entities Industry Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Not-For-Profit Entities Industry Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Health Care Industry Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Health Care Industry Developments - 2009; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements : State And Local Governments, May 2009 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements : State And Local Governments, May 2009 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements : Life And Health Insurance Entities, September 2009 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2009

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements : Life And Health Insurance Entities, September 2009 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.