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It's Your Turn, But It's My Move: Intellectual Property Protection For Sports Moves, F. F. Scott Kieff, Robert G. Kramer, Robert M. Kunstadt

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Shifting Sands Of Price Erosion: Price Erosion Damages Shift By Tens Of Millions Of Dollars Depending Upon The Admissibility Of Pre-Notice Eroded Prices, David M. N. Bohrer, Matt Lynde, Elizabeth M. N. Morris

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Injunctions Enjoined: Remedies Restructured, Lily E. Lim, Sarah E. Craven

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Exclusion Of Downstream Products After Kyocera: A Revised Framework For General Exclusion Orders, Michael J. Lyons, Andrew J. Wu, Harry F. Doscher

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Poised On The Precipice: A Critical Examination Of Privacy Litigation, Andrew B. Serwin

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The History, Content, Application And Influence Of The Northern District Of California's Patent Local Rules, James Ware, Brian Davy

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Current United States And State Of Washington's Mental Health Policies Serving Children And Families, Maile M. Bay

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Due to continued fragmentation and gaps in mental health services and the increase in the prevalence of mental health problems for children, youth, and their families, these populations remain underserved. In 2003, the federal New Freedom Commission (Commission) responded by publishing policies to address these concerns. As directed in 2005, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funded planning incentive grants to states to transform their delivery of care.

The study reviewed the federal policy, specifically the recommendations of the Commission’s Subcommittee on Children and Families, and Washington State’s policy and implementation actions of its five-year SAMHSA incentive …

Application Of The Inequitable Conduct Doctrine After Kingsdown, Eric R. Puknys, Jared D. Schuttenhelm

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Business Methods And Patentable Subject Matter Following In Re Bilski: Is Anything Under The Sun Made By Man Really Patentable, Robert A. Mcfarlane, Robert G. Litts

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Pharmaceutical Reverse Payment Settlements: Presumptions, Procedural Burdens, And Covenants Not To Sue Generic Drug Manufacturers, Catherine J. K. Sandoval

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Copyright, Free Expression, And The Enforceability Of Personal Use-Only And Other Use-Restrictive Online Terms Of Use, Bradley F. Abruzzi

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

(Non)Obviousness Of Claims To Genetic Sequences: Finding The Middle Ground, Mark Polyakov, Eugene Goryunov

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Adventures In Identity Development: The Impact Of Adventure Recreation On Adolescent Identity Development, Mat D. Duerden, Mark A. Widmer, Stacy T. Taniguchi, J. Kelly Mccoy

Faculty Publications

This study examined the effect of an adventure recreation program on adolescent identity development. Participants included 43 males and 45 females, ages 11 to 15 (M = 13.33, SD = .86). Twenty-two males and 23 females participated in the program, and the remaining youth served as members of a comparison group. Participants completed a two-week adventure program that included such activities as backpacking, mountain biking, white-water rafting, environmental education, and leadership training. The Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory was used to measure levels of identity, intimacy, and generativity, and the Identity Styles Inventory was used to assess informational, normative, and …

An Examination Of Family Communication Within The Core And Balance Model Of Family Leisure Functioning, Kevin M. Smith, Patti A. Freeman, Ramon B. Zabriskie

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine family communication within the core and balance model of family leisure functioning. The study was conducted from a youth perspective of family leisure and family functioning. The sample consisted of youth (N= 95) aged 11 – 17 from 25 different states in the United States. Path analyses indicated that family communication mediated a positive relationship between family leisure variables and family functioning variables. Implications and recommendations are discussed. The addition of communication in the Core and Balance Model is recommended.

Contributions Of Family Leisure To Family Functioning Among Families That Include Children With Developmental Disabilities, Dorthy C. H. Dodd, Ramon Zabriskie, Mark A. Widmer, Dennis Eggett

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between family leisure involvement and family functioning among families that include children with developmental disabilities. The sample consisted of 144 families (144 parents and 60 youth). Data were analyzed from the parent, youth, and family perspective. The Family Leisure Activity Profile (FLAP) was used to measure family leisure involvement. FACES II was used to measure family functioning. A scale based upon the definition, classification, and systems of support manual of the American Association on Mental Retardation adapted by Dyches was used to measure the level of support needed by the …

Investor Flows And Stock Market Returns, Brian H. Boyer, Lu Zheng

Faculty Publications

This study simultaneously analyzes the relation between aggregate stock market returns and cash flows (net purchases of equity) from a broad array of investor groups in the United States over a long period of time from 1952 to 2004.We find strong evidence that quarterly flows are autocorrelated for each of the different investor groups.We further document a significant and positive contemporaneous relation between stock market returns and flows of Mutual Funds and Foreign Investors.

Investigating The Effects Of Marriage And Relationship Education On Couples' Communication Skills: A Meta-Analytic Study, Victoria L. Blanchard, Alan J. Hawkins, Scott A. Baldwin, Elizabeth B. Fawcett

Faculty Publications

This meta-analysis probes into previous research substantiating the positive effects of marriage and relationship education (MRE) on couples' communication skills. We reviewed 97 MRE research reports that yielded 143 distinct evaluation studies. We found modest evidence that MRE functions both as a universal prevention and as a selective or indicated prevention. That is, MRE demonstrates program effects at longer term follow-ups for more distressed couples. In addition, we found that observational assessments produced larger effects than self-report assessments, although interpreting the meaning of this difference is difficult.

Engaging Embedded Information: Toward A Holistic Theory Of Knowledge Transfer In Organizations, Michael P. Thompson, Robert J. Jensen, Kristen Detienne

Faculty Publications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a model of knowledge transfer that takes into account both the perspective of the sender and the perspective of the receiver, with an emphasis on the latter. The contention is that, although externalizing knowledge residing in an individual or group and making it accessible to others either through direct communication or embedding information in the organizational system is a necessary component of knowledge transfer, it is not the only component. An equal, but understudied, share of the knowledge transfer effort takes place when the receiver of the knowledge engages with …

A New Proposal For Loan Modifications, Christopher J. Mayer, Edward R. Morrison, Tomasz Piskorski

Faculty Scholarship

We propose a new three-pronged plan to address the recent harmful flood of foreclosures. Our plan would address the major barriers that inhibit the ability of third-party servicers to modify mortgages the way portfolio lenders are now doing with greater success. The plan provides greater compensation for servicers to perform their duties, removes legal constraints that inhibit modification, and addresses critical second liens that often get in the way of effective mortgage modifications. Our plan has more modest costs than competing plans and is likely to be the most effective while still protecting the rights of investors in mortgage-backed securities.

Soldiering In The Light, David Charlton

ATS Chapel Services

No abstract provided.

On The Contribution Of Perceptual Fluency And Priming To Recognition Memory, M. A. Conroy, Ramona O. Hopkins, L. R. Squire

Faculty Publications

Repetition priming has been shown to be independent of recognition memory. Thus, the severely amnesic patient E.P. has demonstrated intact stem completion priming and perceptual identification priming, despite at-chance performance on recognition memory tasks. It has also been shown that perceptual fluency can influence feelings of familiarity, in the sense that items perceived more quickly tend to be identified as familiar. If studied items are identified more fluently, due to perceptual priming, and fluency leads to familiarity, why do severely amnesic patients perform no better than chance on recognition memory tasks? One possibility is that severely amnesic patients do not …

Flame Interactions And Burning Characteristics Of Two Live Leaf Samples, Brent M. Pickett, Carl Isackson, Rebecca Wunder, Thomas H. Fletcher, Bret W. Butler, David R. Weise

Faculty Publications

Combustion experiments were performed over a flat-flame burner that provided the heat source for multiple leaf samples. Interactions of the combustion behavior between two leaf samples were studied. Two leaves were placed in the path of the flat-flame burner, with the top leaf 2.5 cm above the bottom leaf. Local gas and particle temperatures, as well as local oxygen concentrations, were measured along with burning characteristics of both leaves. Results showed that the time to ignition of the upper leaf was not significantly affected by the presence of the lower leaf. The major difference observed was that the time of …

Prediction Of Light Gas Composition In Coal Devolatilization, Ravichandra S. Jupudi, Vladimir Zamansky, Thomas H. Fletcher

Faculty Publications

The chemical percolation devolatilization (CPD) model describes the devolatilization behavior of rapidly heated coal based on the chemical structure of the coal. It predicts the overall char, tar, and light gas yields. This paper presents an improved CPD model with improved capability for predicting light gas composition. This is achieved by incorporating a kinetic model that simulates the release of various light gas species from their respective sources/functional groups in coal. The improved CPD model is validated using experiments with a wire mesh reactor and published experimental observations

What Does "Green" Mean?: Anthropogenic Climate Change, Geoengineering, And International Environmental Law, William D. Davis

Georgia Law Review

Dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate is no longer merely impending-it is now inevitable. Surging fossil fuel use, combined with the failure of mitigation policies and the risk of positive feedback loops in the climate system, is generating interest in international,planetary- scale environmental engineering,known as geoengineering. Over the next few decades, nation-states are likely to engage in such activities as fertilizing marine biota with iron, injecting sulfur into the stratosphere,or deploying mirrors in outer space to counteract the effects of climate change. Such activities,however, risk environmental side effects and political instability, and could precipitate a backlash against geoengineering, which is …

Finding A Balance: Creating An International Exhaustion Requirement For The Alien Tort Statute, Lauren E. Holtzclaw

Georgia Law Review

Foreign victims of human rights violations have several available forums for redress. Some victims file suit under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which grants federal courts the jurisdiction to provide redress to victims of egregious human rights violations. The ATS does not have an express exhaustion requirement, and the U.S. Supreme Court has not directly addressed this issue. The Court recently indicated, however, that it might consider a local or international exhaustion requirement. Many scholars advocate a local exhaustion requirement,but this fails to provide the best chance of redress to victims of human rights abuses. Additionally, a local exhaustion requirement …

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. V. Colemon: Broad Reading Of Innovative Clinical Leads To General Personal Jurisdiction Under Georgia's Long-Arm Statute, Benn C. Wilson

Georgia Law Review

In Innovative Clinical & Consulting Services, LLC v. First National Bank of Ames, the Georgia Supreme Court signaled a dramatic change in the interpretation of Georgia's jurisdictional Long-Arm Statute. The decision removed constraints that the Georgia Supreme Court saw as non-textual limitations that had been placed on Georgia courts' ability to exercise personal jurisdiction over nonresidents who transacted business in the state. In Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Colemon, the Georgia Court of Appeals took the unprecedented step of authorizing the exercise of general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant when it concluded that jurisdiction over Mitsubishi was proper for claims …

The Effect (Or Noneffect) Of The 2005 Amendments To O.C.G.A. Sections 51-12-31 And 51-12-33 On Joint Liability In Georgia, Emily R. Boness

Georgia Law Review

Since 1987, joint liability has been unavailable to plaintiffs in Georgia who are to some degree at fault for their injury, but plaintiffs who are not at fault can pursue joint liability as an option for recovering damage awards. When Senate Bill 3 became law in February2005, sources reported widely that joint and several liability had been abolished for all tort cases in Georgia. The text of the 2005 amendments, however, does not explicitly state that joint liability has been abolished. Instead, as this Note demonstrates, the amended statutes are subject to at least two possible interpretations,and furthermore, no Georgia …

Alive But Not Well: Manifest Disregard After Hall Street, Kevin P. Murphy

Georgia Law Review

Arbitration is supposed to make dispute resolution faster and more cost-effective for litigants. To this end, Congress severely limited the ways in which a court can review an arbitrator's decision. But for the last fifty years courts have allowed parties an additional non statutory avenue for challenging arbitration awards. Where an arbitrator makes a decision in manifest disregard of the law, a court may vacate the award. To prove manifest disregard,parties must prove the arbitrator was aware of the law that should govern the dispute, but deliberately chose to ignore it. This often-argued, but seldom successful, claim increases the costs …

"Rabbit" Hunting In The Supreme Court: The Constitutionality Of State Prohibitions Of Sex Toy Sales Following Lawrence V. Texas, William C. Hayes

Georgia Law Review

Sexual norms in the United States are in flux. The rapid growth of the adult industry and the popularity of television shows that deal with sexuality evidence an ever-growing trend towards more liberal sexual norms. While many Americans accept-or even welcome-this shift in our sexual culture, others feel significant anxieties about the moral well-being of the community as a result of this shift away from traditional,conservative sexual values. As the culture war wages on, some states have chosen to respond to these anxieties through legislation. The U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, however, appears to have called …

Gvsu Undergraduate And Graduate Catalog, 2009-2010, Grand Valley State University

Course Catalogs, 1963 - Current

Grand Valley State University 2009-2010 undergraduate and/or graduate course catalog published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.