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People Can Be So Fake: A New Dimension To Privacy And Technology Scholarship, M. Ryan Calo

Articles

This article updates the traditional discussion of privacy and technology, focused since the days of Warren and Brandeis on the capacity of technology to manipulate information. It proposes a novel dimension to the impact of anthropomorphic or social design on privacy.

Technologies designed to imitate people-through voice, animation, and natural language-are increasingly commonplace, showing up in our cars, computers, phones, and homes. A rich literature in communications and psychology suggests that we are hardwired to react to such technology as though a person were actually present.

Social interfaces accordingly capture our attention, improve interactivity, and can free up our hands …

"I'M Dying To Tell You What Happened": The Admissibility Of Testimonial Dying Declarations Post-Crawford, Peter Nicolas

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This Article demonstrates the existence and delineates the scope of a federal constitutional definition of "dying declarations" that is distinct from the definitions set forth in the Federal Rules of Evidence and their state counterparts. This Article further demonstrates that states have state constitutional definitions of "dying declarations" (for purposes of interpreting state constitutional analogues to the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment) that may differ in important respects from the federal constitutional definition of "dying declarations."

This Article then shows that some of the definitions of "dying declarations" contained in federal and state hearsay exceptions exceed the federal and …

Peeping Hals: Making Sense Of Artificial Intelligence And Privacy, Ryan Calo

Articles

The field of artificial intelligence, broadly defined as the study and practice of designing intelligent agents, is at least six decades into its existence as a formal discipline. Sometimes called “computational” or “synthetic” intelligence, AI borrows from and informs a wide variety of subjects, including philosophy, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, statistics, economics, and law. Techniques of AI underpin all manner of industrial and consumer applications - from the complex neural nets used in data mining, down to the ‘fuzzy logic’ used by commercial washers and driers.

Insofar as “the issues of AI are directly related to [the] self-image of human beings”, …

Richmond Law Magazine: Winter 2010

Richmond Law Magazine

Features:

From Classroom to Courtroom

Civil City

Reinventing Fire

The New Jobs Landscape

Cuomo V. Clearing House Association: Protecting Minorities From Discriminatory Lending Practices By Upholding States' Right To Enforce Predatory Lending Laws, Elvira Pereda

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Alienated: A Reworking Of The Racialization Thesis After September 11, Ming H. Chen

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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“Immutability” And Stigma: Towards A More Progressive Equal Protection Rights Discourse, M. Katherine Baird Darmer

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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The Right To Confrontation Compromised: Monolingual Jurists Subjectively Assessing The English-Language Abilities Of Spanish-Dominant Accused, Lupe S. Salinas, Janelle Martinez

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Gimme Some More: Centering Gender And Inequality In Criminal Justice And Discretion Discourse, Shaun Ossei-Owusu

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Shaking Out The Welcome Mat For An Enduring Latcrit Social Movement, Elvia R. Arriola

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Trying A New Way: Barack Obama’S Tolerance Of Intolerance, Stephanie L. Phillips

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Engaged Intellectuals: Comments On The Crisis Of The Latina/O Public Intellectual, Martin Saavedra

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Protein Misfolding Induces Hypoxic Preconditioning Via A Subset Of The Unfolded Protein Response Machinery, Xianrong R. Mao, C. Michael Crowder

Open Access Publications

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The Sua5 Protein Is Essential For Normal Translational Regulation In Yeast, Changyi A. Lin, Steven R. Ellis, Heather L. True

Open Access Publications

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The Isolated Pancreatic Islet As A Micro-Organ And Its Transplantation To Cure Diabetes: Celebrating The Legacy Of Paul Lacy, Stanley Misler

Open Access Publications

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Why Neuroscience Matters For Rational Drug Policy, David M. Eagleman, Mark A. Correro, Jyoptal Singh

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Sea Change Or Status Quo: Has The Rule 37(E) Safe Harbor Advanced Best Practices For Records Management?, Philip J. Favro

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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How The Internet Is Reshaping Assisted Reproduction: From Donor Offspring Registries To Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing, Andrea Braverman

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Maintaining Incentives For Healthcare Innovation: A Response To The Ftc's Report On Follow-On Biologics, Christopher M. Holman

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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The Control Of Counterfeit Medicine In Malaysia By Pharmaceutical Enforcement Division., Noraimi Ngarip

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research provided an overview of the control of counterfeit medicine in Malaysia Counterfeit medicine is a major concern due to its impact on the public health, healthcare system, economics and the country at large. This study outlined and described existing methods to curb counterfeit medicine in Malaysia as employed by the Pharmaceutical Enforcement Division, Ministry of Health, with an evaluation of current responses towards counterfeit medicine and suggestions of suitable improvements in the methods of preventing availability of counterfeit medicines. Library-based research and semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect all relevant information during the research. This study revealed a …

Characterization Of Erythrocyte Receptor Polymorphisms In A Malaria Endemic Population In Kilifi, Kenya, Irene Akinyi Omedo

All Master’s Theses

Malaria is a strong selective force in the human genome, selecting genes for resistance to disease in human populations living in malaria endemic areas. Selection by malaria has generated genetic variations, providing evolutionary driving force mediating polymorphisms such as Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency and sickle-cell anaemia. Genes encoding erythrocyte receptors of Plasmodium falciparum especially the sialoglycoproteins, glycophorins A, B and C, which are the main parasite receptors, have been shown to be under selection, with Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and exon deletions being detected. This study analyzed SNPs in glycophorins A, B, and C genes in a population living in the …

Dna Barcoding And Morphometrics Of Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) In Three Selected Forests In Kenya, Nelly Njeri Ndungu

All Master’s Theses

Stingless honeybee keeping is an income generating enterprise with an indirect potential of achieving the goal of forest and biodiversity conservation in Kenya. However, little information is available on species diversity and spatial distribution of stingless bees in Kenya. This study describes variations of stingless bee samples collected from Arabuko Sokoke, Mwingi and Kakamega forests, ranging from low, middle to high altitude, respectively using morphometrics and DNA barcoding. Fourteen morphometric characters were measured to determine the extent of morphological variation of stingless bees in Kenya.In addition, mitochondrial DNA sequences data were generated using Cytochrome c Oxidase I (COI) in accordance …

Potential For Utilization Of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Beauveria Bassiana, For Control Of Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites Sordidus (Germar), Carolyne Anaye Omukoko

All Master’s Theses

Banana production in Kenya has been on the decline due to among other factors, pests and disease of which banana weevil is major. Although, entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae have been used successfully to control various agricultural and pasture pests, lack of effective application system limits their wider application.This study therefore seeks to evaluate the potential of utilizing the fungus to control the banana weevil using infected weevils to disseminate the entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana for control of the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus). Tests were carried out in the laboratory with ten isolates of B. bassiana ; …

A Qualitative Approach To Understanding Audience's Perceptions Of Creativity In Online Advertising, Andrew Mcstay

The Qualitative Report

In this paper I seek to inquire upon audience's perceptions of creativity in online advertising - a heretofore poorly understood area. This paper initially outlines current academic understanding of creativity in online advertising, mainly derived from quantitative assessments. It then advances a qualitative methodology including diary-interviews and ethnographic online interviews across 41 participants. My starting point is a critique of the most comprehensive conceptual intervention in the area of advertising creativity - Smith and Yang's (2004) typology of "relevance" and "divergence". I assess to what extent this typology emerges from my participants' data. Two key features of relevance - contextual …

Action Research In Practice: Issues And Challenges In A Financial Services Case Study, Peter Marshall, Phyl Wilson, Kristy De Salas, Judy Mckay

The Qualitative Report

In this paper we give a direct and personal account of the issues and challenges that occurred in an action research study. The research team consisted of five researchers from two Australian universities. The action research case was carried out in a small financial services company and concerned the development of an information systems strategy. However, the focus of the paper is not on information systems, but on the general methodological issues and problems of action research. The authors hope that readers will benefit from the direct and transparent account of the practical methodological problems encountered in the study.

Shared Understanding Or Consensus-Masked Disagreement? The Anti-Torture Framework In The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Janet E. Lord

Articles

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The Enforcement Of Discipline In The Royal Malaysian Police Force: An Administrative Law Perspective., Arifai Tarawe

Student Works (2010-2019)

The Royal Malaysian Police Force (RMP) is a huge organization which consists of more than hundred thousand personnel from different background of socio-demography. Although there were many courses and trainings have been organized to uphold integrity and discipline among police officers, disciplinary problems still arises. In fact, the formation of Inspector General of Police Secretariat (Discipline) under direct order of the Inspector General of Police shows that RMP gives priority to discipline and integrity in order to achieve its vision and mission. The purpose of this Project Paper is to examine the role of the Disciplinary Authority of RMP in …

Integrating Situation Awareness Assessment Into Test And Evaluation, Cheryl A. Bolstad, Haydee Maria Cuevas

Publications

To guarantee the success if network- centric operations, warfighters need the ability to extract and share critical task-relevant information to develop and maintain the situation awareness that is so critical far effective team performance. As such, the design of emerging technologies and systems must adopt a "user-centric" approach, with consideration for human information processing capabilities and limitations. In turn, to ensure that these technologies and systems are meeting their design objectives, test and evaluation must similarly be expanded to include metrics that assess how well system features and functions are supporting critical human cognitive processes such as situation awareness and …

Differential Effects Of Personality Disorders On Treatment Outcome For Adult Patients With Adhd, Emily M. Tomer

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Approximately seven million adults meet the diagnostic criteria for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the prevalence rate is between 3.3 and 5.3%; however, these are likely underestimates because the diagnostic criteria are based on those originally devised for children, aged four to 17 years. Not only does this underdiagnosis cause a problem in making an accurate diagnosis, but also the high rate (65-89%) of psychiatric comorbidity complicates the situation, resulting in poorer treatment outcome for individuals with comorbid diagnoses, when compared with those who have no comorbid diagnoses. Therefore, the current study was designed to examine whether or not the …

A Case Study: Use Of Applied Behavior Analysis With An Austistic Adolescent, Evan Jaffe

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Socialization between individuals is an important characteristic in human development. In individuals with autism, there is a profound deficit with social skills and with social reciprocity. Interventions and techniques are utilized to help enhance these skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects that Applied Behavior Analysis using discrete trials can have on the ability to elicit a spontaneous greeting in various settings by an adolescent male diagnosed with autism. This study analyzed data collected during a ten week intervention program. Behavior ratings reflected some uneven progress over the ten weeks, but significant improvements in the targeted …