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Turning Anti-Discrimination Laws On Their Head: Using Rhetoric To Attempt To Turn The Medicine Into The Illness, Todd Tolin

Student Works

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Food, The Environment, And Democracy: A Case Study Of The Marine Conservation Movement's Shift From State-Centered To Market-Based Approaches, Jason Konefal

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This paper examines the shift by the marine conservation movement from state-centered to market-based strategies and its implications for the democratization of food and agriculture. Using two theoretical frameworks form social movement theory – the opportunities approach and resource mobilization theory – three factors are identified as driving the shift by marine conservation organizations to market-based strategies. First, limited success using state-centered strategies created the impetus for marine conservation organizations to seek out alternative strategies. Second, changes in food and agriculture created opportunities for market based strategies. Specifically, the emergence of retailers as leader actors, the development of an economy …

Modulation Of Constitutive Androstane Receptor (Car) And Pregnane X Receptor (Pxr) By 6-Arylpyrrolo[2,1-D][1,5]Benzothiazepine Derivatives, Ligands Of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor (Pbr), Linnea E. Anderson, Ann M. Dring, Laura D. Hamel, Matthew A. Stoner

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and pregnane X receptor (PXR) regulate xenobiotic sensing and metabolism through interactions with multiple exogenous and endogenous chemicals. Compounds that activate CAR are often ligands of PXR; attention is therefore given to discovery of new, receptor-specific chemical entities that may be exploited for therapeutic and basic research purposes. Recently, ligands of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR), PK11195 and FGIN-1-27, were shown to modulate both CAR and PXR. PBR is a mitochondrial transport protein responsible for multiple regulatory functions, including heme biosynthesis, a major component in cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. To investigate possible new roles for PBR …

Science, Standards, And Power: New Food Safety Governance In California, Diana Stuart

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

In 2006, an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 associated with California spinach resulted in widespread illness across the United States. The magnitude of the outbreak and the resulting media attention demanded a change in the governance of leafy green produce. Drawing from more than 130 personal interviews, this paper critically examines how powerful players in the produce industry organized a strategic approach to governing leafy greens production in California. Networks are used to explore the evolution of new industry-led food safety standards and how they directly conflicted with and overpowered environmental agendas. This paper highlights serious concerns regarding participation and …

Governance, Globalization, And The State, Alessandro Bonanno

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Konstruk Dan Faktor Jasmani Yang Berpengaruh Terhadap Prestasi Renang Gaya Bebas 50 Meter, I Made Sriundy

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Abstrak

Tujuan penelitian untuk: (1) Mengembangkan model konstruk pengukuran prestasi renang gaya bebas 50 meter; (2) Mendapatkan model persamaan struktural prestasi perenang gaya bebas 50 meter kaitannya dengan faktor-faktor jasmani terhadap teknik; dan (3) Membuktikan faktor-faktor jasmani yang mempengaruhi prestasi renang gaya bebas 50 meter. Subjek penelitian 150 orang diambil menggunakan purposif random sampling. Analisis data dengan program SPSS 10.0 dan LISREL 8.71 for Windows. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa (1) indikator pengukuran prestasi renang meliputi proporsi tubuh, biomotorik, dan status gizi, (2) model yang dihipotesiskan merupakan model yang fit, (3) faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi prestasi renang gaya bebas 50 meter meliputi …

Bias Item Tes Keterampilan Proses Sains Pola Divergen Dan Modifikasinya Sebagai Tes Kreativitas, Bambang Subali

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui bias item tes keterampilan proses sains pola divergen dan modifikasinya sebagai tes kreativitas biologi SMA untuk assessment for learning. Penelitian menggunakan intrumen keterampilan proses sains pola divergen untuk biologi SMA (Bambang Subali, 2009). Dua dari enam instrumen pengukur keterampilan proses sains tersebut dimodifikasi menjadi instrumen pengukur kreativitas keterampilan proses sains dan diujikan pada 1095 peserta didik. Penskoran dalam skala politomus dan dianalisis menurut Partial Credit Model 1-PL dengan program QUEST. Analisis bias didasarkan faktor gender, lokasi, dan jenjang kelas. Hasil pengukuran menunjukkan, dengan kriteria mean INFIT MNSQ 1,0 ± 0,0 tes fit dengan model. …

Cooperative Nrda & New Governance: Getting To Restoration In The Hudson River, The Gulf Of Mexico, And Beyond, Michael B. Runnels, Andrea Giampetro-Meyer

Brooklyn Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Framework For Determining The Reliability Of Nanoscale Metallic Oxide Semiconductor (Mos) Devices, Wilkistar Otieno

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

An increase in worldwide investments during the past several decades has pro-pelled scienti c breakthroughs in nanoscience and technology research to new and exciting levels. To ensure that these discoveries lead to commercially viable prod-ucts, it is important to address some of the fundamental engineering and scientific challenges related to nanodevices. Due to the centrality of reliability to product integrity, nanoreliability requires critical analysis and understanding to ensure long-term sustainability of nanodevices and systems. In this study, we construct a relia-bility framework for nanoscale dielectric lms used in Metallic Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) devices. The successful fabrication and incorporation of metallic …

Stališča Do Spletnega Oglaševanja In Vpliv Na Vedenje Mladih, Milena Fornazarič

Economic and Business Review

Today's children and adolescents are the first fully digital generation, changing the rules of how we use information technology, communication and marketing. In the article, I addressed the model of attitudes/values/behaviours to Internet advertising among children by reviewing the existing literature, starting by critically reviewing existing models for adults. The article describes the structure and methodology of the research (operationalisation of variables, data collection, reliability and validity of measurement, hypothesis development) and the sample characteristics (young people in Slovenia). We analysed the results obtained, tested the hypotheses, and evaluated the adequacy of the proposed research model for attitudes/values/behaviours to online …

Analisis Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Book Tax Gap Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Persistensi Laba, Aulia Eka Persada, Dwi Martani

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The aim of this study is to examine the factors affecting book tax gap and analyze the effects of book tax gap for the persistence of earnings using a panel data set of manufacturing company in Indonesia over the period 2001-2007. The key result suggests that, only tax loss utilization and the firm size significantly affect the book tax gap in Indonesia. The result for the persistence of earnings shows that both temporary and permanent book tax gap significantly affect the persistence of earnings. The result also shows there are other factors that affect the persistence of earnings like operating …

Pengaruh Mekanisme Corporate Governance Terhadap Kinerja Keuangan Bank Perkreditan Rakyat, Okky Andriyan, Supatmi Supatmi

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research is aimed to find out the influence of Corporate Governance (CG) mechanisms to the banking financial performance. As a regulated industry, this research wants to prove that the banking financial performance can be influenced by CG mechanisms, not just its complience to the banking regulations. The samples in this research are the non-governmental rural banks (Bank Perkreditan Rakyat) in Central Java. The financial performance of the BPR is measured by the ratio of NPL, KPMM, LDR, and ROA. CG mechanisms are measured by its managerial ownerships, the proportion of the outside directors, and the number of board of …

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 31, 2010, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 31, 2010, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

All Human Rights Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others: The Extraordinary Rendition Of A Terror Suspect In Italy, The Nato Sofa, And Human Rights, Chris Jenks, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

On November 4, 2009, an Italian court found a group of Italian military intelligence agents, operatives from the Central Intelligence Agency and a U.S. Air Force (USAF) officer guilty of the 2003 kidnapping of terror suspect Abu Omar. Thrown in a van on the streets of Milan, the abduction took Abu Omar from Italy to Egypt, where he was allegedly tortured and interrogated about his role in recruiting fighters for extremist Islamic causes, including the insurgency in Iraq. This essay posits that lost amidst politically charged rhetoric about Bush administration impunity and the “war on terror” is that the Italian …

Knowledge And Education: Pro-Access Implications Of New Technologies, Dalindyebo Shabalala

School of Law Faculty Publications

This book examines the social impact of intellectual property laws. It addresses issues and trends relating to health, food security, education, new technologies, preservation of bio-cultural heritage and contemporary challenges in promoting the arts. It explores how intellectual property frameworks could be better calibrated to meet socio-economic needs in countries at different stages of development, with local contexts and culture in mind. A resource for policy-makers, stakeholders, non-profits and students, this volume furthermore highlights alternative modes of innovation that are emerging to address such diverse challenges as neglected or resurgent diseases in developing countries and the harnessing of creative possibilities …

Law Reform And Transformative Change: A Panel At Cuny Law, Rikke Mananzala, Soniya Munshi, Nadia Qurashi, Elana Redfield, Dean Spade

City University of New York Law Review

A panel discussion with Rickke Mananzala, Soniya Munshi, Nadia Qurashi, Elana Redfield, and Dean Spade. April 1, 2010

Suspect Fits Description: Responses To Racial Profiling In New York City, Darius Charney, Jesus Gonzalez, David M. Kennedy, Noel Leader, Robert Perry

City University of New York Law Review

A panel discussion with Darius Charney, Jesus Gonzalez, David Kennedy, Noel Leader, and Robert Perry. September 29, 2010

Belajar Sejarah Kolonial Melalui Pameran Koleksi Lukisan Jadoel, Lilie Suratminto

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

Pictures or paintings of high-rank officials hanged in government or public offices are not only a recent phenomenon. Francois Valentijn (1724-1726) wrote in his book, Oud en Neuw Oost Indien, the common practice of hanging pictures or paintings of high-rank officials even in the eighteenth century in Indonesia when the East India Company (VOC) had its power over the land. The Fatahillah Historic Museum in Jakarta has kept all the pictures and paintings of the Dutch Indies officials from the time of the East India Company (VOC) to 1942. The curriculum vitae of those persona is a corpus for research …

Determinants Of Firm Entries: Empirical Evidence For Slovenia, Dijana Močnik

Economic and Business Review

We empirically investigate the determinants of new firm formations on Slovenian data set for the 6-year period across statistical regions. Analyzed are the relationships of the determinants classified into five groups: demand, unemployment, industrial restructuring, local financial capital, and knowledge concentration. We find a positive and significant impact of GDP p.c., unemployment rate, productivity growth and a negative relationship for employment density. Results show that some regions have significantly worse conditions for start-up firms than others. Practical implications of this study would allow policy makers to better understand the dynamics in new firm formations.

Kampanye Iklan Layanan Masyarakat Produksi Pnri, Laksmi Laksmi

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

This study examines the message of the public services announcement (PSA) produced by PNRI. The PSA are supposed to encourage audiences to read books to improve their live. Indonesian society is known as oral tradition, meanwhile, reading habit helps people develop a critical thinking. I use qualitative approach to analyze dialogues, characters, virtual images, and information. The aim of the study is to understand how PSA is produced, communicated, and consumed by people. This research analyses meaning construction of reading and its relevance to welfare. I collect the data from seven PSA and analyze them by critical discourse analysis method. …

Dialektika Dan Refleksi Kritis Realitas “Sustainability” Dalam Praktik Sustainability Reporting: Sebuah Narasi Habermasian, I Gusti Ayu Agung Omika Dewi

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This study aims at achieving the understanding about sustainability reality which is reflected in the practice of sustainability reporting on State-Owned Enterprise of mine sector which is go public in Indonesian Stock Exchange. The paradigm of this study differs from the previous accounting researches which is used legitimacy theory as an analysis instrument. The analysis method which is used in this study is critical dialectic method on document in order to reflect sustainability reality in the practice of sustainability reporting according to Habermas perspective frame which known as: (1) Pseudo Sustainability; (2) Obligatory Sustainability; and (3) Humanism Sustainability. The result …

Result Of Low Frequency Speech Therapy In Children With Articulation Disorder, Yu-Nan Wang, Mei-Li Cheng, Ya-Wen Li, Xiao-Jun Zhang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Articulation disorder refers to the mispronunciation of speech sounds by omitting, distorting, substituting, or adding sounds which make speech difficult to understand. It is not an uncommon disorder among children. The prevalence of articulation disorder in preschool and school-age children is about 10%. For children without associated condition, articulation disorder may be treatable with speech therapy. In this study, we examined 55 children with articulation disorder who received speech therapy in our hospital during the past four years. The boys to girls ratio is 2.4 to 1. Among the different types of articulation disorders, substitution is the most common type …

Optimized Production Of Lignin Peroxidase, Manganese Peroxidase And Laccase In Submerged Cultures Of Trametes Trogii Using Various Growth Media Compositions, F. Patrick, G. Mtui, A. M. Mshandete, A. Kivaisi

Tanzania Journal of Science

A white-rot fungus, Trametes trogii, was isolated from coastal Tanzania and screened for crude lignolytic enzymes production using Rhemazol Brilliant blue R (RBBR) dye, 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline)-6-sulfonate (ABTS) and guaiacol in a semi-solid medium. Lignin peroxidase (LiP), manganese peroxidase (MnP) and Laccase (Lac) were detected by pyrogallol and !- napthol solutions, respectively on the guaiacol supplemented solid media. The effect of temperature, pH, carbon, nitrogen, Cu2+, 2,5-xylidine, ferulic acid, varatryl alcohol and Mn2+ in submerged culture fermentations were investigated for maximum enzymes production. After 7 days of incubation, 72-100% oxidation of RBBR, ABTS and guaiacol was observed. With optimized culture conditions, …

Regulating Compensation, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Windfall Myth, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Regulating Vessel Traffic Service (Vts) To Mitigate Maritime Accidents At Port Approaches, Abdulhusain Mansoor. Abdulla

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Dna Methylation And Its Association With Prenatal Exposures And Pregnancy Outcomes, Jennifer Straughen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Altered DNA methylation may lead to suboptimal fetal programming, increasing the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as small for gestational age (SGA); however, few studies have examined the associations between DNA methylation, prenatal exposures, and fetal outcomes. Cross-sectional data from a larger, ongoing study were used to assess the impact of prenatal smoking on gene specific methylation of umbilical cord blood derived DNA and to investigate the association between gene-specific methylation and risk of SGA. The association between gene-specific DNA methylation and birthweight was also assessed. Maternal and infant covariates were abstracted from medical records, cigarette smoke exposure was …

Epidemiological Study Of Contributing Factors In The Development Of Peptic Ulcer And Gastric Cancer Initiated By Helicobacter Pylori Infection In India, Rahul Suresh Mhaskar

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a significant risk factor for peptic ulcer (PU) and gastric cancer (GC). Apart from the virulent CagA genotype of H. pylori environmental and dietary factors influence disease outcomes. There have been no studies addressing these factors in Western India. Hence, we conducted a case control study enrolling PU, GC patients and controls at Pune, India.

Methods: Risk factors for PU and H. pylori infection were assessed in participant interview. H. pylori status was assessed from stool by monoclonal antigen detection. To understand treatment effect, we followed 100 H. pylori positive patients.

Results: We …

African American Athletes And The Negotiation Of Public Spaces: An Examination Of Athletic Capital And African American Perceptions Of Success, Keona Lewis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation explores the culture of sport among African American male football players as well as African American perspectives on sport and success. A case study of six African American, Division 1 FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) collegiate student athletes was conducted along with seventeen supplemental interviews with community members, parents, coaches and former athletes and fans. The participants answered questions that explored education, success, identity construction, ethnicity and sport. Archival data was also reviewed framing the discussion on football in Florida, links between education and sport participation and African American male academic achievement. While many perspectives varied, there were collective …

Analisis Kandungan Ion Flourida Pada Sampel Air Tanah Dan Air Pam Secara Spektrofotometri, Yodifta Astriningrum, Herman Suryadi, Azizahwati Azizahwati

Majalah Ilmu Kefarmasian

Fluoride ion is one of the compounds that are known to have benefits in the prevention of dental caries when used in certain concentrations, but also hasnegative effects that may cause the occurrence of dental and bone fluorosis when the intake was in excessive concentration. One of the fluoride intakes comes fromwater that is consumed. The aim of this research was to identify and measurefluoride ion levels in groundwater and piped water that used as drinking water consumption in the community. Measurement of fluoride ion concentration isdone by using visible spectrophotometry at the maximum wavelength of 586 nmusing the sodium …