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The Myth Of Buick Aspirin: An Empirical Study Of Trademark Dilution By Product And Trade Names, Paul J. Heald, Robert Brauneis

Cardozo Law Review

Trademark dilution is a highly controversial cause of action that has been the subject of hundreds of law review articles, but no significant scientific work. We analyze sixty years of telephone white pages, corporate and LLC naming data, advertisements from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, state and federal trademark databases, and all recorded dilution litigation. Our data strongly suggest that famous trademarks are frequently borrowed for use as trade names in services, but almost never as trade marks on products. Given that Congress based anti-dilution legislation on the assumption that uses like …

The Limitations Of An Economic Agency Cost Theory Of Trust Law, Lee-Ford Tritt

Cardozo Law Review

Should the donor's specific interests or potentially conflicting theoretical economic principles control the creation and administration of trusts? In a highly influential article advancing an agency cost framework for trust law, Harvard Law Professor Robert Sitkoff suggests retooling trust law to focus on wealth maximization and to minimize costs stemming from an assumed misalignment of the interests between deemed "principals" and "agents" within the trust setting. An agency cost theory of trust law, however, reduces the complex, highly idiosyncratic, and emotionally charged nature of trust law into a simple business relationship. Given the special nature of trust law and practice …

Sunday Driver/Jip3 Binds Kinesin Heavy Chain Directly And Enhances Its Motility, Faneng Sun, Chuanmei Zhu, Ram Dixit, Valeria Cavalli

Biology Faculty Research

Neuronal development, function and repair critically depend on axonal transport of vesicles and protein complexes, which is mediated in part by the molecular motor kinesin‐1. Adaptor proteins recruit kinesin‐1 to vesicles via direct association with kinesin heavy chain (KHC), the force‐generating component, or via the accessory light chain (KLC). Binding of adaptors to the motor is believed to engage the motor for microtubule‐based transport. We report that the adaptor protein Sunday Driver (syd, also known as JIP3 or JSAP1) interacts directly with KHC, in addition to and independently of its known interaction with KLC. Using an in vitro motility assay, …

Ucf Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter Summer 2011, Megan M. Haught

UCF Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter

This is the Summer 2011 edition of the UCF Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter which celebrates the accomplishments and community activity of the faculty, staff, and students from the University of Central Florida Cocoa and Palm Bay campuses.

• The Palm Bay campus hosted the 3^rd Annual SPC 3513 Debate Tournament
• Palm Bay Early Childhood Development and Education hosted a Teacher Appreciation reception for local teachers who supervised student teaching
• Four Nursing students were recognized for Honors in the Major
• Cocoa campus chapter of National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association held a children’s festival in honor of Better Speech and Hearing Month

More Human Trouble, Philip M. Weinstein

English Literature Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Color Of Water: Observations Of A Brown Buffalo In Ten Stanzas, Tom Romero

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.

Su People

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Alumni Journal

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

An In Vitro Spectroscopic Analysis To Determine The Chemical Composition Of The Precipitate Formed By Mixing Sodium Hypochlorite And Chlorhexidine, James B. Nowicki, Daniel S. Sem

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

Introduction—The purpose of this in vitro study was to determine the chemical composition of the precipitate formed by mixing sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and Chlorhexidine (CHX), and relative molecular weight of the components.

Methods—Using commercially available chlorhexidine gluconate (CHXg), a 2% solution was formed and mixed in a 1:1 ratio with commercially available NaOCl producing a brown precipitate. The precipitate as well as a mixture of precipitate and pure chlorhexidine diacetate (CHXa) was then analyzed using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy.

Results—The 1D and 2D NMR spectra were fully assigned, in terms of chemical shifts of all proton …

Effects Of The Herbicide Atrazine On The Behavior Of The Checkered Gartersnake (Thamnophis Marcianus), Katie Chamberlain

Biology Theses

Atrazine is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the United States and one of the most popular weed-killers worldwide, being utilized in over 80 countries. Despite the effectiveness of atrazine, there has been growing concern over the potential harmful effects this chemical may have on non-target species exposed to this chemical. Few studies, however, have been performed on the effects of this chemical on reptiles, in particular snakes. This study examined the effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of atrazine on the foraging, antipredator, thermoregulatory, and courtship behaviors of the checkered gartersnake (Thamnophis marcianus). Effects of atrazine appeared negligible …

Team Collaboration In Virtual Worlds: The Role Of Task Complexity, Parichart Sattayanuwat

College of Business: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Virtual worlds are three-dimensional, computer-generated worlds where team collaboration can be facilitated through the use of shared virtual space and mediated using avatars. In this study, we examined the effect of task complexity on team collaboration. We used a puzzle game in Second Life as the collaborative task and manipulated task component complexity by varying the number of pieces in the puzzle. We hypothesized that task complexity would influence team trust, team process satisfaction, and one‘s attraction to the team in virtual team collaboration. The experimental results indicate that task complexity has significant effects on team trust and team process …

Paul Verkuil And Pragmatic Adjustment In Government, Sidney A. Shapiro

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Practical Rationality, The Disciplinary Obligation, And Authentic Mathematical Work: A Look At Geometry, Deborah Moore-Russo, Michael Weiss

The Mathematics Enthusiast

Grossman and McDonald (2008) recently argued that the research community needs to move its “attention beyond the cognitive demands of teaching … to an expanded view of teaching that focuses on teaching as a practice (p. 185).” Building on the work of Bourdieu (Bourdieu and Wacquent, 1992; Bourdieu, 1985, 1998), Herbst and Chazan (2003, 2006) have written about mathematics teaching as a practice, just as law and medicine are considered practices, in an attempt to better understand the rationality that produces, regulates, and sustains mathematics instruction. This practical rationality is the commonly held system of dispositions or the “feel for …

Hearts, Bellies, And The Hunger Of Heroes: Intertraditional Agonistic Discourse Between The Iliad And Odyssey, Israel Mcmullin

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

Within this thesis I argue that the Iliad and Odyssey, as representatives of sub-genres within the larger archaic Greek epic tradition, engage in a shared agonistic discourse with one another in order to demonstrate that the hero of each epic is superior to that of its competitor. In order to trace this agonistic discourse, I examine the manner in which each epic employs the terms thumos, 'heart,' and gaster, 'belly,' to define itself in opposition to its competing epic sub-genre. Traditionally scholars have considered the Odyssey the more recent of the two epics and, thus, relying upon the Iliad. However, …

Evaluating Mitochondrial Uncoupling Potentials Of A7e And Dnp In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae : Implications For Human Obesity, Roger Vaughan

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

Obesity is one of the most prevalent maladies in the United States and is a major cause of preventable death. Weight loss supplements frequently claim uncoupling as a mechanism of action. Uncoupling agents could be used for weight loss because they disrupt mitochondrial metabolism thereby reducing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) yield. Consequently, metabolic efficiency diminishes increasing basal metabolic rate. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) successfully uncouples but was banned in 1938 because of a narrow window between efficacy and toxicity. PURPOSE: To measure the ability of a blend that reportedly contains 17-dihydroxy-delta-5-etiocholane-7-one and p-methylcarbonylethylphenol and other substances (A7E), a purported uncoupling agent, to interfere …

When Knowing Just Isn't Enough: Examining The Role Of Moral Emotions In Health Decision Making Using The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Kate Duangdao

Department of Psychology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

A proposed integrated Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model aimed to examine the role of moral emotions and two health outcomes: prosocial behaviors and smoking outcomes. Based on Tangney’s work with shame and guilt-proneness, it was expected that those more prone to guilt would engage in more prosocial behaviors and those more prone to shame would engage in more smoking behaviors. Prosocial behaviors were found to be negatively associated with smoking outcomes. However, results suggested that guilt and shame-proneness seem to function similarly in predicting behavioral outcomes. Components within the TPB were generally positively correlated with each health outcome, however …

New Stable Isotope Record Of Paleoecological Change In The Late Neogene Of The Western Great Plains From Enamel In Large Mammals, Zachary Kita

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

An expansion of C₄ grasslands occurred between 6 and 8 million years ago in the Great Plains of North America, as evidenced by a marked shift to more ¹³C-enriched carbon isotope compositions from large fossil mammal tooth enamel and paleosol carbonates. Prior to this expansion, habitats were comprised of exclusively C₃ vegetation. To explore this problem I present a compilation of bulk stable carbon (δ¹³C) and oxygen (δ¹⁸O) isotope values from a variety of large mammals from 6 localities that span from the late Clarendonian to the late Blancan in Nebraska. As expected, …

Intervention To Increase Knowledge And Consumption Of Folate-Rich Foods Based On The Health Belief Model, Lindsay M. Labrosse

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Folate is important in the prevention of birth defects and in the maintenance of general health. Even after mandatory fortification, many people are still not consuming the RDA of 400 mcg/day. Consuming a diet rich in naturally high-folate foods, as opposed to supplementation, may offer additional health benefits and promote an overall healthy diet.

The purpose of this pilot study was to test the hypothesis that a learner-centered educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) will successfully increase knowledge and consumption of folate-rich foods, while increasing positive beliefs about folate and health. A two group parallel control trial …

“The Warm Heart Of Africa” Program Proposal For S.T.E.P Into The World, Adam Goldberg

Capstone Collection

This capstone paper introduces “The Warm Heart of Africa”, an education abroad program proposal for pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers designed for the newly formed organization, S.T.E.P (Supporting.Teachers.Educational.Progression) Into The World. “The Warm Heart of Africa” will offer a month-long intensive program in the African nation of Malawi during the summer of 2012 with the purpose of providing participants with training in intercultural communication alongside an unforgettable cultural immersion experience. With a base of experiential learning, “The Warm Heart of Africa” design focuses on providing participants with a strong foundation in cross-cultural competency and sensitivity as it combines service-learning projects, …

Experiences With Peace Corps’ Third Goal: Perspectives Of Peace Corps Mali Volunteers, Elizabeth N. Gardiner

Capstone Collection

When asked what the best part of their service was, the large majority of Peace Corps Volunteers will light up as they describe a cross-cultural experience or relationship. Peace Corps Volunteers want to share these sentiments with Americans. I conducted a qualitative case study by interviewing three fellow Peace Corps Volunteers and evaluating 35 survey responses, in order to explore Peace Corps Volunteers’ perceptions of Peace Corps’ Third Goal- to share a host country culture with Americans. The interviews were transcribed and then compared and contrasted. From the interviews and survey findings, it has been found that the Peace Corps …

Forum, Volume 35, No. 2, Summer 2011, Florida Humanities Council, Barbara O'Reilley

FORUM: The Magazine of Florida Humanities

Contents: Letter from the Director -- Let Florida Writers Take You Places -- Florida Nonfiction -- Popular Fiction -- Carl Hiaasen: A Passionate Voice for Florida -- Humanities Alive! -- General Fiction -- Visual Arts -- Children's Literature -- Poetry -- Young Adult -- Spanish Language -- Bridging Cultures -- My Favorite Florida Place

Public Single-Sex K-12 Education: The Renewal Of Sex-Based Policy By Post-Race Politics, 1986-2006, Andrew J. Mccreary

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Lower Federal Courts And State Courts Recent Cases And Commentary

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

The Ballad Of Plácida Romero: History Of An Apache Raid, A Captured Woman, And A Song, Arthur Arty G. Bibo, A.E. Bob Roland

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Pakistan Society For Neurology Conference Abstracts

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.

A Simplified Method For Analyzing Factors Contributing To Motorcyclists’ Fatal Injuries In Ohio, Deogratias Eustace, Vamsi Krishna Indupuru

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Faculty Publications

The aim of this paper was to analyze traffic crash data by using a simplified method in determining significant factors that increase the risk of a motorcyclist being fatally injured once involved in a motorcycle crash in Ohio. The concept of overrepresentation, which is similar to relative risk, was used in identifying significant variables associated with the elevated risk of a motorcycle crash resulting into a fatality. The overrepresentation factor (ORF) was calculated for each variable of interest. The ORF offers a simple but powerful procedure of determining whether a certain factor significantly occurs more or less frequently in one …

The Eagleville Times,Volume 9, Issue 7, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

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Much Needed Reform In The Realm Of Public Morals: A Proposed Addition To The Gatt Article Xx(A) "Public Morals" Framework, Resulting From China-Audiovisual, Tyler M. Smith

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The note examines the tension between free trade and moral considerations under the GATT and GATS frameworks, focusing on the public morals exceptions in Article XXa of the GATT and Article XIVa of the GATS. It critiques the WTO's current two-tiered jurisprudential framework, particularly the provisional justification standard, for insufficiently addressing the balance between trade restrictions and moral protections. The author proposes a more robust analytical framework requiring states invoking public morals exceptions to demonstrate substantial domestic legislative and executive efforts to protect those morals, ensuring such measures are not mere pretexts for protectionism. This approach aims to foster predictability, …

United States V. Ubs Ag: Has The United States Successfully Cracked The Vault To Swiss Banking Secrecy?, Eric M. Victorson

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article examines the legal and diplomatic efforts of the United States to combat tax evasion by American citizens using Swiss bank accounts, focusing on the landmark case of United States v. UBS AG. It highlights how the U.S. successfully challenged Switzerland's banking secrecy laws through treaty revisions and legal actions, ultimately achieving greater transparency and setting a precedent for international tax enforcement.