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A Functional Approach To Memory-Safe Operating Systems, Rebekah Leslie Jan 2011

A Functional Approach To Memory-Safe Operating Systems, Rebekah Leslie

Dissertations and Theses

Purely functional languages--with static type systems and dynamic memory management using garbage collection--are a known tool for helping programmers to reduce the number of memory errors in programs. By using such languages, we can establish correctness properties relating to memory-safety through our choice of implementation language alone. Unfortunately, the language characteristics that make purely functional languages safe also make them more difficult to apply in a low-level domain like operating systems construction. The low-level features that support the kinds of hardware manipulations required by operating systems are not typically available in memory-safe languages with garbage collection. Those that are provided …


Congressional Authority To Interpret The Thirteenth Amendment: A Response To Professor Tsesis, Jennifer Mason Mcaward Jan 2011

Congressional Authority To Interpret The Thirteenth Amendment: A Response To Professor Tsesis, Jennifer Mason Mcaward

Journal Articles

This essay explores the proper scope of Congress’s power to enforce the Thirteenth Amendment’s prohibition on slavery and involuntary servitude. It reviews the historical context surrounding the drafting of the Thirteenth Amendment enforcement power, and it points to structural constitutional considerations relevant to the understanding of that power. It concludes by suggesting some related topics that deserve further exploration.


Child Support Guidelines: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Margaret F. Brinig, Douglas W. Allen Jan 2011

Child Support Guidelines: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Margaret F. Brinig, Douglas W. Allen

Journal Articles

Child support guideline systems do more than simply determine the amount of income to be transferred from the noncustodial to the custodial household. They create incentives, one way or another, for spouses to divorce and seek custody and support payments. We examine three cases found in North America, and find that the common method of income shares provides a decent guideline that does not create any perverse incentives for divorce. Percentage-of-obligor-income methods do worse than other systems, and can cause increases in divorce rates for families in which one spouse earns a high income. Finally, the Canadian system, which is …


The Problem With Health Measurement., Stefan J. Cano, Jeremy C. Hobart Jan 2011

The Problem With Health Measurement., Stefan J. Cano, Jeremy C. Hobart

Peninsula Medical School

In this review we discuss health measurement with a focus on psychometric methods and methodology. In particular, we examine some of the key issues currently facing the use of clinician and patient rating scales to measure the health outcomes of disease and treatment. We present three key facts and flag one crucial problem. First, the numbers generated by scales are increasingly used as the measurements of the central dependent variables upon which clinical decisions are frequently made. The rising profile of rating scales has significant implications for scale construction, evaluation, and selection, as well as for interpreting studies. Second, rating …


The Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Of Two Main Belt Asteroids, 152 Atala And 245 Vera, Eric R. O'Dea Jan 2011

The Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Of Two Main Belt Asteroids, 152 Atala And 245 Vera, Eric R. O'Dea

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Accuracy Of Dna Barcoding Identification Of Striacosta Albicosta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) And Other Noctuids Of The Midwest, Matthew J. Flom Jan 2011

Accuracy Of Dna Barcoding Identification Of Striacosta Albicosta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) And Other Noctuids Of The Midwest, Matthew J. Flom

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Using Temporal And Paleogeographic Mapping To Identify Underrepresented Regions And Time Intervals To Aid In Selecting Locations To Search For New Molluscan Species, James Joshua Crowell Jan 2011

Using Temporal And Paleogeographic Mapping To Identify Underrepresented Regions And Time Intervals To Aid In Selecting Locations To Search For New Molluscan Species, James Joshua Crowell

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Gender Bias In Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Referrals For Treatment, Stephanie Behrens Jan 2011

Gender Bias In Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Referrals For Treatment, Stephanie Behrens

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.


Italian Militants And Migrants And The Language Of Solidarity In The Early-Twentieth-Century Western Coalfields, Stephen Brier, Ferdinando Fasce Jan 2011

Italian Militants And Migrants And The Language Of Solidarity In The Early-Twentieth-Century Western Coalfields, Stephen Brier, Ferdinando Fasce

Publications and Research

This article uses the life and experiences of an Italian immigrant and labor militant, Carlo Demolli, to examine a range of issues, including: the intersection of ethnic and national identity and labor militancy and solidarity in the organizing efforts of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) among the ethnically diverse workforce of coal miners in the American West at the turn of the 20th century; the role of a "language of solidarity" as expressed in an Italian language version of the UMW Journal, Il Lavoratore Italiano, in sustaining a militant Italian immigrant workforce in the coal mines; and the …


Propofol And Children--What We Know And What We Do Not Know., Ae Rigby-Jones, Jr Sneyd Jan 2011

Propofol And Children--What We Know And What We Do Not Know., Ae Rigby-Jones, Jr Sneyd

Peninsula Medical School

The pharmacokinetics of propofol are relatively well described in the pediatric population. Recent work has confirmed the validity of allometric scaling for predicting propofol disposition across different species and for describing pediatric ontogenesis. In the first year of life, allometric models require adjustment to reflect ontogeny of maturation. Pharmacodynamic data for propofol in children are scarcer, because of practical difficulties in data collection and the limitations of currently available depth of anesthesia monitors for pediatric use. Hence, questions relating to the comparative sensitivity of children to propofol, and differences in time to peak effect relative to adults, remain unanswered. K(eo) …


Degradation Of Mechanical Properties Of Vinylester And Carbon Fiber/Vinylester Composites Due To Environmental Exposure, Alexander M. Figliolini Jan 2011

Degradation Of Mechanical Properties Of Vinylester And Carbon Fiber/Vinylester Composites Due To Environmental Exposure, Alexander M. Figliolini

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

An experimental investigation was undertaken to determine the effects of marine environmental exposure on the mechanical properties of vinylester resins (VE510A and VE8084) and carbon fiber/VE510A vinylester composites. The effect of carbon fiber sizing on the composite strengths was also examined. Neat resins were exposed to marine environments until moisture content reached a point of saturation after which they were tested in tension, compression and shear. Compared to the baseline dry specimens, specimens subjected to moisture showed overall increased ductility and a reduction in strength. Dry and moisture saturated composite specimens were tested in tension and compression in different orientations. …


Construction And Psychometric Testing Of The Empathic Questionnaire Measuring Parent Satisfaction In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Jos M. Latour, Goudoever Jb Van, Hugo J. Duivenvoorden, Marcel J.I.J. Albers, Dam Nam Van, Eugenie Dullaart, Heerde M Van, Neef M De, Carin W.M. Verlaat, Vught Em Van, Jan A. Hazelzet Jan 2011

Construction And Psychometric Testing Of The Empathic Questionnaire Measuring Parent Satisfaction In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Jos M. Latour, Goudoever Jb Van, Hugo J. Duivenvoorden, Marcel J.I.J. Albers, Dam Nam Van, Eugenie Dullaart, Heerde M Van, Neef M De, Carin W.M. Verlaat, Vught Em Van, Jan A. Hazelzet

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


The Flexural Strength Of Earth Block Masonry For Sustainable Walling In The Uk, C Williams, S Goodhew, R Griffiths Jan 2011

The Flexural Strength Of Earth Block Masonry For Sustainable Walling In The Uk, C Williams, S Goodhew, R Griffiths

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.


Identifying An Appropriate Approach To Judge Low Carbon Buildings, C Isiadinso, S Goodhew, J Marsh, M Hoxley Jan 2011

Identifying An Appropriate Approach To Judge Low Carbon Buildings, C Isiadinso, S Goodhew, J Marsh, M Hoxley

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.


Sirna-Mediated Inhibition Of The Hiv-1 Transactivator Of Transcription, Alexander Jureka, Pricilla Simon, William Jackson Jan 2011

Sirna-Mediated Inhibition Of The Hiv-1 Transactivator Of Transcription, Alexander Jureka, Pricilla Simon, William Jackson

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.