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Taming Or Protecting The Modern Corporation? Shareholder-Stakeholder Debates In A Comparative Light, Martin Gelter Jan 2011

Taming Or Protecting The Modern Corporation? Shareholder-Stakeholder Debates In A Comparative Light, Martin Gelter

Faculty Scholarship

In this article, I provide a comparative historical account on the debate of whether corporations should exclusively be run by the company in the interest of shareholders, or whether managers should be permitted or required to take the interests of others groups (stake-holders) into account. The comparison focuses on the US, Germany and France and traces the debates through the most important formative periods of these countries’ corporate governance systems. It is generally assumed that shareholder primacy has a stronger following in the US and the UK than in Continental Europe, where the stakeholder view is thought to be more …

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Politics Of Beauty, Ken-Ichi Sasaki Jan 2011

Politics Of Beauty, Ken-Ichi Sasaki

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

I look back at the history of modern aesthetics to grasp its current situation and to propose its possibilities for the future. The early modern period, during which aesthetics came into being, was a great historical turning point for civilization. Our contemporary period shares this character, and it is worthwhile for us to consult its history in order to reflect on our civilization. Aesthetics began with Baumgarten’s proposal, which consisted in a triple subject: sensibility, beauty, and art. His idea was accepted because it responded to the fundamental problems of the period. Sensibility was the only form of cognition of …

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Stories In Pictures (And Non-Pictorial Objects): A Narratological And Cognitive Psychological Approach, Michael Ranta Jan 2011

Stories In Pictures (And Non-Pictorial Objects): A Narratological And Cognitive Psychological Approach, Michael Ranta

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Narratological studies have frequently focused upon linguistic structures, considered to be paradigmatic cases of narrativity, while pictorial signs, such as icons and symbols or indices, have received comparably much less attention. In this paper, however, some basic and regularly occurring narrative aspects of pictures and non-pictorial objects will be presented and discussed.

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Aura, Self, And Aesthetic Experience, Marshall Battani Jan 2011

Aura, Self, And Aesthetic Experience, Marshall Battani

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Aesthetic experiences are generated in encounters with cultural objects and such experiences are marked by the free play of cognitive and numinous experience unstructured by concepts. Kant’s famous three types of pleasure, made infamous in social theory by Pierre Bourdieu, are examined in relation to the critical theoretical concept of aura, the social psychology of “flow,” and cognitive explanations of perception to explain experience in aesthetic fields. Theories of aesthetic experience developed at the crossroad of critical social thought and cognitive science hold promise for a social analysis able to avoid the usual sociological pitfalls of either ignoring aesthetics or …

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New Mexico's Cuarto Centenario: History In Visual Dialogue, Alison Fields Jan 2011

New Mexico's Cuarto Centenario: History In Visual Dialogue, Alison Fields

American Studies Faculty and Staff Publications

Out of the aftermath of the New Mexico Cuarto Centenario (the four hundredth anniversary of the Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate's 1598 settlement in present-day New Mexico) came a pledge to create a memorial for the conquistador. The memorial was envisioned as a tri-cultural endeavor, with Reynaldo "Sonny" Rivera, Betty Sabo, and Nora Naranjo-Morse collaborating. Because of his complex legacy, the three artists could not agree on how to represent Oñate. Rivera and Sabo ultimately crafted a series of bronze statues of Oñate and his entourage titled "La Jornada," while Naranjo-Morse created an earthwork titled "Numbe Whageh." These two …

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Reducing Mass Incarceration: Lessons From The Deinstitutionalization Of Mental Hospitals In The 1960s, Bernard E. Harcourt Jan 2011

Reducing Mass Incarceration: Lessons From The Deinstitutionalization Of Mental Hospitals In The 1960s, Bernard E. Harcourt

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

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Uappm Policy 3260: Career Development, University Administrative Policies And Procedures Manual Jan 2011

Uappm Policy 3260: Career Development, University Administrative Policies And Procedures Manual

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

The UAPPM policy that concerns the programs the institution will make available to employees for career development opportunities.

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High-Stakes Assessment: Is A Christian Ethic Of Care Possible?, Paul Shotsberger Ph.D. Jan 2011

High-Stakes Assessment: Is A Christian Ethic Of Care Possible?, Paul Shotsberger Ph.D.

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

The No Child Left Behind Act, the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), has fundamentally changed the landscape of education in the United States. Amidst the current debate over reauthorization of ESEA, it is vital that Christian educators consider the moral implications of continuing and expanding current policies, especially as they relate to high-stakes assessment and its impact on students and teachers. The focus of the article is the challenge a high-stakes environment poses for educators who truly desire to demonstrate a Christian ethic of care in their teaching and what Christian teacher education can do …

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“Is It Because I’M Black?”: Creating Space For Diversity In The Christian University, Mary Ashun Ph.D., Steve Sider Ph.D. Jan 2011

“Is It Because I’M Black?”: Creating Space For Diversity In The Christian University, Mary Ashun Ph.D., Steve Sider Ph.D.

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

This paper examines the experiences of a black female faculty member as she enters the Christian university where there is limited ethnic diversity. She experiences critical student responses to her teaching which lead her to consider the reasons why she may be experiencing such resistance. As she confronts the possibility that it’s because she’s black, she enters into an on-going dialogue with a white male faculty member. Their experiences and conversations create a space for shared learning. The paper raises the question of how Christian universities might intentionally create space for faculty of color to feel welcome and embraced in …

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Improved Inactivation Effect Of Bacteria Fabrication Of Mesoporous Anatase Films With Fine Ag Nanoparticles Prepared By Coaxial Vacuum Arc Deposition, Hamid Oveisi, Simin Rahighi, Xiangfen Jiang, Yoshiaki Agawa, Ali Beitollahi, Soichi Wakatsuki, Yusuke Yamauchi Jan 2011

Improved Inactivation Effect Of Bacteria Fabrication Of Mesoporous Anatase Films With Fine Ag Nanoparticles Prepared By Coaxial Vacuum Arc Deposition, Hamid Oveisi, Simin Rahighi, Xiangfen Jiang, Yoshiaki Agawa, Ali Beitollahi, Soichi Wakatsuki, Yusuke Yamauchi

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

We realize ultrarapid inactivation of bacteria by modifying fine Ag nanoparticles with uniform size on mesoporous anatase films with high surface areas.

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Demystifying Schmitt, Eric A. Posner, Adrian Vermeule Jan 2011

Demystifying Schmitt, Eric A. Posner, Adrian Vermeule

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

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Measuring A Community-Based Mental Health Organization’S Culture And Climate Scores Stability, David A. Patterson Silver Wolf (Adelv Unegv Waya) Phd, Eugene Maguin Phd, Catherine N. Dulmus Phd, Bruce C. Nisbet Jan 2011

Measuring A Community-Based Mental Health Organization’S Culture And Climate Scores Stability, David A. Patterson Silver Wolf (Adelv Unegv Waya) Phd, Eugene Maguin Phd, Catherine N. Dulmus Phd, Bruce C. Nisbet

Brown School Faculty Publications

This project builds on the work of Glisson et al., (2008) and the knowledge learned from community-based mental health organization’s internal structures (e.g., culture and climate), which possibly impede the implantation and adoption of new technologies. The Organizational Social Context (OSC) Model measurement system is guided by a model of social context that composes both organizational and individual level constructs, including individual and shared perceptions that are believed to mediate the impact of the organization on the individual. Although the OSC has been developed and validated over time, the literature does not provide guidance on test-retest reliability of the scale.

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Transitioning To E-Books: Usage And Attitudes Among Business Faculty, Leticia Camacho, Andy Spackman Jan 2011

Transitioning To E-Books: Usage And Attitudes Among Business Faculty, Leticia Camacho, Andy Spackman

Faculty Publications

The authors discuss declining usage of print collections in business disciplines and describe a survey of business faculty conducted in fall 2009. Results indicate a preference for print books but a willingness to substitute e-books. Using these results, this article outlines reasons for faculty preferences and implications for future collection development.

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Determination Of Dissolved Solids Using Synthetic Urine Via Laser Refractometry, Bryan Davidson Jan 2011

Determination Of Dissolved Solids Using Synthetic Urine Via Laser Refractometry, Bryan Davidson

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

A laser refractometer was used to measure the refractive index of synthetic urine samples ranging in specific gravity of 1.028g/mL to 1.010g/mL. When analyzing a urine sample, it’s very important that the sample is not destroyed. Laser refractometry is a nondestructive analytical method that can determine the concentration of a sample based on its refractive index. The instrument used in this study utilizes an inexpensive laser that passes through a cuvet filled with a sample, and its deflection is measured on a linear photoarray. A hydrometer was used to measure and confirm the specific gravity. After three trials, it was …

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The Role Of Il-17 In T-Cell Development, Manesh Gopaldas Jan 2011

The Role Of Il-17 In T-Cell Development, Manesh Gopaldas

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

T-lymphocytes develop from bone marrow derived hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and mature in the thymus, where they participate in reciprocal signaling with thymic stromal cells. The thymic developmental stages are well characterized, but only a few intrathymic signals that influence the development of T-lymphocytes have been identified. Previous microarray experiments revealed interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and its receptor (IL-17RA) as a possible stromal-lymphoid signal. In this study, an IL-17RA-/- knockout was used to determine whether the IL-17RA gene has a role in T-lymphocyte maturation. We made competitive bone marrow chimeras and analyzed the percentage of donor wildtype and mutant HSCs present in …

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What’S In A Name? Eu Foreign Policy Through The Fyrm, Cassidy Henry-Pearson Jan 2011

What’S In A Name? Eu Foreign Policy Through The Fyrm, Cassidy Henry-Pearson

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

The European Union (EU) is a unique political/economic body in the world that has created a more integrated union of European states. Yet the structure of the EU remains under debate, as does the existence of the EU itself. Conflict about possible member states, such as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM) is especially contentious. By examining the FYRM‟s arduous process of gaining admission to the EU this thesis evaluates the effectiveness of the current EU foreign policy.

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Fabricating History: The Making Of The Molly Maguires, Ashley Irizarry Jan 2011

Fabricating History: The Making Of The Molly Maguires, Ashley Irizarry

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

This thesis focuses on the popular and historical image of the Molly Maguires, an Irish-American terrorist labor group in the 1870s, and addresses the process of building a historical record about a particular issue. Since there is very little direct information about the Molly Maguires, we know about them through contemporaries, historians and fiction writers, who were often antagonistic to the Molly Maguires. The limitations of our knowledge on the Molly Maguire calls into question whether our picture of the Mollies can even be considered historical. Although current evidence belies efforts to create an accurate historical picture of the Molly …

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The Minimum Rank Problem For Chordal Graphs, Robert Lang Jan 2011

The Minimum Rank Problem For Chordal Graphs, Robert Lang

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

Determining the minimum rank of a graph has been actively studied in combinatorial matrix theory over the past decade. Given a simple, undirected graph G on n vertices, the problem is to determine the minimum rank over all real, symmetric n x n matrices whose nonzero off-diagonal entries occur in the positions corresponding to the edges of G. We use graph decompositions such as cliques, cycles, complete bipartites, etc. to help determine the minimum rank. Our focus rests on decompositions using cliques and clique-stars. We note that cliques and clique-stars have minimum rank of 1 and 2 respectively. Such a …

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Implementing Brown V. Board: An Evaluation Of The Success Of Desegregation At Suncoast High School, Travis Moore Jan 2011

Implementing Brown V. Board: An Evaluation Of The Success Of Desegregation At Suncoast High School, Travis Moore

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

In 1954 a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that maintaining separate schools for white and black students was inherently unequal. Following the decision, school boards across the nation struggled to determine what desegregation meant for their schools. This research focuses on the history of desegregation at Suncoast High School, in Riviera Beach, FL, paying specific attention to the respective goals of the various stakeholders. The goals are discerned by drawing on official documents, newspaper articles and interviews. After weighing the goals of each stakeholder against the current state of desegregation at Suncoast I argue that only some goals have been met. …

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Regulation Of Dynactin-Mediated Microtubule Anchoring By The P24 Subunit, Lindsay Mccullough Jan 2011

Regulation Of Dynactin-Mediated Microtubule Anchoring By The P24 Subunit, Lindsay Mccullough

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

Dynactin is a 1.2 MDa multisubunit complex that is involved in a variety of cellular functions including vesicle motility, microtubule organization, and cell division. The function of most dynactin subunits are at least partially characterized, with the exception of p24. Very few things are known about p24: it has a molecular weight of ~20,800 Da, is mostly α-helical, is only found in dynactin and binds directly to p150Glued. We are using overexpression, shRNA-mediated knockdown, and fluorescent microscopy, to determine a role for p24. When p24 is overexpressed, p150Glued is lost from the centrosome and Arp 1 remains, suggesting disruption of …

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An Animal Model Of Performance Enhancing Drugs And Catastrophic Interference, Akiva Rabinowitz Jan 2011

An Animal Model Of Performance Enhancing Drugs And Catastrophic Interference, Akiva Rabinowitz

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

The neural networks that underlie memory and learning are some of the most complex systems that scientists seek to describe. Recent research has demonstrated that drugs which increase synaptic plasticity possess the capacity to enhance memory. The question that the present study sought to address was whether it is possible that cognition-enhancing drugs might enhance some memories to the detriment of others. Mice of the C57BL/6J inbred strain were trained on the Morris water maze task. They were then transferred over to a second, similar, water maze and trained using either the cognition-enhancing drug apamin or saline injected intraperitoneally. A …

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History Of Misunderstanding: The Colonization Of New Zealand, William Rumbold Jan 2011

History Of Misunderstanding: The Colonization Of New Zealand, William Rumbold

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

Through examination of first contact between the British Empire and the Maori natives of New Zealand, as well as the failed treaty attempt between the two, I aim to illustrate England’s role in the escalation of conflict between these two cultures. Although at first glance it appears that the war was an eventual escalation of previous tensions, I maintain that British officials in New Zealand had the resources and the knowledge to prevent the New Zealand land war. They used this knowledge to speed up the process of conquest. The British crown was trying to conquer the Maori through ambiguous …

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Isolating The Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Gene (Sod2) From T. Scripta"", Jairo Sanchez Jan 2011

Isolating The Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Gene (Sod2) From T. Scripta"", Jairo Sanchez

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are molecular oxygen-derived molecules that are exceedingly reactive, often generated as free radical bi-products of mitochondrial respiration, which cause oxidative stress that leads to aging. To avoid the generation of ROS, aerobic organisms have antioxidant defense mechanisms that use enzymes such as Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) to convert the superoxide radicals into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen. Manganesecontaining SOD (Mn-SOD), a product of the SOD2 gene is found in all eukaryotic organisms in the mitochondrial matrix, including T. scripta (red-eared slider turtle). Extraordinarily, T. scripta can live without oxygen for long periods of time without experiencing adverse effects …

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Lysander Spooner, Lifestyle Anarchism, And Jury Nullification, Ed Skrod Jan 2011

Lysander Spooner, Lifestyle Anarchism, And Jury Nullification, Ed Skrod

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

Individual anarchism, a social movement of the early nineteenth century, was founded on the principles of self-sovereignty and individualism. One such anarchist, Lysander Spooner, argues in “Vices are not Crimes” that vices should not be criminalized by the State. To do so, “deprive*s+ every man of his… liberty to pursue his own happiness.”1 I argue that Spooner’s essay lays the foundation for “lifestyle anarchism,” the doctrine that all the affairs of human beings within the domain of their lifestyle choices (provided they do not harm the person or property of another), should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations. One …

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Studies Towards Synthesis Of Paraconic Acids, Karenia Soto Jan 2011

Studies Towards Synthesis Of Paraconic Acids, Karenia Soto

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

Paraconic acids are naturally occurring compounds synthesized by bacteria and fungi. They are known for having antitumor and antibiotic properties. By use of a phasevanishing (PV) halolactonization with PTFE (Teflon) as a phase screen, we were able to synthesize precursors to these compounds. The PV-PTFE halolactonization of alkenoic acids with iodine monochloride gave the corresponding iodolactones, while halolactonization with bromine gave the corresponding bromolactone. Halolactonization of 4-pentenoic acid with water as a solvent also gave good results. Future experiments will explore the synthesis of further precursors by means of a photolytic carbonylation of iodolactone and a phenylation-ruthenium tetroxide oxidation sequence.

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Synthesis And Reactivity Of Organometallic Complexes Of Iridium And Iron In Aqueous And Basic Media, Michael Webster-Gardiner Jan 2011

Synthesis And Reactivity Of Organometallic Complexes Of Iridium And Iron In Aqueous And Basic Media, Michael Webster-Gardiner

Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019

The catalytic activation of C-H bonds and the subsequent functionalization of hydrocarbons into heteroatom containing products is an area of fundamental importance in chemistry. Three different iridium pincer complexes for C-H activation were synthesized, IrCl3NNN, IrCl3NNN methyl, IrCl3NNNN (NNN= bis-((benzoimidazol))amine), (NNNmethyl = bis-(benzoimidazol)methyl)amine), and (NNNN = tris-((benzoimidazol))amine). These complexes were analyzed for C-H activation between benzoic acid and KOD/D2O solutions. We found that the C-H activation did not proceed catalytically. Also iron containing derivatives containing similar ligand motifs were synthesized , FeCl3NNNN, FeCl3IPI, FeCl3BPB, FeCl3BPB-OH (IPI = 2,6-diimidizoylpyridine, BPB = 2,6-dibenzoimidizoylpyridine, BPB-OH = 4-hydoxy-2,6,dibenzoimidizoylpyridine) and studied for their reactivity towards …

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Information Surfing For Radiation Building, Chaouki T. Abdallah, R.A. Cortez, H.G. Tanner, R. Lumia Jan 2011

Information Surfing For Radiation Building, Chaouki T. Abdallah, R.A. Cortez, H.G. Tanner, R. Lumia

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

We develop a control scheme for a group of mobile sensors to map radiation over a given planar polygonal region. The advantage of this methodology is that it provides quick situational awareness regarding radiation levels, which is being updated and refined in real- time as more measurements become available. The control algorithm is based on the concept of information surfing, where navigation is done by following information gradients, taking into account sensing performance and the dynamics of the observed process

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Hslic Annual Report Fy2010-11, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center Jan 2011

Hslic Annual Report Fy2010-11, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

HSLIC Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

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2010-2011 Annual Report, Graduate And Professional Student Association Jan 2011

2010-2011 Annual Report, Graduate And Professional Student Association

GPSA Documents

The GPSA has been the recognized Graduate and Professional Student Government at the University of New Mexico since 1969. We strive to represent students on issues ranging from research grants to health insurance to academic freedom. GPSA stays involved on campus by sending representatives to numerous university boards, university and faculty senate committees, and the UNM Board of Regents. GPSA actively lobbies the New Mexico State Legislature for graduate and professional student interests. We also try to meet individual student needs, whether by providing access to our computer lab in SUB 1021, or by funding student research or travel through …

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Graduate Resource Manual, Graduate And Professional Student Association Jan 2011

Graduate Resource Manual, Graduate And Professional Student Association

GPSA Documents

No abstract provided.

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